| agent |
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss artist, 1859-1923) |
| culturalContext |
French |
| date |
1896 (creation) |
| description |
[This poster is offset lithography, but mass-produced and commercially printed.] Steinlen's
poster advertises the reopening of a cabaret, the Chat Noir in Montmartre. Here the
artist worked with several actors to present avant-garde shadow theater, which investigated
the artistic and dramatic effects of silhouettes, starring R. Salis as the popular,
improvisational narrator ("bonimenteur") of each shadow performance.
CCO (Cataloging Cultural Objects) Catalog Examples; http://www.vrafoundation.org/ccoweb/cco/examplesindex.html
(accessed 5/31/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
Main caption: Prochainement la très illustre Compagnie du Chat Noir avec ses Pièces
d'Ombres Célèbres, ses Poëtes ses Compositeurs Avec Rodolphe Salis. Steinlen logo
on bottom left. On right side: Imp. Charles Verneau, 114, Rue Oberkampf, Paris
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| location |
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, California, United States) 1991.17 [repository creation]
Printer/publisher: Charles Verneau, 114, Rue Oberkampf, Paris [location note] |
| material |
ink on paper |
| measurements |
61.6 cm (height) x 39.62 cm (width) |
| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Art Nouveau; Nineteenth century |
| subject |
animals; commercial and industrial design; typography or calligraphy; Chat noir (Cabaret
: Paris, France); Salis, Rodolphe, 1851-1897; graphic design; commercial arts; advertising;
cabaret entertainment; avant garde; cats; fin-de-siecle
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| technique |
offset printing |
| textref |
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| title |
Chat Noir [inscribed, true, fr]
Poster of a Black Cat, for the Reopening of the Chat Noir Cabaret [descriptive, false, en] |
| worktype |
information forms; posters |
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| image courtesy Santa Barbara Museum of Art |
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