Riders on the Metro

c. 1890

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

The sketch shows a group of individuals seated in a room that resembles a train carriage. The figures are portrayed from the waist up, in seated positions. Their facial features are indistinct, with some expressions suggested through light and shadow. They wear headscarves and heavy clothing. The background features window structures, creating an enclosed space. The sketch has a raw and impressionistic style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on textured wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.5 x 39.7 cm (10 7/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.221

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London, by 1959); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1959; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 177 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand on hinge, upper right verso in graphite: 15 (in circle); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: sf93 / 3000 F 1/3/2

Wikidata ID

Q64633126

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