Louis Rhead (1857-1926)
Jane, 1897
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed on the plate
L'Estampe Moderne's blind stamp on the bottom right corner
Dimensions:
+Size of the sheet : 40.5 x 30.5 cm / 15,9 x 12 in.
+Size of the image : 34,5 x 21 cm / 13,5 x 8,2 in.
Condition: In overall good condition with soft handling creases and minor stains in the margins. Some small folds and some minor tears at the edges. Image very clean otherwise.
Issued from the famous set L' Estampe Moderne.
Published by Masson & Piazza, Paris.
Not unlike the Maitre de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Moderne was a portfolio printed between 1897-99, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original
lithographs in each. Each was commissioned only for this series.
As well as Mucha, some of the contributing artists included Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset.