Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)
Street Scene
Pastel on paper
Signed lower right
19 x 25 in / 48,2 x 63,5 cm
Framed: 29 x 35 in / 73,6 x 89 cm

Provenance:
Private Collection, Paris
By descent to current owner

Art nouveau painter and printmaker, Theophile Steinlen, gained acclaim for his illustrations featured in various magazines, journals, and advertisement posters. His painted and drawn street scenes, often depicted working women, such as The Laundresses, Les Deux Jeunes Filles, and The Proletarians. Many of these street scenes contain crowded frames that hint at the world behind the subjects, and employ a darker color palette than the vivid tones that grace many of his prints and posters.

This street scene with women is representative of Steinlen’s street scenes, containing the darker colors and crowded frame.

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