Elle a beaucoup aimé

Details

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)
Elle a beaucoup aimé
signed 'Steinlen' (lower right)
pastel, brush and India ink and pencil on paper
15 x 13½ in. (38 x 34.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1895

Provenance

Goupil & Cie, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner in 1974.

Literature

M. Corday, 'Retraitée', in Gil Blas, 30 June 1895, no. 26 (illustrated on the front cover).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Claude Orset has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The present work was a preparatory drawing for the cover of the 30 June 1895 edition of the weekly journal Gil Blas to illustrate Retraitée, a short story by Michel Corday.

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