This lithograph, clearly inspired by Japanese art, right down to the elegant calligraphic monogram...is the printer's proof for the poster of the first and most comprehensive exhibition of the work of Steinlen, who was the first great poster artist in the history of art and advertising, working closely with Toulouse-Lautrec. Steinlen adored cats, and considered it a mark of destiny that he began his career ... http://mistertristan.blogspot.nl/2013/01/cats-in-art-two-cats-poster-steinlen.html