Alphonse MUCHA : Panneaux décoratifs (Les Fleurs) — La Rose and L’Iris, c. 1902
By MUCHA Alphonse (1860-1939)
Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
Panneaux décoratifs (Les Fleurs) — La Rose and L’Iris, c. 1902
Plate from the portfolio Art Décoratif Moderne — Documents d’Atelier, published by F. Champenois, Paris
Lithograph heightened with stencil colouring (pochoir) on wove paper, two panels on one sheet, with the printed heading “Art Décoratif Moderne — Documents d’Atelier”, the caption “A. Mucha : Panneaux décoratifs (Les Fleurs)” and the imprint “F. Champenois, Éditeur”
Signed “Mucha” in the stone in each panel; not hand-signed
Dimensions:
+ Sheet : 31.4 × 22.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
+ Image : two panels, each approx. 18.7 × 7.5 cm (7 3/8 × 3 in.), approx. 18.7 × 15.5 cm (7 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.) overall
Condition: Good condition. Light, even toning of the sheet. A few faint spots in the upper margin.
Period: printed c. 1902 after the decorative panels Les Fleurs of 1898.
This plate reduces two of the four panels of Les Fleurs, one of Mucha’s most famous decorative series, issued by his publisher Champenois. Documents d’Atelier was a portfolio of Art Nouveau models intended for decorators and craftsmen, and the Mucha plates from it are the most sought after.
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Price : 500,00 € ( 561.00 USD )
