Alfons (or Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939) - Lot 233

Alfons (or Alphonse) Mucha (1860-1939) L'Estampe moderne. Poster announcing the 12th issue of the publication. 1898. Lithograph. [583 x 793]. Rennert-Weill 38 (variant 1). Very fine proof on thin ivory vellum, lined on white vellum and interfaced, with the publication number ("12") added to the typesetter in red ink. Tax stamp at right in framed text. "The monochrome cover of L'Estampe Moderne was also enlarged. The only copy we've seen (reproduced here) advertises number 12 in the series. This number is printed in red; we don't know if other numbers were advertised in the same way." (J. Rennert and Alain Weill, Alphonse Mucha, toutes les affiches et panneaux, Uppsala, Hjert & Hjert, 1984, pp. 158-159).