1899
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
L'Honnête ouvrier is a 1899 by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, a Impressionism work, depicting Coal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A man in a blue shirt and red cap holds a hammer. He stands in front of a brick wall. His clothes look worn but tidy. This image isn’t about the worker alone. Steinlen often showed regular people with dignity. The clean lines and soft colors make the scene feel real, not staged. His poster style shaped how we picture workers today. Look up Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859–1923) for more.
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (November 10, 1859 – December 13, 1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. He was politically engaged and collaborated with the anarchist and socialist press.
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