Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN : Hellé, 1895 - Origjnal signed lithograph
Hellé, 1895
Original color lithograph on fine vellum
Signed in the plate
Dimensions 39 x 29 cm
The lithograph bears the publisher's stamp and is also authenticated by the publisher's dry stamp, L'Imprimerie Chaix.
The first edition was created in 1895 for the opera "Hellé", performed at the National Opera Theater.
The lithograph was published by Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in the Imprimerie Chaix in 1895. It was part of this eponymous portfolio (plate n ° 34 which represented the reproductions of the most
beautiful illustrated posters of the great artists of the time.
Excellent condition
Dimensions :
- Height : 39 cm
- Width : 29 cm
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen :
Born in 1859 in Lausanne, Steinlen is one of the greatest poster designers and illustrators of the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Settled in Paris in 1881, he enters The "Chat noir" cabaret the next year where he met Toulouse-Lautrec, Aristide Bruant, Vallotton, Alphonse Allais... He collaborates with the papers "Le Chat Noir" and "Le Mirliton", illustrates Paul Delmet and Richepin's songs and Aristide Bruant's collection "In the street" (Dans la rue). In 1885, he creates his first poster and his first exhibition in 1894. Close to anarchist and communist circles, many of his works denounciate social poverty of the time, then wartime. The artist died in Paris in 1923.
