Lot 324
Job. 1896.
Sold
$24,000
Est.
$25,000
- $30,000
Live Auction
PAI-LXXXVI: Rare Posters
Live Bidding began Mar 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM EDT
ARTIST
ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
Category
Description
Artist: ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
Size: 16 x 20 7/8 in./40.6 x 52.8 cm
Condition: A. Framed.
Printer: Imp. F. Champenois, Paris
Reference: Ref: Rennert/Weill, 15; Lendl/Prague, p. 118; Mucha/Art Nouveau, 20; DFP-II, 635; Maitres, 202; Weill, p. 41; Timeless Images, 33; Driehaus, p. 79; PAI-LXXXV, 369
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Artist: Mucha; Tobacco
Job. 1896.
This is Mucha's single most famous work, though it seems impossible that such flamboyant effort would be devoted to selling cigarette papers. But the exotic tendrils of her hair conjure up the fractal whorls of smoke from an idle cigarette. The image is breathtaking; the beauty intoxicating. Photographs are seldom able to capture the metallic gold paint used for the hair, which gleams and radiates in the light, delivering an experience not unlike a religious icon.
Size: 16 x 20 7/8 in./40.6 x 52.8 cm
Condition: A. Framed.
Printer: Imp. F. Champenois, Paris
Reference: Ref: Rennert/Weill, 15; Lendl/Prague, p. 118; Mucha/Art Nouveau, 20; DFP-II, 635; Maitres, 202; Weill, p. 41; Timeless Images, 33; Driehaus, p. 79; PAI-LXXXV, 369
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Artist: Mucha; Tobacco
Job. 1896.
This is Mucha's single most famous work, though it seems impossible that such flamboyant effort would be devoted to selling cigarette papers. But the exotic tendrils of her hair conjure up the fractal whorls of smoke from an idle cigarette. The image is breathtaking; the beauty intoxicating. Photographs are seldom able to capture the metallic gold paint used for the hair, which gleams and radiates in the light, delivering an experience not unlike a religious icon.