Dancer at a Café Concert

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen French, born Switzerland

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An illustrator and poster artist, Steinlen’s flamboyant imagery of the café concert invites comparison with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, his neighbor in Paris. Steinlen was the principal illustrator of Le Mirliton, a journal published by Aristide Bruant, the owner of a cabaret by the same title. Steinlen made this drawing as a cover design for the 17 February 1893 issue of the journal, to illustrate the song “Tha-ma-ra-boum-di-hé” and its accompanying dance, the high-kicking chahut.

Dancer at a Café Concert, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born Switzerland), Lausanne 1859–1923 Paris), Black ink over blue and black crayon with white lead used for correction and blue crayon and black ink border on off-white wove paper, darkened, mounted on board, and affixed to heavy board

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Dancer at a Café Concert, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born Switzerland), Lausanne 1859–1923 Paris), Black ink over blue and black crayon with white lead used for correction and blue crayon and black ink border on off-white wove paper, darkened, mounted on board, and affixed to heavy board
Dancer at a Café Concert, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born Switzerland), Lausanne 1859–1923 Paris), Black ink over blue and black crayon with white lead used for correction and blue crayon and black ink border on off-white wove paper, darkened, mounted on board, and affixed to heavy board

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