Alphonse MUCHA : Byzantine Head – Brunette, 1897

By MUCHA Alphonse (1860-1939)

Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
Byzantine Head – Brunette, 1897

Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper, printed by F. Champenois, Paris.

Signed in the plate lower left “Mucha”.

Dimensions:
+ Sheet: 40 × 35 cm (15.7 × 13.8 in.)
+ Image (medallion): 34.5 × 28 cm (13.6 × 11 in.)

Condition: Good overall condition. Even light toning to the sheet; a few small scattered spots in the lower margin; colors fresh and well preserved. Unframed.

References: Rennert/Weill 40

One of a pair of decorative panels issued with its companion Blonde in early 1897. The hair spilling beyond the roundel and the jewelled tiara, which anticipates Mucha’s work for the jeweller Georges Fouquet, make it one of the defining images of his Paris period.

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Price : 4500,00 € ( 5006.00 USD )