France - Postcard (2) - 1900-1901

Rare and fascinating lot consisting of 2 Art Nouveau antique postcards attributable to Alphonse Mucha iconography, depicting the same Byzantine-style female subject in two different chromatic variants.
The images recall the famous compositions of the “Têtes Byzantines / Byzantine Heads,” one of the most characteristic themes of Mucha’s decorative production at the end of the 19th century.
Particularly interesting is the presence of the two versions of the same subject: one mainly characterized by green tones, the other by red, gold, and brown tones.
One of the postcards features on the front a handwritten dedication with a clearly readable date: “Paris, 16 Février 1901,” an element that documents the specimen’s presence already at the beginning of the 20th century.
The reverse sides bear the typical postal markings of the era, including “Carte Postale – Ce côté est exclusivement réservé à l’adresse” and, on the other specimen, the multilingual denomination “Postkarte – Carte Postale – Correspondenzkarte – Cartolina postale – Dopisnice – Levelező-Lap – Briefkaart – Union postale universelle.”
Pieces from a private historical collection.
Good overall condition considering age, with normal signs of time and storage. (see photo)
Postcard format 8.9x13.7 mm