Minneapolis Institute of Art
Two Soldiers
Théophile Alexandre SteinlenLinkedCulture matchlcp-7c4218c5a790
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- Lithograph in black over fawn tint on off-white paper
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 136913
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen was a renowned Swiss-born French painter, sculptor, illustrator, printmaker, and designer best known for his Art Nouveau posters of bohemian cabaret culture of turn-of-the-century Paris. Steinlen was aligned with a circle of avant-garde artists centered in Montmarte neighborhood of Paris that included Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Louis Anquetin, Adolphe Willette, and Félix Vallotton. Animals, especially cats, figured prominently in his work. At the same time, Steinlen’s graphic art displayed a deep concern for social justice and compassion for the poor and working classes. A prolific draftsman and printmaker, Steinlen published some 2, 000 illustrations during his career and more than 600 editioned lithographs and etchings.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Fay Gallus and Richard Sweet
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