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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Cats19th-20th century

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Ink drawing on cream paper, four gestural studies of cats in loose, fluid brushstrokes, signed 'Steinlen' in cursive at lower right

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Cats, 19th-20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Switzerland, Lausanne, active France, 1859-1923
Title
Cats
Place Made
France
Date Made
19th-20th century
Medium
Pen and brush and black ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.59 × 29.85 cm) Image: 7 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (19.69 × 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.146
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.

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