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Tournée du Chat Noir, Steinlen, 1896

The black cat, haloed, sits on the red banner.

What

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's poster for the touring company of the Chat Noir with Rodolphe Salis, printed by Charles Verneau in Paris in 1896.

Why

The Chat Noir was Salis's cabaret in Montmartre, and in 1896 its show went on the road.

Notice

The cat stares out under a saint's halo, and the name RODOLPHE SALIS runs across the red cloth in black.

“The most famous cat in Paris, sent on tour.”

Format

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Printer: Charles Verneau, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Prochainement Tournée du Chat Noir AVEC Rodolphe Salis, affiche, 1896
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b90140922

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Scan: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Published 1896, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Théophile Alexandre Steinlen; Commons reads Public domain with {{PD-France}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{SDC-PD-US}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells Gallica scans). Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

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