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Théophile Steinlen, "The Gray Cat and the White Magician", 1898, antique print from "Cats"

Sale price¥55,000

Cats running through the winter night sky - a sequel fantasy filled with magic and fantasy.

Among the works in Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's collection of works "Des Chats" published in 1898, "The Gray Cat and the White Magician" is a particularly fantastical piece.

This film can be considered a "sequel" to the previous film "How the Black Cat Became a Beautiful White Cat, " in which the snowman who was defeated in the previous film - the white magician - reappears and invites the gray cat on a fantastical journey. The snowman with a broom flies through the sky like a magician, and the cat follows him, riding his broom through the night sky. Along the way, the snowman meets owls, mice, and ghostly beings, and finally "transforms" into a black cat that appears from inside a chimney and returns.

Steinlen's brushwork is brilliant here as well, creating a dreamlike yet humorous atmosphere. The snow-covered streets of Montmartre spread out in the background, capturing the poetic imagination of the Belle Époque in a dense manner.

A black cat and a white cat switch bodies, transform, and fly at night - this is a small story filled with the intersection of the city and fantasy.


Information

Artist: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
Title: The Gray Cat and the White Magician (Le Chat gris et le Sorcier blanc)
Year of production: 1898
Condition: Antique print, 1 piece
Size: Approx. 40 x 29 cm


Artist / Title: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen / Le Chat gris et le Sorcier blanc (Antique Print, 1898)

*The frame in the image is for reference only. Please contact us regarding framing.


Related links

If you would like to know more about the works, please visit Ribo Antiques' special page (separate site).

Black Cat and Steinlan (another site)

The first art book in Japan to feature Steinlen's cats, "Steinlen, the Black Cat Cartoonist," is also on sale now!
Black cat cartoonist Stanlan

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This work is an original antique print made over 100 years ago.

All works sold at Rivoli Antiques are genuine works of artistic value that were printed at the time, and are not later reproductions or copies.

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Théophile Steinlen, "The Gray Cat and the White Magician", 1898, antique print from "Cats" Sale price¥55,000

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