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1901Best.-Nr. C103071Paris: Librairie Centrale Des Beaux- Arts 1901. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Oblong folio 21.7 x 25.0 cm. Title page 2 pp.; 51 of 58 illustrations in three different colours. All 10 Much plates present see Forum lot 466 20/3/23 In original printed portfolio with quarter grey cloth over pictorial boards with grey cloth ties. A great collection of ornamental designs in Jugendstil or Art Nouveau style. Each printed in three colours although the colours selected vary from plate to plate. Each design is monogrammed either M for the great Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Maria ""Alphonse"" Mucha ; MPV for Verneuil or C-L apparently for Georges Auriol. The plate numbers one and two are used for the ornamented title page and first preface page. The text was written by the French designer and illustrator Maurice Pillard Verneuil 1869-1942 one of the foremost French Art Nouveau artists. Jean-Georges Huyot better known as Jean George Auriol or just George Auriol; 1863-1938 was known as a graphic designer and typographer. As noted by Schneider-Henn Mucha's contributions are mostly linear although some are pictorial and those by Auriol clearly show a Japanese influence. Boards slightly soiled spine ends very slightly frayed and slightly split at hinge plates clean and bright overall about VG. Mucha had a privileged relationship with the Librairie Centrale des Beaux Arts. When he arrived in Paris in 1890; they were among the first to give him commissions for illustrations. They also published his key theoretical essays the Documents Lithographiques and the Documents Decoratifs. The Combinaisons Ornementales which is justifiably considered to be the bible of Art Nouveau decorative elements is an exceptional collection of Art Nouveau patterns and designs which ""se multipliant a l'infini a l'aide du miroir."" Librairie Centrale Des Beaux- Arts, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 4414Grenoble, Librairie Dauphinoise, 1900. 27 x 21 cm, 279-Cl pp. Broché, couverture rempliée, dos froissé sinon bon état. Nombreuses illustrations photographiques in et hors-texte culs-de lampe couv. et dos illustrés. Couverture dos culs-de-lampe et illustrations de Mucha, photographie du frontispice de Nadar postures exécutées par la danseuse Lina. Un des 1100 ex. numérotés.
Best.-Nr. 4414Grenoble, Librairie Dauphinoise, 1900. 27 x 21 cm, 279-Cl pp. Broché, couverture rempliée, dos froissé sinon bon état. Nombreuses illustrations photographiques in et hors-texte culs-de lampe couv. et dos illustrés. Couverture dos culs-de-lampe et illustrations de Mucha, photographie du frontispice de Nadar postures exécutées par la danseuse Lina. Un des 1100 ex. numérotés.
2009Best.-Nr. 70127München, Hirmer Verlag GmbH, 2009. Origi.Pappband, 4°, 355 Seiten.
