1950s Winter Cat on a Cushion Poster Lithograph After Steinlen, Framed

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lIthograph poster after Steinlen .He was a cat lover, and the animals appeared in his drawings, posters and paintings throughout … Read more lIthograph poster after Steinlen .He was a cat lover, and the animals appeared in his drawings, posters and paintings throughout his career. Two of his posters, Lait pur Sterilise and Chat Noir, justifiably rank among the most famous turn-of-the-century images of cats. The artist's Winter Cat (the cat in this poster) and Summer Cat panels were commissioned by Sagot in the same year. Based in Montmartre, Paris, Steinlen frequented the Le Chat Noir cabaret. There he met Toulouse Lautrec, Adolphe Willette and Aristide Bruant. He was hired to create a lithograph for a The Black Cat ensemble. The posTBased in Montmartre, Paris, Steinlen frequented the Le Chat Noir cabaret. There he met Toulouse Lautrec, Adolphe Willette and Aristide Bruant. He was hired to create a lithograph for a The Black Cat ensemble. The poster, which you can see below, was sensational.
numerous other satirical publications aimed at promoting the lot of the working class and lampooning the elite, including L’Assiette au Beurre and Les Humouristes, a short-lived magazine he and a dozen other artists jointly founded in 1911. See less