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Théophile Steinlen, sculpting a cat in 1913. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), was a Swiss -born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. He was politically engaged and collaborated with anarchist and socialist press.
The KattenKabinet in Amsterdam Restored 17th-century ceiling painting. The KattenKabinet ("Cat Cabinet") is an art museum in Amsterdam devoted to works depicting cats.The museum collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Corneille, Sal Meijer, Théophile Steinlen, Ed van der Elsken and Jože Ciuha, among ...
Théophile Steinlen's 1896 poster advertising a tour to other cities ("coming soon") of Le Chat Noir 's troupe of cabaret entertainers. Le Chat Noir (French pronunciation: [lə ʃa nwaʁ]; French for "The Black Cat") was a 19th century entertainment establishment in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris.
The cat was fed by the striking workers and as the cat regained its health, the strike took a turn for the better. Eventually the striking workers won some of their demands, and they adopted the cat as their mascot. [24] The Swiss anarchist Théophile Steinlen made use of the black cat (Le Chat Noir) in a number of his
The poster for the cabaret Le Chat noir was created by Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen in Paris: Casa Martí was built by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in Barcelona: Simplicissimus and Jugend magazines were founded by Albert Langen and Georg Hirth respectively in Munich: The Bloemenwerf was completed [6] [7] by Henry Van de Velde in Brussels
– 1890 painting of cats by Théophile Steinlen from Montmartre, Paris. (Designer of posters for Le Chat Noir) £2,500 – 1900s fake HMS Eagle (1774) wine glass, engraved with Success to the Eagle Frigate. (Eagle was one of Nelson's fleet). £400
Eighteenth century folk art, Cat of Kazan. Unlike in Western countries, cats have been considered good luck in Russia for centuries. Owning a cat, and especially letting one into a new house before the humans move in, is said to bring good fortune. [18] Cats in Orthodox Christianity are the only animals that are allowed to enter the temples.
The artist-designer Jules Chéret (1835–1932) was a notable early creator of French Art Nouveau posters. He helped turn the advertising poster into an art form. The son a family of artisans, he apprenticed with a lithographer and also studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.