Return from the Wash House (Retour de lavoir)

1912

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

The image shows a group of three women depicted from the waist up. They are leaning forward and carrying a large cloth bundle or sack together. The central woman faces left, with sharp facial features and short hair styled back. She wears a checked blouse. The woman on the right has soft facial features, hair in a bun, and wears a plain blouse. A third woman in the background has indistinct features and dark hair. The setting is urban, with a street and building facades. The background has beige tones, giving a sepia effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color soft-ground etching and aquatint (zinc)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8038

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Crauzat 1913, no. 41, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • Social Concern and the Worker: French Prints from 1830-1910, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City; Cleveland Museum of Art; and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1974, no. 71.

Bibliography

1913

  • Crauzat, E. de. L'oeuvre grave et lithographie de Steinlen. Paris: Societe de propagation des livres d'art, 1913.

Wikidata ID

Q65025779

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