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Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)
Portrait of Zo d'Axa, 1921
Sepia ink wash on Arches paper
Studio stamp lower right
Study on the reverse and studio stamp (Lugt 2341b)
26.5 x 18 cm
Preparatory drawing for the cover of the magazine Les Hommes du jour, no. 23, August 20, 1921.
Related work:
A variant sold at auction at Ader on November 13, 2015, lot no. 136 (https://www.ader-paris.fr/lot/24339/5413849-theophile-alexandre-steinlen-1859-1923-portrait-de-zo-daxa)
Alphonse Gallaud de la Pérouse, known as Zo d'Axa, born Born on May 24, 1864 in Pariset, died on August 30, 1930 in Marseille, he was a French libertarian individualist, antimilitarist, pamphleteer, and satirical journalist, founder of the newspapers L’Endehors and La Feuille.
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