ALPHONSE MUCHA 1860 1939 TIMES OF THE DAY Group of four

Sale 2643 - Lot 70

Price Realized: $ 30,000

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 30,000 - $ 40,000

ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)

[TIMES OF THE DAY]. Group of four decorative panels. 1899.

Each 42 3/4x16 1/2 inches, 108 1/2x42 cm. [F. Champenois, Paris].
Condition varies, generally B+: small repaired tears at edges, some into upper border; one with replaced loss at top left margin; minor creases in margins and image.

An exquisite Art Nouveau quartet representing "Morning Awakening," "Daytime Dash," "Evening Reverie" and "Nightly Rest." "The borders are worked out in such an exquisite pattern that each picture appears to be mounted in an elaborate frame of its own, or else seen through a decorated window" (Rennert / Weill p. 232). In fact, on each panel the borders are identical, providing the set with an inherent cohesiveness. Mucha brilliantly adds an additional flourish by presenting different floral patterns behind each border. Rennert / Weill 62, Wine Spectator 77, Lendl pps. 212-215, Mucha P28-31.

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