Exposition Steinlen à la Bodinière
1894 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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About this work
- Artist
- Théophile Steinlen (1859–1923)
- Year
- 1894
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 60 × 81 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Belle Époque
A black cat and a tortoiseshell cat sit side by side on the right of the sheet, beside hand-drawn lettering announcing an exhibition of Steinlen's drawings and paintings at the Bodinière, 18 rue Saint-Lazare, from 10 April to 15 May 1894. Théophile Steinlen, the great draughtsman of Paris cats, designed the poster for his own show. Printed by Charles Verneau; the impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Black, ginger and cream in a wide format, for a living room, kitchen or study at 24×18 or 32×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It warms a white or sage wall and pairs with Steinlen's Tournée du Chat Noir.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Belle Époque painting
- Era
- 19th century (1894)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- living room, kitchen, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
