Sailors' Wives

1896

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

The image depicts a group of women and children standing on a stone platform overlooking a body of water. The figures are shown from full-length, with the foremost woman holding an umbrella. She has blonde hair and is wearing a white bonnet, a black blouse, and an orange skirt with white floral patterns. Other women and children are dressed similarly in traditional clothing with dark colors and patterns, some wearing bonnets or headscarves. One child is cradled by an older woman with a headscarf. The background shows waves in the water and a softly colored sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and colored crayon

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.3 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.7 x 35.3 cm (19 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8044


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: Steinlen; in later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Femme de marins / 5893

Watermarks

J PERRIGOT ARCHES

Wikidata ID

Q64633102

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