In the Demi Monde of Paris we find two women in more than passing
conversation. Entitled "The Rivals," as in the men's competition
for the affection of the young ladies. We find the older more manly
woman attempting the seduction of the younger more feminine girl,
who does not seem averse to her advances.
"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" (Weston
No.5 1984, 28)
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