ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939) [ZODIAC] / IMPRIMERIE OBERTHÜR. 1898.
17 1/8x13 1/8 inches, 43 1/2x33 1/2 cm. [F. Champenois, Paris.]
Condition B: restored losses, repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; repaired slices through central image and text; mat staining in margins. Matted and framed.
This is a previously unrecorded variant of Mucha's famous image. It is a smaller format than the original printing, but a consistent size with other variants which have surfaced bearing imprints from other printers (See Rennert / Weill 19 var 8). Rennert / Weill 19 (var), Schardt p. 131 (var), Gold 97 (var), Lendl p. 165 (var), 150th Mucha 92, Mucha Grand Palais 23 (var), Darmstadt 28 (var), Mucha / Henderson 129 (var), Mucha / Bridges C4a (var), Triumph des Jugendstils 63 (var), Spirit of Art Nouveau 46 (var), DFP-II 629 (var), Schardt p. 131 (var).