MUCHA, Alphonse

GISMONDA

Details

MUCHA, Alphonse
GISMONDA
lithograph in colours, 1894, printed by Lemercier, Paris, on two sheets, condition A-; minor tears in the margins
85½ x 30in. (217 x 76cm.)

Literature

Rennert/Weill, no.3
Lendl, no.1
The Spirit of Art Nouveau, no.5

Lot Essay

For a last minute order from the Theatre de la Renaissance the printer Lemercier chose Mucha to design the poster for Gismonda which opened on 4 January 1895 as many of it's artists were away for the festive season. An immediate success the poster launched Sarah Bernhardt's six year relationship with Mucha and his own reputation as a celebrated poster artist.

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