Gil Blas was a Weekly Journal with informations on almost everything cultural of the time. Steinlen was often inspired by his surroundings including his wife their babysitter, his cats and his home. In this cover you see a four women that have just bought some cherries at the market.
Gil Blas was a Weekly Journal with informations on almost everything cultural of the time. Steinlen was often inspired by his surroundings including his wife their babysitter, his cats and his home. In this cover you see a Cabaret scene.
Alphonse Mucha – Dictionnaire des Arts Decoratifs – Original Cover c.1902
Original Art Nouveau illustrated cover designed by Alphonse Mucha for Dictionnaire des Arts Decoratifs by Paul Rouaix, published in Paris by Montgredien & Cie.
The composition depicts an elegant young woman seated before an elaborate circular ornamental background, with flowing drapery, stylized floral motifs, and decorative typography characteristic of Mucha’s celebrated Art Nouveau style. Signed Mucha in the image.
The dictionary was originally issued in individual fascicles, and Mucha’s design appeared in several variations and formats, including publication covers and book illustrations. This example is an original period fascicle cover, with the original price of 60 centimes printed at the top.
Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) Title: Dictionnaire des Arts Decoratifs Author: Paul Rouaix Publisher: Montgredien & Cie, Paris Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches Technique: Original Color-Printed Cover Year: Circa 1902 Condition: Original antique condition with light age toning as shown.
La Journee de Sarah Bernhardt — Alphonse Mucha — Sample Menu – Design Dated 1896
Period illustrated sheet from Les Affiches Illustrees, featuring Alphonse Mucha’s menu for the banquet honoring Sarah Bernhardt at the Grand Hotel in Paris on December 9, 1896. The Art Nouveau composition combines graceful female figures, theatrical masks, floral ornament, and flowing decorative borders around the banquet menu. Printed in black on cream paper, with Mucha’s signature reproduced within the design and a caption crediting Devambez beneath the illustration. Printed publication text on the reverse.
Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
Source: Les Affiches Illustrees
Original Design Date: 1896
Sheet Size: 9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Linen: On linen excellent
Original antique advertising poster for Vernet natural sparkling mineral water, printed circa 1900. Known as “The Pearl of Mineral Waters,” the poster depicts fairies pouring the precious bottled water associated with the Ardèche region of France, celebrated for its rivers and natural springs. This large-format composition was printed by traditional stone lithography in rich colors and remains one of the more striking French mineral water posters of the period. This is the original printing.
Details:
Title: Vernet Eaux Minérales Gazeuses Naturelles
Date: c1900
Printer: Imprimerie Pichot
Size: 54 x 84 inches / 138 x 215 cm
On/Off Linen: on linen
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition, original printing linenbacked ready for framing or display