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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Flirt Biscuits”, by Alphonse Mucha. “Flirt” was one of the brands of biscuits made by Lefevre-Utile who gave Mucha a number of commissions over the years. The added text “Grand Prix - Paris 1900” was placed in later versions of this display poster. Circa 1900. Framed with UV Plexiglass. Pictured in, Alphonse Mucha, The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 262-263.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: Mucha |
| Circa: 1899 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Waverley Cycles”, by Alphonse Mucha, featuring a young woman on a bicycle holding a branch of laurel. Waverley was an American brand of bicycles, but very popular in Europe. The sturdiness of the machine is symbolized by the woman’s resolute expression as she leans on an anvil. The laurel branch probably indicates the prizes won by the product. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 206-207, cat. 52.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” |
| Circa: 1898 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Cycles Perfecta,” by Alphonse Mucha, showing a woman with windblown hair leaning over the handlebars of a bicycle. The Perfecta was an English bicycle that was also sold in France. This is one of the few posters Mucha created for an English product. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 294-296, cat. 81.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: Mucha |
| Circa: 1902 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, "Lorenzaccio", by Alphonse Mucha. The poster was designed by Mucha for the play "Lorenzaccio", written by Alfred de Musset, about the Medici family in 16th century Florence, in which Sarah Bernhardt played the title role. The poster shows Lorenzaccio considering how to kill Alessandro de’ Medici, his cousin, who is besieging the city. The dragon above represents the city of Florence (its emblem appears by the dragon’s mouth). The ornate, jeweled sword in the bottom panel, above the theater’s name, represents a possible solution to Lorenzaccio’s dliemma. Signed lower right-hand corner. Pictured in Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 107-109, cat. 20. Framed.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” |
| Circa: 1896 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph by Alphonse Mucha titled "Moet & Chandon/Grand Crémant Impérial," printed by F. Champenois, Paris. One of a number of designs created by Mucha for Moet & Chandon, this poster functioned as an advertisement for one of their brand name champagnes, Grand Crémant Impérial. The poster features a beautiful young woman dressed in luxuriously patterned fabrics and intricately rendered fine jewelry. The girl, whose upper body is framed by a Romanesque style aureole, leans on a chair decorated with lion heads while holding a champagne glass.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” |
| Circa: 1900 |
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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.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Circa: 1898 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, "Lorenzaccio", by Alphonse Mucha. The poster was designed by Mucha for the play "Lorenzaccio", written by Alfred de Musset, about the Medici family in 16th century Florence, in which Sarah Bernhardt played the title role. The poster shows Lorenzaccio considering how to kill Alessandro de’ Medici, his cousin, who is besieging the city. The dragon above represents the city of Florence (its emblem appears by the dragon’s mouth). The ornate, jeweled sword in the bottom panel, above the theater’s name, represents a possible solution to Lorenzaccio’s dliemma. Signed lower right-hand corner. Pictured in Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 107-109, cat. 20. Framed.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” |
| Circa: 1896 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph "Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile,” by Alphonse Mucha. An advertisement for a brand of cookies featuring an attractive young lady with poppies and shafts of wheat in her blond hair, offering a dish of wafers. The woman's dress is decorated with a pattern of sickles and wheat, indicating the origin of the product. The company’s stylized initials (”LU”) are incorporated into the portion of the golden border that protrudes into the picture. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 113-115, cat. 22.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Circa: 1896 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Lance Parfum Rodo,” by Alphonse Mucha. This is one of Mucha’s earlier posters, advertising a new spray-bottle perfume. “Rodo” was first placed on the market in 1896, and registered as a trademark in 1898. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 80-81, cat. 14. Framed with UV Plexiglass.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” |
| Circa: 1896 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, "JOB", by Alphonse Mucha, featuring a woman against a circular background with stylized curving strands of hair that mimics swirling cigarette smoke. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panel, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weil, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 204-205, cat. 51. The authors consider this poster classic Mucha, citing the “harmonious use of colors and type,” and the “repeated use of circular features.”
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Artist: Mucha
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| Circa: 1898 |
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French Art Nouveau "Monaco Monte-Carlo" lithograph by Alphonse Mucha, printed by F. Champenois, Paris. This work illustrates one of the most intricate color designs by the artist. The lithograph portrays a kneeling young woman encircled by lilacs and hydrangeas with the bay of Monte Carlo in the background. The lines and curves of the flowers and stems within this lithograph are meant to suggest the wheels and tracks that convey the passengers to Monte Carlo. The advertisement was was commissioned by the railroad Chemin de Fer P.L.M. Circa 1897. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 136-137.
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph "Biscuits Champagne Lefèvre-Utile,” by Alphonse Mucha. One of several posters Mucha created for this cookie manufacturer, it features two ladies and a gentleman, all well-dressed, enjoying champagne and the biscuits. Mucha discretely places the company’s initials (“LU”) on either side of the cherub behind the featured group. A party scene in the background evokes the delights promised by the product. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 88-89, cat. 17.
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A series of French Art Nouveau decorative panel lithographs by Alphonse Mucha, titled “Les Pierres Precieuses” or “Precious Stones”. This is one of Mucha’s rarest sets, with only three or four known sets to have survived among collectors. The featured jewels are topaz, ruby, amethyst and emerald. Each jewel is represented by a woman, and the gemstone’s characteristic color is woven into the entire image, including each woman’s dress and the flowers at her feet. This set was created during the period when Mucha was associated with the goldsmith Fouquet and was, himself, designing jewelry. Pictured in Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 264-269.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Signed: “Mucha” and stamped “F. Champenois á Paris” |
| Circa: 1900 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph by Hippolyte Lucas, titled “Au Bord de l’Eau” (At the Riverside), signed Lucas.
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Artist: Lucas
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| Signed: Lucas |
| Circa: 1900 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph “En l’honneur de Sarah Bernhardt - ses admirateurs et ses amis” by Alphonse Mucha. Stamped “F. Champenois, Paris” This image was originally created to announce an article about the legendary actress which was to appear in the December 15, 1896 issue of the magazine La Plume. The article was to coincide with a celebratory banquet on November 9, 1896 given by The Divine Sarah’s friends and admirers. Due to editorial problems, the article was delayed until the January 1, 1897 issue, but the image was used by the sponsors of the banquet in a poster honoring Mlle. Bernhardt. Pictured in Alphonse Mucha, The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill," page 112, cat. 21 var. 1. Provenance: Elizabeth Taylor
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Artist: Mucha
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| Circa: 1896 |
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A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Zodiaque,” by Alphonse Mucha. This poster turned out to be one of Mucha’s most successful designs; no fewer than seven different uses were made of it over the years. Initially it was an in-house poster for Champenois; but the editor of La Plume liked it so much that he bought it for his magazine and started giving it wide publicity. For this reason,it was identified for years as a La Plume calendar. Mucha’s customary circular background here serves the functional role of carrying the symbols of the zodiac. The attention to detail in this work is unusual, even for a meticulous artist like Mucha. Circa 1896. Pictured in, Alphonse Mucha, The Complete Posters and Panels, by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, pages 100-106.
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Artist: Mucha
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| Circa: 1896 |
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