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A. STEINLEN

HERE is no modern illustrator whose work has more completely won the admiration of his fellows of the brush, whatever their predilection in art, than Steinlen, Be the studio in Paris, in London, in Munich, be it even in Timbuctoo, from some discreet corner will be drawn a treasured copy or two of Gil Blas Illustré illustrated by Steinlen — forthwith to be discussed, and as surely lauded without stint.

This is not to imply that Steinlen is what is termed "a painter's painter" and nothing more; for the artist we are now considering is one of the few who are sufficiently great to have captured the warmest appreciation from the public at large, as well as from the critical ranks of his fellow workers.

The "painters' painter" is, as a rule, if nothing else, a master of technique, one whose work shows