Lot 9
ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
L’ILLUSTRATION NOËL 1896-1897
Auction: Alphonse Mucha: A Private Collection from Cheltenham | Lots 1 to 16 | 25 June 2026 from 2pm
Description
1896
lithograph in colours, printed by Ducourtioux & Huillard, condition A; not backed
Dimensions
39.3 x 28.6cm
Provenance
Alphonse Mucha: A Private Collection from Cheltenham
Purchased from Vasari Gallery, Paris, 2013
Footnote
This magazine cover was designed in 1896 for the issue that would carry the reader into the new year - 1897. The transition is symbolised by the dying figure holding a thistle representing the year's sufferings, while the shadowy figure of the new year rises above.
