Sketches for ‘Lovers on a Bench’ 

This charcoal sketch by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen titled "Sketches for ‘Lovers on a Bench’" features multiple studies of figures that might have been included in a larger work. The sketch includes multiple depictions of women, a soldier, and a couple embracing. This is a typical example of Steinlen's work which focuses on everyday life and the human figure. Steinlen, a prominent artist of the Art Nouveau era, is well known for his depictions of Parisian life.