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Embracing Lovers, cover illustration for the periodical Gil Blas illustré #22, June 1, 1900
Embracing Lovers, cover illustration for the periodical Gil Blas illustré #22, June 1, 1900
Embracing Lovers, cover illustration for the periodical Gil Blas illustré #22, June 1, 1900

Embracing Lovers, cover illustration for the periodical Gil Blas illustré #22, June 1, 1900

Artist Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, active in Paris, France, 1859-1923)
Date1900
MediumCrayon and ink on paper
DimensionsImage (mat window): 42.8 × 36.2 cm (16 7/8 × 14 1/4 in.)
Frame: 62.4 × 55.9 × 2.2 cm (24 9/16 × 22 × 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineNorma B. Bartman Purchase Fund
Object number1997.0121
Exhibition History- Origins of the Twentieth Century: Watercolors and Drawings in France, 1875-1915, 09/01/2005-03/12/2006, Zimmerli Art Museum, 19th Century Gallery - Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde, 10/012024-03/01/2025, Grey Art Museum, New York, NY; 05/05/2025-09/07/2025, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Cover illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 6 July 1900
Cover illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 6 July 1900
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
July 6, 1900
Image Not Available for Illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 13 July 1900
Illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 13 July 1900
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
July 13, 1900
Image Not Available for Illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 2 June 1895
Illustration from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 2 June 1895
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
June 2, 1895
"L'Assistance," par Oscar Méténier, cover illustration for Gil Blas Illustré, July 27, 1900, no, 40
"L'Assistance," par Oscar Méténier, cover illustration for Gil Blas Illustré, July 27, 1900, no, 40
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
July 27, 1900
The Raid, illustration for Gil Blas Illustré, June 18, 1895
The Raid, illustration for Gil Blas Illustré, June 18, 1895
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1895
"Pièces à dire, Fins de Siècle" par Aristide Bruant, illustration for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, February 24, 1895, no. 8
"Pièces à dire, Fins de Siècle" par Aristide Bruant, illustration for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, February 24, 1895, no. 8
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1895
"Ma Femme et moi!" ("My wife and me!"), illustration for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, April 14, 1895
"Ma Femme et moi!" ("My wife and me!"), illustration for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, April 14, 1895
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1890-1900
Image Not Available for Illustration for Gentleman by Jean Richepin from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 18 February 1898
Illustration for Gentleman by Jean Richepin from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 18 February 1898
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
February 18, 1898
Image Not Available for Illustration for La conversation d'Angele by Claude Rertonno from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 21 January 1898
Illustration for La conversation d'Angele by Claude Rertonno from the periodical Gil Blas Illustré, 21 January 1898
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
January 21, 1898
"Coquette", Gil Blas illustré, 9 June 1895
"Coquette", Gil Blas illustré, 9 June 1895
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1890-1900
"Les Trottins" par Hean Reibrach, cover for Gil Blas Illustré, April 1, 1898, no. 13
"Les Trottins" par Hean Reibrach, cover for Gil Blas Illustré, April 1, 1898, no. 13
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
April 1, 1898
Image Not Available for Proof page for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré
Proof page for the periodical Gil Blas Illustré
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
c. 1891-c. 1900