Alphonse Mucha
The Lady with Camellias (Sarah Bernhardt), 1897
Color lithograph on stone on fine Vellum
Signed in the plate
Dimensions: 39 x 29 cm
The leaflet bears the stamp of the publisher and the lithograph is authenticated by the dry stamp of the publisher, "Imprimerie Chaix".
The first edition was created in 1896 for the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt for the play "The Lady with Camellias" of the Renaissance Theater.
Reference: Small version of the lithograph referenced in Ann Bridges' catalogue raisonné, "Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Graphic Works" (Harmony, 1985), # A11
This lithograph was published by "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" in the "Imprimerie Chaix" in 1897. It was part of this eponymous portfolio (plate n ° 144) which represented the reproductions of the
most
beautiful posters illustrated by the greatest artists of the period.
Very good condition, light defects in the margins (see last pictures made with special light)