The Entourage

Description

The bold images and strong sense of design that established Steinlein as a major figure in the production of posters at the turn of the century can be seen in the massing of the figures in the of character, and the sure bright touch of the hat.

Provenance

Sold by Arthur Tooth, London, to Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zürich, 1964 [letter from Walter Feilchenfeldt of January 5, 2004 in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1965.

The Entourage

Théophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen

1895

Accession Number

22641

Medium

Charcoal with stumping, and touches of blue and yellow and pink pastel, on tan wove paper

Dimensions

35.7 × 27.5 cm (14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Classification

charcoal

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Maurice D. Galleher Endowment