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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, frequently referred to as just Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. Born in Lausanne, Steinlen studied at the University of Lausanne before taking a job as a designer trainee at a textile mill in Mulhouse in eastern France. In his early twenties he was still developing his skills as a painter when he and his new wife were encouraged by the painter François Bocion to move to the artistic community in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris. Once there, Steinlen was befriended by the painter Adolphe Willette who introduced him to the artistic crowd at Le Chat Noir that led to his commissions to do poster art for the cabaret owner/entertainer, Aristide Bruant and other commercial enterprises. In the early 1890s, Steinlen's paintings of rural landscapes, flowers, and nudes were being shown at the Salon des Indépendants. His 1895 lithograph titled ''Les Chanteurs des Rues'' was the frontispiece to a work entitled ''Chansons de Montmartre'' published by Éditions Flammarion with sixteen original lithographs that illustrated the Belle Epoque songs of Paul Delmet. His permanent home, Montmartre and its environs, was a favorite subject throughout Steinlen's life and he often painted scenes of some of the harsher aspects of life in the area. In addition to paintings and drawings, he also did sculpture on a limited basis, most notably figures of cats that he had great affection for as seen in many of his paintings. Steinlen became a regular contributor to ''Le Rire'' and ''Gil Blas'' magazines plus numerous other publications including ''L'Assiette au Beurre'' and ''Les Humouristes'', a short-lived magazine he and a dozen other artists jointly founded in 1911. Between 1883 and 1920, he produced hundreds of illustrations, a number of which were done under a pseudonym so as to avoid political problems because of their harsh criticisms of societal ills. Théophile Steinlen died in 1923 in Paris and was buried in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent in Montmartre. Today, his works can be found at many museums around the world including at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., United States. File:Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Café à Léon 1921.jpg| ''Café à Léon 1921'' File:Steinlen-Motocycles Comiot.jpg|''Motocycles Comiot'' File:Steinlen-Mothu et Doria.jpg|''Mothu et Doria'' File:Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen - Tournée du Chat Noir de Rodolphe Salis (Tour of Rodolphe Salis' Chat Noir) - Google Art Project.jpg|''La tournée du Chat Noir de Rodolphe Salis'' File:Théophile Alexandre Steinlen 25 Juin 1916 - Journée Serbe.jpg|''25 Juin 1916 - Journée Serbe'' == External links == *(Steinlen.net ) - A collection of more than 2,500 Steinlen images 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Théophile Steinlen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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