Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola
1897 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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About this work
- Artist
- Théophile Steinlen (1859–1923)
- Year
- 1897
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 140 × 200 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Belle Époque
Smoke and storm clouds roll over the roofs and domes of Paris, with ghostly figures rising out of the darkness, under huge lettering announcing Émile Zola's novel Paris. Théophile Steinlen designed the poster in 1897 for the daily Le Journal, which serialised the novel, the last of Zola's Three Cities. 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
Sepia, black and burnt orange in a wide format, for a study, hallway or home library at 24×16 or 36×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or charcoal wall and pairs with Steinlen's L'Assommoir.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Belle Époque painting
- Era
- 19th century (1897)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 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.
