La chienne au loup
Medium
brush and black ink with black and colored chalk
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 49 x 38.3 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8054
Art Historical Context
**La Chienne au Loup** is a captivating drawing by Théophile Alexandrelen, created in 1900 during the height of Paris's Belle Époque. Measuring approximately 49 x 38.3 cm, this work employs brush and black ink heightened with black and colored chalk showcasing Steinlen's mastery of mixed media on paper. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection (Department CG-E), it exemplifies the artist's fluid line work and expressive techniques, which brought immediacy and vitality to his subjects. Steinlen, a Swiss-born artist active in Montmartre's bohemian scene, was renowned for his rea...
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...