ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860-1939)
'HAMLET', POSTER, 1899
£8,125
Auction: Day One: 21 April 2022 | From 11:00
Description
colour lithograph, printed signature MUCHA, 1899, titled TRAGIQUE HISTOIRE D’HAMLET PRINCE DE DANEMARK SARAH BERNHARDT, publisher's mark IMP.F.CHAMPENOIS, 66.BOULD.ST. MICHEL, PARIS, framed
Dimensions
205.5cm x 75cm
Footnote
Literature: Sato T. et al Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty, Mucha Foundation Publishing 2015, p.27, illus.
Note: Hamlet premiered on May 20th 1899 at Sarah Bernhardt's new theatre, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt (now Théâtre de la Ville) at 2 Place du Chatelet, Paris. This was the final poster Mucha produced for Bernhardt.