Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN - L’Estampe Moderne : Le grand bal, C. 1897 - Original lithograph on wove paper.
L'Estampe Moderne : Le grand bal, C. 1897
Original lithograph on wove paper.
Signed on the plate.
L'Estampe Moderne's blind stamp on the bottom right corner.
Dimensions:
+Size of the sheet: 30.6 x 40.7 cm / 12 x 16 in.
Condition: In very good condition, with soft handling creases at the edges and minor stains in margins. .
Issued from the famous set « L' Estampe Moderne ».
Published by Masson & Piazza, Paris.
Not unlike the Maitre de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Moderne was a portfolio printed between 1897-99, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original lithographs in each. Each was commissioned only for this series.
As well as Mucha, some of the contributing artists included Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset.
Dimensions :
- Height : 30.6 cm
- Width : 40.7 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.
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