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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen — Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine

1903

"Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine" (Workers Leaving the Factory) is a lithograph by Swiss artist Théophile Alexandre Steinlen that captures the daily reality of industrial labor in late 19th century France. The work depicts a crowd of workers exiting a factory, rendered in Steinlen's characteristically expressive style that emphasizes the dignity and humanity of working class subjects. As a lithograph, the medium allowed Steinlen to achieve rich tonal variations and gestural mark making that convey both the physical exhaustion and social consciousness central to his artistic vision.

Medium
lithograph

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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine, 1903

"Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine" (Workers Leaving the Factory) is a lithograph by Swiss artist Théophile Alexandre Steinlen that captures the daily reality of industrial labor in late 19th century France. The work depicts a crowd of workers exiting a factory, rendered in Steinlen's characteristically expressive style that emphasizes the dignity and humanity of working class subjects. As a lithograph, the medium allowed Steinlen to achieve rich tonal variations and gestural mark making that convey both the physical exhaustion and social consciousness central to his artistic vision.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1903
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dark, Monochrome, French, 20th Century, Blue Chip, Documentary Aesthetic, Political, 19th Century, Expressionism, Labor, Social Commentary, Late 19th Century, Working Class, Urban, Swiss Artist, Print Medium, Industrial Labor, Lithograph, Figurative, Social Realism, Urban Scene

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