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ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
211
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PRINCEZNA HYACINTA. 1911.
50x35
3
/
8
inches, 127x90 cm. V. Neubert, Prague.
Condition B+ / A-: repaired tears, creases, minor losses and staining in margins.
Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
In 1904, Alphonse Mucha left Paris to move with his family to America.
He returned to Prague in 1911, and for the rest of his life focused his
attention on the
Slav Epic
. This was his first poster completed upon his
return and it can be seen as a bridge between the two major aspects of his
career - embodying the stylistic Art Nouveau flourishes that garnered world
attention and spawned the term
Le Styl Mucha
, as well as representing the
ethnic imagery and symbolism of Czechoslovakia, which was becoming
more and more important to the artist. Rennert / Weill 97, Lendl p. 273,
Brno 59, Mucha Grand Palais 333, Darmstadt 364, Mucha / Henderson
101, Mucha / Bridges A59, Triumph des Jugendstils 208, Spirit of Art
Nouveau 34.
[15,000/20,000]