ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) [LA PLUME.] 1899. 29 1/2x11 3/4 inches, 75x30 cm. F. Champenois, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tear through top margin; minor scratches in image; overpainting and minor restoration in image. Matted and framed. One of two decorative panels from the set Plume et Primevère. "These two symbolic figures, complete with Mucha's customary aureoles around their heads and adorned with filigrees in their hair, comprise one of the best decorative panel sets marketed by Champenois" (Rennert/Weill p. 240). Indeed all of Mucha's incomparable graphic traits are on display here; a consummately rendered woman in profile, an ornamented halo behind her head, luxurious jewelry in her hair, and his sophisticated, pastel palette. Rennert/Weill 64, Lendl 69, Mucha C11, The Spirit of Art Nouveau 51b.
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