59: AFTER ALPHONSE MUCHA COVER DESIGN FOR LE STAMPE MODERNE

Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939)
Cover for L'Estampe Moderne (1897)
The Mucha illustrated cover for No. 2, June 1897, deep gray and red lithography on gray paper, signed in the plate lower left, floated in frame, the cover design used on all 24 monthly issues, limited to 150 copies.
Cover size 16 x 12, the frame measures 23 x 17.75 inches.
Apparently the condition is very good, very clean, intact, no visible stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears, dark toning along the extreme right deckle edge, This work has not been examined outside the frame.
Provenance: The Estate of Robert Allan Haas
$150 - $200