Steinlen S Drawings

Superb lithographs executed for celebrated turn-of-the-century Parisian magazine. Artists, actors, thieves, prostitutes, etc. portrayed in city environs with uncommon understanding and skill. 118 black-and-white illustrations. 3 in color. Publisher's Note. Captions.

These 66 drawings and eight picture-stories represent the best of Steinlen's scattered, rare cat depictions, available nowhere else. Artists will learn cat dynamics from the spare, expressive lines.

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) a laissé quelque 4.300 oeuvres en trente ans de création. Il a travaillé pour le cabaret de Salis, pour Bruant et Toulouse-Lautrec ainsi que pour des journaux, mais c'est surtout la représentation de la condition sociale du Paris de la Butte des années 1900 (lavandières, couples enlacés, enfants de la rue, ouvriers au travail ...) qui fera son succès.

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. This is a collection of many of his works.

Presents more than four hundred lists on various information on cats, including cat breeds, training, and behavior, as well as such topics as famous cats in history, cat food recipes, and gifts for pampered cats.

GOLD AWARD WINNER OF THE 2019 PARENTS' CHOICE AWARDS. The Artist Who Loved Cats is a rhyming picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, the creator of the iconic Le Chat Noir Cabaret posters created in 19th-century Paris.This story opens in modern-day France, when a little girl named Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite antique store, and begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist. She learns that Steinlen moved to Paris in 1881 to pursue his artistic dreams, ultimately creating not just the Chat Noir posters but also more than 700 journal illustrations, famous posters, sculptures, cartoon strips and paintings, and even used his art to make the world a better place. Many of Steinlen's artworks feature cats, his favorite subject.Delightful rhyming verse, a sweet sprinkling of French vocabulary, and lovely illustrations by the award-winning team of author Susan Schaefer Bernardo and artist Courtenay Fletcher bring art history to life. More than just a biography, The Artist Who Loved Cats is a celebration of art, inspiration, and following your heart to create a life that you love. It's the perfect book for expanding children's knowledge of real life artists, teaching them to appreciate art and antiques, and supporting their creative spark! It's also a great companion guide for a trip to France or study of French culture.This award-winning book makes a wonderful gift for curious, creative kids and is also the perfect resource for enriching a homeschooling unit or class study of the arts and/or biography.