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VARIOUS ARTISTS [LE ESTAMPE MODERNE.] 1897-1898. Group of 92 plates and 24 covers. Sizes vary, each approximately 16x12 1/8 inches, 40 1/2x30 1/2 cm. Champeno Conditions vary, generally A. Paper. L'Estampe Moderne was published between May 1897 and April 1899. As with Les Maitres de l'Affiche, in that every month four prints were issued to subscribers, delivered in a portfolio sleeve designed by Mucha. In all, there was a total of 100 images. However, as the name implies, these were not posters but prints, designed by many of the popular artists of the day. The technical and editorial team responsible for publishing the works was among the best of its day: the printer was Champenois, and the directors were Charles Piazza (who published Mucha's Ilsee and Le Pater) and Charles Masson, the director of the Musee du Luxembourg. In an attempt to reach as wide and popular audience as possible, 2000 of each print, and 100 extra on Japan-paper, were printed. Although all of the prints were designed especially for this portfolio, not all of them were printed in the same way, as some were collotypes (photographically reproduced). Group contains 87 individual plates and 5 duplcaites.
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