Crouching cat
Crouching cat

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Crouching cat

Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, 1859–1923; born Lausanne, Switzerland; died Paris, France
x1948-534

Information

Title
Crouching cat
Maker
Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
9.5 x 21.2 cm (3 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-534
Signatures
Initialed in graphite, lower right: St.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black ink, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
wove paper, graphite
Subject
sitting, profiles (figures), cats

1937, Pronté.

Dan Fellows Platt;

Bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum

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