France - Art Nouveau – Art Nouveau Postcards “Byzantine Head” (Mucha style), c. 1900 - Postcard (2) - 1902-1902

Rare and lot comprising two antique Art Nouveau postcards belonging to the iconography of Alphonse Mucha, depicting the same Byzantine female subject in two different color variations.

The images evoke the famous “Têtes Byzantines / Byzantine Heads” compositions, one of the most characteristic themes in Mucha’s decorative work from the late fin de siècle.

2 used examples, postmarked in Luxembourg, 1902



The backs bear the typical postal inscriptions of the period: “Postkarte – Carte Postale – Correspondenzkarte – Cartolina postale – Dopisnice – Levelező-Lap – Briefkaart – Union postale universelle”.
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Good overall condition considering their age, with normal signs of wear and storage. (see photo)

Card size: 8.9 x 13.7 mm