55 - Alphonse MUCHA (Ivančice 1860 – Prague 1939)

Alphonse MUCHA (Ivančice 1860 – Prague 1939) "Illustrated Menus & Programs" Color lithograph of the unfolded cover for Léon Maillard’s book: "Illustrated Menus & Programs—Invitations—Announcement Cards—Address Cards—Small Prints from the 17th Century to the Present," 1898. Imprimerie Champenois, Paris. Signed within the design. 33 x 51 cm (visible area) Color lithograph of the folded cover for Léon Maillard’s book: "Illustrated Menus & Programs—Invitations—Announcement Cards—Address Cards—Small Prints from the 17th Century to the Present," from a Champenois (Paris) print of the design created by Alphonse Mucha in 1898. Signed within the design. 12.99 x 20.08 inches Bibliography: - Les Amis du Comité de la Classe 13: “Bookstores, Music Publishing, the Press, Bookbinding, and Posters at the 1900 World’s Fair,” Cercle de la Librairie, Paris, 1900, reproduction of the original (NP) and the monochrome lithograph based on the line drawing.