Lot n° 236
Estimation :
200 - 250
EUR
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923) - Lot 236
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923)
During Lent, 1894
Original black lithograph, deluxe print published by Édouard Kleinmann, Paris.
Monogrammed “P. P.” (Petit Pierre) in the stone, as issued; not hand-signed. Numbered “84” in pencil by the publisher, from the deluxe edition limited to 100 prints. Dry stamp of the publisher Éd. Kleinmann (Lugt 1573) in the lower left corner.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 45 × 41 cm (17.8 × 16.1 in.)
Image: 32 × 30 cm (12.6 × 11.8 in.)
Condition: Very good condition; a few handling creases and spots; unframed.
References: Crauzat, 139
A plate from the famous series of political lithographs created by Steinlen for *Le Chambard Socialiste*, an anarcho-syndicalist weekly to which he contributed from the very first issue, in December 1893, until July 1894. To protect himself from prosecution at the height of the anti-anarchist crackdown, Steinlen signed these biting social satires with the pseudonym Petit Pierre—hence the “P. P.” monogram on the stone. Alongside the newspaper’s print run, publisher Édouard Kleinmann released a deluxe edition of each plate, identifiable by its dry stamp. These lithographs from *Le Chambard*, in which Steinlen’s compassion for the working class finds its most militant expression, have been compared to Daumier’s great political prints.
Original vintage print, 1894, deluxe edition published by Éd. Kleinmann.
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