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MENUS & PROGRAMMES
ILLUSTRÉS. Book cover. 1898.
12
1
/
8
x8
5
/
8
inches, 30
7
/
8
x22 cm. [F. Champenois,
Paris.]
Condition A / A-: minor abrasions and slight
darkening at edges; tipped to mat. Paper. Matted
and framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Mucha’s cover for Léon Maillard’s book that
illustrated various Art Nouveau menus and
theatrical programs. Here, Mucha depicts his
pensive muse mid-thought, a paintbrush poised
to delineate her latest inspiration, while other
brushes and her palette rest by her side. The
book was limited to a run of only 1050.
Mucha / Bridges A37.
[1,000/1,500]
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ILLUSTRÉS. Book cover. Single-color
proof. 1898.
13
1
/
8
x20
1
/
2
inches, 33
1
/
2
x52 cm. F. Champenois,
Paris.
Condition A-: minor creases and foxing in image.
Paper. Matted and framed. Unexamined out of
frame.
[600/900]
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