French Art Nouveau Lithograph ”La Tosca” by Mucha

A French Art Nouveau “La Tosca” lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. The poster was designed by Mucha for the a romantic tragedy written especially for Sarah Bernhardt by Victorien Sardou. The poster shows Sarah Bernhardt in her costume for the first act. Pictured in Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 221-223 cat 57.