Le Coupable - Les Maitre de l'Affiche - 1896

Steinlen poster reading 5 centimes; Le Journal is publishing The Guilty One, an unpublished novel by Francois Coppee. 1896. - Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, naturalized French; 1859-1923): In Paris from 1882; great chronicler of Montmartre life; etcher, painter, lithographer; contributed to many magazine; did book illustrations; decorated cafe walls.