WWI War Poster Belgium Hunger Theophile Steinlen

Original vintage WWI Propaganda Poster - In Belgium the Belgians are Hungry (En Belgique Les Belges Ont Faim). Poster designed by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. Born in Lausanne, Steinlen studied at the University of Lausanne before taking a job as a designer trainee at a textile mill in Mulhouse in eastern France. In his early twenties he was still developing his skills as a painter when he and his new wife were encouraged by the painter François Bocion to move to the artistic community in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris. Once there, Steinlen was befriended by the painter Adolphe Willette who introduced him to the artistic crowd at Le Chat Noir that led to his commissions to do poster art for the cabaret owner/entertainer, Aristide Bruant and other commercial enterprises. The poster image depicts a group of six Belgian people standing holding pails. They include a woman wearing a black shawl, standing centre, and an old man with a long moustache in the background. This sits next to text which translates to - Artistic tombola to raise funds for feeding the people of Belgium. Every five-franc ticket entitles the holder to: A - a souvenir, a special work: either an engraving by the painter Firmin Baes or a medal charm by the sculptor Devreese. B - the tombola draw of gifts of applied art (lacework, embroidery, paintings on vases, silks, etc., the handiwork of Belgian women. Published by L'Alliance Franco-Belge and printed by I Lapina Imprimerie, Paris. Fair condition, Large tear through image , large paper loss on right margin, creasing, foxing, small tears in margin, ink marks. Country: France Designer: Theophile Steinlen Year: 1915 Size (cm): 128x94