Antoine Laurentin Gallery at Salon du dessin
The Antoine Laurentin gallery will attend the Salon du Dessin , from March 27 to April 1, Palais Brongniart, Place de la Bourse, Paris. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen was born in Lausanne on November 10, 1859 in artistic family. In fact, his grandfather taught drawing in Vevey and his nine uncles were draughtsmen. After two years of theological studies, it is quite natural that he turns to drawing that he has practiced since his childhood. In 1879 he left Switzerland to begin an apprenticeship as an industrial designer in a Mulhouse fabrics factory at one of his uncles. He met his future wife Emilie there....