Alphonse Mucha : La Dame aux Camélias, 1896

By MUCHA Alphonse (1860-1939)

Alphonse MUCHA (Czech, 1860–1939)
La Dame aux Camélias – Sarah Bernhardt, 1896
Lithograph in colours with silver ink on two joined sheets, printed by F. Champenois, Paris
Signed “Mucha” in the stone lower left; variant without the “Théâtre de la Renaissance” line at foot, the version reused for Sarah Bernhardt’s American tours
Dimensions:
Sheet/Feuille: c. 207 × 76 cm (81 1/2 × 30 in.)
Condition:
Laid down on hardboard, paper sun-faded, silver ink very bright, a few areas of colour retouching, horizontal join between the two sheets slightly visible, no tears, no paper restoration, in a plain wood frame
References:
Rennert/Weill 13, Var. 1; DFP-II 267; Maîtres de l’Affiche 144
Poster for Sarah Bernhardt’s 1896 revival of Dumas fils’ play at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, the first commission of the six-year contract between the actress and Mucha. Marguerite Gautier stands in profile against a ground of silver stars, a white camellia in her hair, while a hand at the foot of the design holds up another camellia, the flower of the heroine’s death. Bernhardt kept this design for her 1905–1906 and 1910–1911 United States tours.
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Price : 11000,00 € ( 12687.00 USD )