Metropolitan Museum of Art Steinlen Black Cat & Fish Bowl Mugs - 2

2 mugs - the images differ on each mug Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) Steinlen Black Cat & Fish Bowl Mugs Porcelain, white Design: 4 different illustrations of cat and fish bowl - 2 per mug; fish illustration along interior rim - see photos 2010 copyright Approximate Measurements Height 4" Rim diameter 3.25" Pre-owned. Very Good Condition Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923 AD, born in Lausanne, Switzerland), a French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker who loved cats, as portrayed in many of his art works. In 1898, he published an illustrated book Des Chats: Dessins Sans Paroles (English title: Cats: Pictures without Words). The most famous in the book is this playful black cat. Steinlen is also well known for his posters for Le Chat Noir a Paris Nightclub.