Jan 26, 2017 - Sale 2435

Sale 2435 - Lot 192

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) MENUS & PROGRAMMES ILLUSTRÉS. Book cover. 1898.
12 1/8x8 5/8 inches, 30 7/8x22 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 limitted to a run of only 1050. Mucha / Bridges A37.