A classic bar room scene entitled "Bar Top Diplomacy," in
which the heavy set workman, drink in hand says to another fellow
at the bar, "You make us sweat with your Czar, but he'll never
even let you earn enough for a drink!"
"The years around the turn of the century in Paris were the
great periods of the 'artist-reporter' those painters who found
their inspiration in the events of every-day life. One of the very
greatest of these was Steinlen. With an eye for movement and gesture,
with the ability to translate the scenes of the cafes, bars and
street corners into pictorial composition, in his drawings he created
a pattern of expressive shape, swift shading and telling details
of facial expression which is redolent with the whole atmosphere
of the period…During the 1880's his frequent illustrations
for 'Le Rire' and 'Gil Blas'
made him amongst the best known artists of his generation. Much
of his strength and effectiveness of his work derives from the fact
that, like Daumier, he was able to combine a clear sense of style
with humour and social understanding " (Weston
No.5 1984, 28)
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