The Entourage
Medium
Charcoal with stumping, and touches of blue and yellow and pink pastel, on tan wove paper
Dimensions
35.7 × 27.5 cm (14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
22641
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The bold images and strong sense of design that established Steinlein as a major figure in the production of posters at the turn of the century can be seen in the massing of the figures in the of character, and the sure bright touch of the hat.
About the Artist
Théophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen · 1859–1923
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, born on November 10, 1859, in Lausanne, Switzerland, grew up in an environment steeped in artistic influence, with his grandfather serving as a drawing teacher in nearby Vevey. He studied literature at the University of Lausanne before working as a designer trainee in a Mulhouse textile mill. In his early twenties, around 1881, Steinlen married Émilie Mey, and the cou...