Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) - Lorenzaccio (Sarah Bernhardt)

Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
Lorenzaccio (Sarah Bernhardt), 1897

Color lithography (Imprimerie Champenois)
Signed on the plate
On fine vellum 33 x 12 cm visible
Presented in a mat 43 x 22 cm

REFERENCES:
Small version of the lithograph referenced in the catalog raisonné Ann Bridges, "Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Graphic Works" (: Harmony, 1985), #A10
- The first edition was created in 1896 for the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt for the play "Lorenzaccio" at Théâtre de la Renaissance

INFORMATION: This lithograph was issued by Les Maîtres de l'Affiche at the Chaix Printing House in 1897. It was part of this eponymous portfolio (plate no. 114) which featured reproductions of the finest illustrated posters by the great artists of the era.

Very good condition