Sa famille (chanson)

1893

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

The image shows a woman seated with her back turned, covering her face with her hands. She has dark hair pulled back into a bun and wears a sleeveless dress with a full skirt featuring small black spots. Four other figures are nearby, including a man in a dark suit, a woman with gray hair holding an umbrella, and two men with different facial hair styles and headwear. The background features vertical yellow and blue lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and colored chalk

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.5 x 20 cm (17 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.8 x 27.7 cm (21 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8041


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Steinlen; across bottom in blue: Red a 0.23 en largeur / encadrer; in later hand, lower right: 37 / 36 x 62; in unknown hand, across top in blue crayon Sa Famille (chanson); lRv//in graphite: Vous avez / deshonore notre fille / 1730

Wikidata ID

Q64633099

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