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Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola

Théophile Steinlen

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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 16×24 or 24×36 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
Exhibition poster of a Belle Époque painting
Era
19th century (1897)
Orientation
Portrait
Palette
cream & beige
Mood
decorative, sophisticated
Rooms
hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials
• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.
Is Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola in the public domain?
Yes. Théophile Steinlen (1859–1923) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Bibliothèque nationale de France.
What is it printed on?
Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.
When was Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola painted, and in what medium?
Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola dates from 1897 and was made in colour lithograph (poster); the original measures 140 × 200 cm.
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola we'd choose 16×24.
About this design
A museum-exhibition poster of Théophile Steinlen's Le Journal: Paris, by Émile Zola — 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 — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Posters of the Belle Époque, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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