Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen Steinlen was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and completed his studies at Lausanne University before starting a career as a creative trainee in a textile mill in Mulhouse, eastern France. While in his 20s, the painter François Bocion urged him and his wife Emilie to migrate to the Parisian creative area of the Marais District while he was still refining his craft. Aristide Bruant, the founder and performer of the vaudeville, and other businesses hired Steinlen to carry the message after he met people with the painting Adolphe Willette who exposed him to the artistic community at Le Chat...
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