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Two Cats. Poster for an Exhibition of works drawn and painted by T. A. Steinlen, A. La Bodiniére
Two Cats (A La Bodiniére, 18 Rue St. Lazare, Exposition de L'Oeuvre Dessiné et Peint de T. A. Steinlen)
Two Cats. Poster for an Exhibition of works drawn and painted by T. A. Steinlen, A. La Bodiniére
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born in Switzerland), 1859–1923)
1894
Medium/Technique
Poster, color lithograph, proof before letters with hand additions in watercolor
Dimensions
Sheet: 59.1 x 48.7 cm (23 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number60.744
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
No artist is more identified with cat imagery than Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. He depicted feline grace and beauty in infinite varieties in posters, books, paintings, drawings, and prints. He had a well-deserved reputation as a pioneer in color lithography; this color lithograph is a proof before letters of a design for a poster announcing an exhibition of Steinlen's own work in 1894.
Catalogue Raisonné
De Crauzat 492, Proof; Bargiel and Zagrodzki 14 A2
ProvenanceW. G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); bequest to MFA June 8, 1960