The Orator
Artist
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
(French, 1859 - 1923)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900-1910
MediumChalk | Charcoal | Paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 9 1/4 in. (30.5 x 23.5 cm)
InscribedPaper is watermarked: "PAPETERFI RENAGE".
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.82
Not on view
DescriptionBlack chalk & charcoal on paper drawing of a speaker surrounded by people listening to him.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Master Drawings from the Chrysler Museum," Small Changing Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989. Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_K. Chrysler Museum. 1979. No. 73, p. 29.
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