Original vintage poster by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, finely printed in stone-lithography in 1890, for "Le Rêve Ballet, by E.Blau & J.Hansen, music by L.Gastivel" A classic French Art nouveau poster by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) He started his poster career in 1885 and produced a myriad of images for books, periodicals, paintings, lithographs, and posters, as well as bronzes, and he was considered one of the greatest poster designers of the belle époque. Born in Switzerland, Steinlen studied philosophy at the University of Lausanne, which engendered an interest in socialist causes. The artist moved to Paris in 1881 and was introduced to the avant-garde literary and artistic world of the Chat Noir cabaret. There he mingled with the illustrator Adolphe Willete, the singer/songwriter Aristide Bruant, and the idiosynchratic Toulouse-Lautrec. The influence of his peers can be clearly seen in the subject matter as well as the style of his artwork.
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