Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 36

Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000

ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

[BYZANTINE HEAD / BLONDE]. Circa 1899.

23x16½ inches, 58½x42 cm.
Condition B+: slight foxing in image; expert airbrushing in margins and throughout background. Matted and framed.

Mucha's graphic work was often marked by Byzantine influences and styles, beginning with his very first poster for Gismonda in 1894. In visually extolling the splendors of ancient Byzantium, Mucha relied on the use of gold and bronze colors, created sumptuous and intricate designs for the jewelry depicted in his images, employed mosaic or mosaic-style decorative elements in many of his works, and elevated his subjects to iconic status by using halos. Anointing these two profiles as "Têtes Byzantines" confirms his adherence to this impressive influence.

This is the variant with the 1900 calendarium. Rennert / Weill 40 var. 1, Lendl / Paris 67, Mucha / Paris 38.
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