STEINLEN Théophile-Alexandre. - Lot 218

STEINLEN Théophile-Alexandre. Compagnie Française des Chocolats et des Thés. 1895. Brush and chalk lithograph in yellow, red, olive gray and black. Signed and monogrammed in the plate lower right. Imp. Courmont Frères, Paris. Folded in cloth, very good condition: one restored tear along the "d" of "des" and the "a" of "chocolat", two small repaints in the black background of the cat, small losses restored in the margins. Bright, fresh colors. 79.5 x 58.5 cm Bibliography: Réjane Bargiel and Christophe Zagrodzki. Steinlen affichiste. Catalog raisonné. Editions du Grand Pont 1986. Page 43, Ill. 19. Alain Weill and Israël Perry. Chocolate Posters. Queen Art Publishers Inc. New York. 2002. Page 42: "In one of Steinlen's most tender posters, we are treated to an intimate glimpse of his private life. Using his wife Emilie and daughter Colette as models, we find the artist's family at breakfast." Jack Rennert.