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Sale - Steinlen Cat Pins

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No artist has been more passionately fond of cats than Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923), a Swiss-born graphic artist who lived in Paris. He drew cats throughout his long career with unvarying grace and skill, particularly those of his own neighborhood, Montmartre. Steinlen’s models were habitués of rooftops, gutters, cemeteries, and garbage bins, the pets of local artists, seamstresses, and concierges. Their antics are illustrated in the artist’s most famous book, Des Chats (Cats), a copy of which is in the Museum’s collection. The Museum's pins are adapted from two illustrations of a cat in a sequence of eight drawings in Des Chats entitled “Horrible fin d’un poisson rouge” (A Terrible End to a Goldfish).

Sterling silver.
Steilen Leaping Cat Pin: Length 3/8 in., width 2 1/2 in.
Steilen Sitting Cat Pin: Length 2 1/8 in., width 1 1/2 in.

Original price for Leaping Cat Pin $45
Original price for Sitting Cat Pin $50

Steinlen Leaping Cat Pin
09-069642
Member Price: $30.38 each
Non-Member Price: $33.75 each

Steinlen Sitting Cat Pin
09-069634
Member Price: $33.75 each
Non-Member Price: $37.50 each

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