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24 - Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) – *Lorenzaccio* by Alfred de Musset. Adapted by Armand d’Artois. 1896. Imprimeur Champenois. 208x76.5 cm. Original poster, lithographic print, mounted on canvas. Grade A, fresh colors, brilliant gold accents. Slight creases from handling on the theater notation. Remarkable condition.
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Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) – *Lorenzaccio* by Alfred de Musset. Adapted by Armand d’Artois. 1896. Imprimeur Champenois. 208x76.5 cm. Original poster, lithographic print, mounted on canvas. Grade A, fresh colors, brilliant gold accents. Slight creases from handling on the theater notation. Remarkable condition. Reference: Rennert - Weill 20. Based on an idea by George Sand, Alfred de Musset published his novel in 1834, a work fully immersed in the emerging Romantic movement. It wasn’t until 1896 that the novel was adapted into a play. It features Laurent de Médicis as a disillusioned bon vivant, somewhat in the image of Musset himself. This poster is remarkable because it shows Sarah in a role where she cross-dresses as a man. A poster that caused a scandal, of course—this openly bisexual woman publicly disguising herself as a man on posters for all to see—what a shock. The critics? She didn’t care. The scandal? She reveled in it. She was the “Sacred Monster.” Unbelievable! And while Mucha had accustomed us to flamboyant Art Nouveau, in this composition his style is tinged with neo-Gothic elements, featuring dragons and chimeras. It is, therefore, one of the two posters that marked turning points in the career of the Berhardt-Mucha duo, the first being, of course, the poster for *Gismonda* in 1894. It’s amusing to note that this is the only poster visible in the 2014 film *La Divine*, in which Sarah is played by Sandrine Kiberlain.
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