T. A. Steinlen :Le 18 Mars (The 18th of March), 1894 (Kleinmann)

By STEINLEN T.A. (1859-1923)

héophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923)

Le 18 Mars (The 18th of March), 1894

Original lithograph in black, deluxe edition published by Édouard Kleinmann, Paris.

Monogrammed “P. P.” (Petit Pierre) in the stone, as issued; not hand-signed. Numbered “13” in pencil by the publisher, from the deluxe edition limited to 100 impressions, of which 60 (nos. 1–60) were printed in black. Publisher’s blind stamp of Éd. Kleinmann (Lugt 1573) lower left.

Dimensions:
Sheet: 45 × 41 cm — 17 ¾ × 16 ⅛ in.
Size of the image: 36 × 33 cm — 14 ⅛ × 13 in.

Condition: Very good condition; some handling creases and stains; a flaw at the foot of the sheet; unframed.

References: Crauzat, 143

A plate from Steinlen’s celebrated series of political lithographs for Le Chambard Socialiste, the anarcho-syndicalist weekly to which he contributed from its first issue in December 1893 until July 1894. To shield himself from prosecution at the height of the anti-anarchist crackdowns, Steinlen signed these biting social satires under the pseudonym Petit Pierre — hence the “P. P.” monogram in the stone. The title commemorates 18 March 1871, the first day of the Paris Commune — a date the revolutionary press celebrated each year as the workers’ own anniversary. Reproduced in colours on the front page of Le Chambard Socialiste no. 14, 17 March 1894. Alongside the newspaper’s printing, the publisher Édouard Kleinmann issued a deluxe edition of each plate, identifiable by his blind stamp. These Chambard lithographs, in which Steinlen’s compassion for the working poor finds its most militant expression, have been compared to Daumier’s great political prints.

Original period impression of 1894, deluxe printing published by Éd. Kleinmann.

Price : 250,00 € ( 285.00 USD )