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The image shows a group of children surrounding a tall man in a long coat and hat. The man has a mustache and is walking slightly hunched forward, engaging with the children. The children are dressed in period clothing, with coats and hats. In the background, there is a building with a sign that reads “EPICERIE.” The scene is bustling, with additional figures in the background, suggesting a lively street setting.
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The image shows a group of children surrounding a tall man in a long coat and hat. The man has a mustache and is walking slightly hunched forward, engaging with the children. The children are dressed in period clothing, with coats and hats. In the background, there is a building with a sign that reads “EPICERIE.” The scene is bustling, with additional figures in the background, suggesting a lively street setting.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Man on a City Street, Surrounded by Children (Un Père)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Medium
black and blue crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.2 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.) image: 26.2 x 18.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.223
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • child
  • portrait
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Man
  • Building
  • Figures
Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris, by 1980); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1980; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by artist, lower right in pen and black ink: Steinlen; by artist, lower left in blue colored pencil: 6 - p. 139 un père.....; by artist, lower left in blue-colored pencil (erased): [Not deciphered]; by later hand, lower center in graphite: suff [?]; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 440[?]; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 17 (in circle)

NGA object ID 143707. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.