Jan 26, 2017 - Sale 2435

Sale 2435 - Lot 109

Price Realized: $ 2,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) OPERA DE MONTE - CARLO / LA VIE DE BOHÈME. 1922.
47 1/8x32 5/8 inches, 119 3/4x83 cm. Robaudy, Cannes.
Condition A-: minor abrasions and restoration along creases in image and at edges. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
This stock image originated in the pages of La Plume in 1897 when it was used as the border for the title page of a special edition of the magazine dedicated to Mucha. From 1904 through 1923 the borders were printed in Cannes and used to promote various events in Monte Carlo. Rennert / Weill 33 (var), Mucha Grand Palais A. 28 (var), Darmstadt P28 (var), Lendl p. 23.