Best.-Nr. BN97726Album Gleb Polski. Polskie Towarzystwo Gleboznawcze. Red.: Królikowski Lucjan Kowalinski Stanislaw et al. Album Gleb Polski. Polskie Towarzystwo Gleboznawcze. Red.: Królikowski Lucjan Kowalinski Stanislaw et al. unknown
Best.-Nr. 3731694Color lithograph printed in France by Mourlot. ca. 1969. 39 x 15½ inches wove paper. Small pinholes at each corner; near fine with bright vivid colors. After Alphonse Mucha 1860–1939 the Czech painter and decorative artist. A lovely color lithographic poster hand reproduced in 1969 by Henri Deschamps the Mourlot Studio’s Master Printer. “Lorenzaccio is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834 set in 16th-century Florence and depicting Lorenzino de Medici who killed Florence’s tyrant Alessandro de Medici his cousin.” Mourlot Studos This poster is of superior quality to modern-day giclée and cheap digital reproductions. wq10 unknown
2009Best.-Nr. 77159München, Hirmer Verlag, 2009. Original-Pappband, 4°, 354 Seiten. Ausstellung Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung / belvedere
1998Best.-Nr. ABE-162811654574396 PAGES-21 CM X 24 CM-(15B)
1904Best.-Nr. 23494paris Beauchamp 1904 in-4 bradel demi-toile un volume, reliure Bradel demi-toile (half cloth-bound) verte grand in-quarto éditeur avec son étui vert editeur imprimé en vert et "or", dos long (spine without raised band) décoré et imprimé en vert fonçé, plats en plaquage de bois décoré en couleurs d'une fleur de chardon sur le premier plat, d'une cigogne sur le second, médaillon-portrait en ivoirine de Sarah Bernhardt dans Princesse lointaine d'après le tableau de Mucha sur le premier plat de couverture. tête lisse (top edge smooth) dorée (gilt top edge), gouttière et tranche de queue non rognées (no smooth fore-edge and edge of bottom), Textes sur papier vergé, Belle impression sur vergé. Luxueuse publication dont seul le présent volume a paru. Il recèle - et est complet - de ses 28 superbes planches réalisées dans le plus pur style Art Nouveau, avec ornementations de Vogel, Habert-Dys, Orazi ou encore Fraikin. En regard du portrait de chacune des 28 personnalités ici présentées, sa notice biographique ainsi que la reproduction de son autographe. En outre, illustrations dans le texte en sanguine et lettrines. Les portraits photographiques ont été réalisés par Nadar, Boyer, Reutlinger, Pierre Petit ou encore Braun. Figurent dans cet album : Victorien Sardou, Sarah Bernhardt, François Coppée, Mme Edmond Adam, Anatole France, Mme la Duchesse D'Uzès, Jules Lemaître, Mme Réjane, Jules Claretie, Mme Segond-Weber, Jean Richepin, Melle Marthe Brandès, Coquelin aîné, Mme Jeanne Granier, Jules Massenet, Mme Aïno Ackté, Mounet-Sully, Mme Jane Hading, Gérôme, Mme Jane Hatto, Antonin Mercié, Mme Marie Delna, Luc-Olivier Merson, Mme Sibyl-Sanderson, F.-A. Bartholdi, Mme Carrère-Xanrof, Alfred Capus et La reine Ranavalo , non paginé [66] p.-[28] f. de planches, Janvier 1904 Paris Publication Octave Beauchamp (Imprimerie G. De Malherbe) Editeur,
1904Best.-Nr. 18578paris Beauchamp 1904 in-4 bradel demi-toile un volume, reliure Bradel demi-toile (half cloth-bound) verte grand in-quarto éditeur, dos long (spine without raised band) décoré et imprimé en vert fonçé, plats en plaquage de bois décoré en couleurs d'une fleur de chardon sur le premier plat, d'une cigogne sur le second, médaillon-portrait en ivoirine de Sarah Bernhardt dans Princesse lointaine d'après le tableau de Mucha sur le premier plat de couverture. tête lisse (top edge smooth) dorée (gilt top edge), gouttière et tranche de queue non rognées (no smooth fore-edge and edge of bottom), Textes sur papier vergé, portraits sur papier glacé fort. Portraits, autographes, notices biographiques illustrées de Paul Acker, Portraits humoristiques des célébrités contemporaines par Cappiello (14 lithographies originales hors-texte en couleur). Illustrations de Vogel, Ornement d'Habert-Dys, Orazi et Fraikin , non paginé [66] p.-[28] f. de planches, Janvier 1904 Paris Publication Octave Beauchamp (Imprimerie G. De Malherbe) Editeur,
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1905Best.-Nr. 9620Complete with forty numbered lithographic plates and two preliminary leaves each measuring 13 x 18 in 33 x 46 cm. Housed in a quarter cloth illustrated portfolio with remnants of the original ribbon ties. Some wear to cloth on spine and around edges of the exterior. Plates remain bright and clean with bump to bottom right foredge & slight crease to lower fore edge. No previous owners' names stamps or other defacements. Scarce. Libraire Centrale des Beaux Arts hardcover
