Steinlen: Humanity

The exhibition features works by the prolific poster artist, illustrator, printmaker, painter, and sculptor, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (French, born Switzerland, 1859-1923), and examines the artist’s growing concern for humanitarian, social, and political issues over the course of his lifetime. The exhibition includes several of his cover illustrations for literary and humorous journals Gil Blas ilustré and Le rire, a collector’s edition color lithograph Bal de barrière which is inspired by a scene from Edmond and Jules de Goncourt’s novel Germinie Lacerteux, and his monumental posters made to raise donations for the victims of World War I. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is concurrent with the exhibition STEINLEN: Cats, on view at the VMFA from November 18 to March 4.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website