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ALPHONSE MUCHA SOCIETE POPULAIRE DES BEAUX ARTS. 1897. 23x171/2 inches. Champenois, Paris. Condition B: repaired tears and tape stains in margins; paper discoloration. Framed. Although founded by a lawyer, Edmond Benoit-Levy, the Societe Populaire des Beaux Arts, had the same goal as many other organizations of the period: To promulgate art and assist young artists. Their original and modernist approach to teaching art was to use photographic projections which students could trace. Mucha, who was no doubt seduced by the cause of the Societe, treats his graphic allegory with incredible grace, style and erotic appeal. He depicts a poor student paying attention to a heavenly muse leaning on a projector; within a decorative border. Rennert / Weill 23.
