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COVER BY ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
L'ILLUSTRATION / NOËL. Magazine. 1896.
16x12 inches, 40½x30½ cm. Ducourtioux & Huillard, [Paris]. Condition B+: some small tears and separation along stapled spine; minor creases and abrasions to covers; minor inside wear; reds slightly attenuated.
For this Christmas edition cover of L'Illustration, Mucha presents an allegorical scene of two women, representing the old year departing and the new year arriving. Along the left side is one of Mucha's cleverest decorative borders, involving hands, stitching and pine branches. Mucha R8, Mucha Grand Palais L. 21.
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