Bidspirit auction | STEINLEN THEOPHILE: (1859-1923)

STEINLEN THEOPHILE: (1859-1923) - STEINLEN THEOPHILE: (1859-1923) Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. A wonderful original pencil drawing signed by Steinlen, to a large oblong folio page removed from an album, n.p., n.d., the image depicting a happy, content black cat, lying in profile. Signed (´ Steinlen ´) by by the artist in pencil and further inscribed ´A mon cher grand et bon Nadar, Beaux - indifferents - egoistes et tranquilles il y a des jours on l´on se prend a desirer - presque - d´etre comme eux´ (Translation; ´To my dear great and good Nadar, Beautiful - indifferent - egotistical and quiet, there are days when you find yourself wishing - almost - that you were like them´ ). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: The present drawing originates from the personal Album Amicorum of Nadar (1820-1910) Gaspard-Felix Tournachon. French photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858).