Gil Blas (periodical)
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| - | '''Théophile Alexandre Steinlen''', frequently referred to as just '''Steinlen''' ([[November 10]], [[1859]] – [[December 13]], [[1923]]), was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-born [[France|French]] [[Art Nouveau]] painter and printmaker associated with [[Le Chat noir]] cabaret and the ''[[Le Rire]]'' periodical. | ||
| - | 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|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|poster art]] for the cabaret owner/entertainer, [[Aristide Bruant]] and other commercial enterprises. | + | '''''Gil Blas''''' (or '''''Le Gil Blas''''') was a Parisian literary periodical founded by [[Augustin-Alexandre Dumont]] in November 1879, and which stayed in publication until 1914. It serialized famous novels such as [[Émile Zola]]'s ''[[Germinal]]'' (1884) and ''[[L'Œuvre]]'' (1885) before they appeared in book form. |
| - | In the early 1890s, Steinlen's paintings of rural [[Landscape art|landscapes]], flowers, and nudes were being shown at the [[Salon des Indépendants]]. His 1895 [[lithograph]] titled ''Les Chanteurs des Rues'' was the frontispiece to a work entitled ''Chansons de Montmartre'' published by [[Éditions Flammarion]] with sixteen original lithographs that illustrated the [[Belle Epoque]] songs of [[Paul Delmet]]. His permanent home, Montmartre and its environs was a favorite subject throughout Steinlen's life and he often painted scenes of some of the harsher aspects of life in the area. In addition to paintings and drawings, he also did sculpture on a limited basis, most notably figures of cats that he had great affection for as seen in many of his paintings. | + | ==Contributors== |
| - | + | Some well known authors who were published in ''Gil Blas'' include: | |
| - | Steinlen became a regular contributor to ''[[Le Rire]]'' and ''[[Gil Blas (periodical)|Gil Blas]]'' magazines plus numerous other publications including ''[[L'Assiette au Beurre]]'' and ''Les Humouristes'', a short-lived magazine he and a dozen other artists jointly founded in 1911. Between 1883 and 1920, he produced hundreds of illustrations, a number of which were done under a pseudonym so as to avoid political problems due to their harsh criticisms of societal ills. | + | * [[Paul Arène]] |
| - | + | * [[Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly]] | |
| - | Théophile Steinlen died in 1923 in Paris and was laid to rest in the [[Cimetière Saint-Vincent]] in Montmartre. Today, his works can be found at many important museums around the world including at the [[Hermitage Museum]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. and the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]. | + | * [[Émile Bergerat]] |
| + | * [[Léon Bloy]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Bourget]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Caze]] | ||
| + | * [[Léon Cladel]] | ||
| + | * [[Charles Desteuque]] | ||
| + | * [[Albert Guillaume]] | ||
| + | * [[Abel Hermant]] | ||
| + | * [[Clovis Hugues]] | ||
| + | * [[Maurice Lefebvre-Lourdet]] | ||
| + | * [[Camille Lemonnier]] | ||
| + | * [[Guy de Maupassant]] | ||
| + | * [[René Maizeroy]] | ||
| + | * [[Hector Malot]] | ||
| + | * [[Catulle Mendès]] | ||
| + | * [[Georges Ohnet]] | ||
| + | * [[Richard O'Monroy]] | ||
| + | * [[Jean Richepin]] | ||
| + | * [[Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay|Henri Rochefort]] | ||
| + | * [[Jules Vallès]] | ||
| + | * [[Villiers de L'Isle-Adam]] | ||
| + | * [[Émile Zola]] | ||
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Gil Blas (or Le Gil Blas) was a Parisian literary periodical founded by Augustin-Alexandre Dumont in November 1879, and which stayed in publication until 1914. It serialized famous novels such as Émile Zola's Germinal (1884) and L'Œuvre (1885) before they appeared in book form.
Contributors
Some well known authors who were published in Gil Blas include:
- Paul Arène
- Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
- Émile Bergerat
- Léon Bloy
- Paul Bourget
- Robert Caze
- Léon Cladel
- Charles Desteuque
- Albert Guillaume
- Abel Hermant
- Clovis Hugues
- Maurice Lefebvre-Lourdet
- Camille Lemonnier
- Guy de Maupassant
- René Maizeroy
- Hector Malot
- Catulle Mendès
- Georges Ohnet
- Richard O'Monroy
- Jean Richepin
- Henri Rochefort
- Jules Vallès
- Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
- Émile Zola
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