The Opportunist Majority 1894

"The Opportunist Majority" is a lithograph created by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen in 1894. The piece depicts two men in top hats, one dressed in a dark coat and the other in a light-colored coat, seemingly at a window of a financial institution, with a sign above that reads "Payment of Checks, Coupons". Steinlen's work often focused on the lives of the working class in Paris, using social commentary and caricature. The Art Institute of Chicago houses this piece, which is a striking example of his signature style.