Figure Studies [recto]

Figure Studies [recto] by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Medium

graphite

Dimensions

overall: 50 x 32.2 cm (19 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Mr. Stephen Spector

Accession Number

1977.55.1.a

About the Artist

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, born on November 10, 1859, in Lausanne, Switzerland, hailed from a family with artistic roots; his grandfather, Christian Gottlieb Steinlen, was a painter and draftsman. After two years studying theology at the University of Lausanne, he trained in industrial ornamental drawing in Mulhouse under Schoenhaupt and worked as a designer trainee at a textile mill. Encourage...

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