Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923 )Two cats. Poster for the exhibition of Steinlen's drawn and painted work at the Bodinière. 1894. Lithograph. The sheet : 800 x 605. Crauzat 492, printed in colors. Nice proof on thin vellum, before the letter, lined on japon and canvas. Traces of oxidized glue visible on the surface. Short tears, minor snags and small restored losses at the edges of the sheet. All margins. The artist's exhibition took place from April 10 to May 15, 1894. La Bodinière was a theater located at 18, rue Saint-Lazare in Paris. It was founded in 1888 by Charles Bodinier (1844-1911), secretary general of the Comédie-Française from 1882 to 1889, with the aim of allowing students of the Conservatoire to become familiar with the stage. "After having bought the neighboring buildings, he transformed it into a real theater. In 1890, the Matinées-causeries de la chanson were created there, bringing together all the songwriters and café-concert singers of Paris at the time. Yvette Guilbert performed there regularly from 1891 onwards and the room was quickly nicknamed La Bodinière, a reference to its creator. Artists' exhibitions were organized in the hallway. Numerous conferences and social gatherings were held in the theater." (Wikipedia). From 1901, the theater changed hands and names several times. It closed permanently in 1909.