PRIVAT LIVEMONT (1861-1936)
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VAN HOUTEN’S CACAO. 1897.
30x12 inches, 76x31 cm. L. van Leer & Co., Amsterdam.
Condition B+: loss in upper left corner; minor creases, tears and abrasions in margins; light foxing at edges;
pencil notation in bottom left corner; horizontal fold. Paper.
This classic Art Nouveau image is one of Livemont’s best designs and was praised as early as 1898 in
L’Estampe et l’Affiche: “It’s a suave young lady, with a wild head of hair, lifting, in a graceful manner,
a cup of steaming cocoa, whose escaping vapors frame this delectable painting. A light and silky
garment in yellow, clear and green tints, with here and there some chrysanthemums strewn about as
usual, reveals to the spellbound eye the pure lines of a young and graceful body” (p.16). Dutch version.
Private Livemont 18, DFP-II 1065 (var), Wine Spectator 83 (var), Belle Epoque 93 (var), Chocolate
p. 45 (var).
[4,000/6,000]
