*THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (1859-1923 )La Saisie. Blue pencil drawing on heavy ivory wove paper. [350 x 452]. Stamped with the signature (Lugt 2312b) and titled lower right. Numerous sketches in blue pencil, graphite and pen and black ink on verso. Slight oxidation on the front and small trace of glue in the upper right corner. Other traces of glue and small tears in the head on the back. Listed in the archives of Mrs Claude Orset and Elisabeth Maréchaux-Laurentin for the publication of the catalog raisonné of the work of Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. All lots in this sale are subject to an additional 5.5% temporary import tax. In the event of re-exportation outside the European Union, these charges may be refunded to the buyer.