Alphonse Mucha - Letem Cesky Svetem - 1898

Rare illustrated volume “Letem Českým Světem,” embellished with an extraordinary cover signed by the Art Nouveau master Alfons Mucha.

In auction the two books realized over €13,000.

A work of great historical and artistic charm, this book represents an authentic testimony of the Czechoslovak symbolist and patriotic aesthetics of the early 20th century. The cover, a true graphic masterpiece, depicts an allegorical female figure immersed in an explosion of dynamic lines and stylized rays, with a Bohemian landscape in the background dominated by a medieval castle: a powerful image that blends spirituality, national identity and decorative modernity, Mucha’s unmistakable stylistic signature.

The composition is rich in refined details, with warm and harmonious chromatisms, flowing lines and a perfect balance between decorative elegance and symbolic strength. It is not just a book, but a collectible work of art, sought after by both Art Nouveau enthusiasts and collectors of Central European graphics.

Although the book is complete, it presents a printing anomaly, namely white pages inserted between the pages with Prague views.

Volumes with covers illustrated by Mucha are increasingly difficult to obtain on the market, especially in appreciable conservative condition. This specimen represents a real cultural and collecting investment opportunity, capable of enhancing any collection devoted to European Liberty, authorial graphics, or the artistic history of Czechoslovakia.

A piece of great visual and historical impact, destined to stand out.

Measurements: 29 x 38 cm
Original. No copy No reproduction

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