Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas

Printed Art and Social Radicalism

Ouvriers sortant de l'usine by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Switzerland, 1859-1932
Ouvriers sortant de l'usine [Workers Leaving the Factory]
Lithograph

Spencer Museum of Art, 0000.0762 Steinlen, who was outspoken in his socialist and anarchist views, produced thousands of illustrations and lithographs, and was probably better known than Toulouse-Lautrec in his day. His works were frequently printed in radical journals, including Gil Blas illustre, Chambard Socialiste, Feuille, Les Temps nouveaux, Assiette au beurre, and Canard sauvage [Gil Blas Illustrated, The Socialist Upheaval, Newsprint, New Times, Plate of Butter, and Wild Duck - also meaning Wild Hoax]. Studies for two images for journals can be seen in the portrait of Steinlen done by Pieter Dupont in this exhibition.