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Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859–1923)
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Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859–1923)
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859–1923)
Winter, Cat on a Cushion, 1909
Lithograph
Signed on the plate on the right
Bears the stamp of the publisher Edmond-Honoré Sagot, Paris.
Edition of 250 copies, printed by R. Engelmann, Paris.
H 47 cm W 57 cm (as displayed)
Related works:
- One copy of *Winter, Cat on a Cushion*, 1909, colour lithograph, 50.8 × 61 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. 50.616.9. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- One copy, edition of 250, Museum of Modern Art, New York, inv. 410.1975. The Museum of Modern Art
- One copy, 45 × 57.7 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington, inv. 1986.4.1.
- Christie’s Paris, ‘The 20th Century Art Online Sale’ on 19 April 2021. Lot no. 270, sold for €8,750.
Comparative bibliography:
- Ernest de Crauzat, *L’Œuvre gravé et lithographié de Steinlen*, Paris, 1913, no. 293, p. 94, another copy reproduced.
Note:
The cat occupies a special place in Steinlen’s work, featuring as one of his most recognisable subjects.
Created in 1909, this lithograph forms part of a series devoted to the seasons and is one of the artist’s best-known feline compositions. The print is held in several major public collections, notably at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
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