ALPHONSE MUCHA
La Trappistine. 1897. , 1860 (Executed)
Lot #277 |
2024-03-03 |
Poster Auctions International Inc, Chicago, IL, US
Category:
Estimate:
USD 20,000 - 25,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Poster Auctions International Inc
Auction number: FQT8UPHDJO
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Chicago, IL, US
Start date: 2024-03-03
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Czech Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 3/8 x 81 1/8 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
74.6
Width In Centimeters:
206.2
Height In Inches:
29.375
Width In Inches:
81.125
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Edition: 8
Edition notes: Edition 3/8.
Year notes: Executed between 1860 and 1939.
Catalog summary
Alphonse Mucha ARTIST: ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) SIZE: 29 3/8 x 81 1/8 in./74.6 x 206.2 cm PRINTER: Imp. F. Champenois, Paris DESCRIPTION: A liqueur made by Parisian Trappist monks requires a bit of reverence: an ideal commission for Mucha, whose first artistic epiphany arrived while he was a young chorister at a Czech cathedral, and had a revelation while gazing at the baroque embellishments. This time, our maiden's divine halo is a labyrinth of concentric circles enclosing Celtic-style crosses. Rather than the wild, sensuous tangles of Job’s leading lady, "the hair is entirely orderly and hangs down in a single thick strand, but that is because it has the function to lead our eyes to the tabouret in the foreground which holds the bottle” (Rennert/Weill, p. 134). This is a two-sheet poster. (Art Nouveau; Artist: Mucha; Alcohol) 1897 Poster ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) Ref: Rennert/Weill, 30; Lendl/Prague, p. 97; DFP-II, 631; PAI-XCI, 322 A. 29 3/8 x 81 1/8 in./74.6 x 206.2 cm