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Each print is available in four sizes (small to extra large). Due to the proportions of the original, the width will be a fixed dimension in inches while the height will be expressed as an approximate range.
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Pioneering Czechoslovakian artist Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) created a sumptuous Art Nouveau style filled with soft colors, curving lines and ethereal women. Mucha was inspired to paint by the artwork he saw in churches. A starving artist in Paris, Mucha skyrocketed to fame after he created a life size poster for Sarah Bernhardt’s play, “Gismonda.” The poster, which differed from current artistic trends, made him a household name and earned him a six-year contract from Bernhardt. In the 1960’s...
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Gismonda, Theatre de la Renaissance By Alphonse Mucha
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Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czechoslovakian Art Nouveau artist who pioneered a sensuous, ornate style replete in stained glass colors, elaborately curving lines and ethereal women. Realizing that living people created the art he admired in churches, Mucha became inspired to paint. Moving to Paris, he was initially the archetypical starving artist, until Sarah Bernhardt asked him to create a poster for the play, “Gismonda.” The life-size poster, which was the antithesis of artistic trends of...
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This is a vintage fine art giclee print by Alphonse Mucha featuring ' La Samarataine' woman from the well with her watering jar. Want to dress it up a little? Try out our custom framing options and pick from a variety frame designs and mat colors. In no time at all you can even see what your selection will look like in your home or business using the color prism at the bottom of the framing page. Sliding the plus cursor in all directions will lighten, darken or change the hue of the color chosen...
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Artist: Alphonse Maria Mucha Title: Theatre de la Renaissance Product Type: Gallery-wrapped Canvas Style: Traditional Format: Vertical Size: Oversize Subject: Vintage Ready to Hang Dimensions: 47 inches high x 35 inches wide x 2 inches deep
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This is a fine art print on a thick, quality stock. It is a beautiful reproduction of a vintage French theatre advertising art poster in Paris, France by Alphonse Mucha entitled, ' Gismonda' . It features an art nouveau style portrait of famous French actress, Sarah Bernhardt. This print measures approx. 11 X 30 inches and is new and in perfect condition. This looks great framed in the home, restaurant, cafe or office and is perfect for the art nouveau or Alphonse Mucha collector! See ' Gismonda...
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If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly...
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If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly...
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If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly...
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If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly...
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If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly...
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