1897Best.-Nr. 73887Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1897. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris s. d. Mai 1897 22 x 38 cm une feuille et une serpente ""L'incantation"" Salammbô Original lithograph on papier japon L'Estampe Moderne L'Estampe Moderne Imprimerie Champenois for C H Masson & H Piazza Paris june 1897 subject: 23.5 x 33 cm plate: 40.8 x 55 cm one leaf and one captioned silk tissue Rare Alphonse Mucha color lithograph heightened with gold for L'Estampe Moderne 'The free first prize reserved to subscribers to a whole annual run of L'Estampe Moderne'. One of 50 'grand luxe' prints with wide margins signed by the artist in the plate publisher's stamp to lower margin de luxe printing numbered stamp to verso upper margin slightly sunned; the plate itself preceded by a silk tissue with the name of the artist title a poem and a caption - a tear to the tissue not affecting the text. A lithograph inspired by Gustave Flaubert's Salammbô with a excerpt from the novel printed on the silk protective paper: And Salammbô went out onto the balcony of her palace. L'Estampe moderne was a magnificent monthly French publication published between May 1897 and April 1899. It included unpublished chromolithographs specially made by each artist for the magazine as mentioned on the protective silk tissue over each plate unlike other publications such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche. 100 prints were published in total covering major artistic movements of the late 19th-century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle époque'. 2000 copies were printed of each fascicule containing four prints and sold for 3.50F. 100 copies were printed on papier japon for 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a very luxurious secret print of 50 copies on papier japon with wide margins and 50 in black and white on papier chine at the considerable price of 30F. This well-sized print is superbly printed in colors on the most prestigious of papers: japon. Thick creamy satin and with a nice sheen it contributes to making each page a work of art in itself. Its qualities of absorption and its affinity for colors make it the ideal support for these lovely lithographs. The interest of French collectors for artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented a term for this new form of collection: affichomanie' or poster mania. The initially common poster displayed in the streets of Paris became a work of art and its ephemeral material became precious and made to last. Piazza decided to separate the poster from its advertising role and to elevate it to a form of art similarly to luxury illustrated artists' books. He put together a prestigious collection of entirely original artworks by the most fashionable European artists: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. He also included in this project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfonse Mucha who has only recently become active in France but immediately carved out for himself the affection of the public. Like his posters which everyone knows and covets he shows us here the varied resources of his multifaceted talents as accomplished draughstman decorator and colorist from the notes printed on the silk protective paper of Salomé. The two first special numbers of the journal were in fact dedicated to him and were given to all the subscribers for all twelve annual numbers of L'Estampe moderne as well as the famous illustration of the covers. A fine signed plate by the master of Art nouveau. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 73919Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1897. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Juin 1897 23.50 x 33 cm une feuille ""Salomé"" - Original lithograph on China paper - L'Estampe Moderne L'Estampe Moderne Imprimerie Champenois for C H Masson & H Piazza Paris june 1897 subject: 23.5 x 33 cm plate: 40.8 x 55 cm one leaf and one guard Rare original black and white lithograph by Alphonse Mucha for L'Estampe Moderne series number 2 published in June 1897. One of the 50 grand luxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins signed and dated by the artist in the plate. Embossed stamp of the publisher showing a child in profile to lower margin laid down on a leaf of vélin paper with the numbered stamp of the tirage de luxe to verso occasional spotting to margins not touching image blank guard. A magnificent monthly French publication that appeared between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne comprised unpublished chromolithographs that unlike those in other magazines like Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as is stipulated on the guard sheets were specially made by each artist for the magazine. There are thus 100 prints that appeared in total covering the major artistic currents of the late 19th Century: Symbolism Art Nouveau the Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and the Belle époque. Each fascicule of four prints was printed in 2000 copies and sold for 3.50F with 100 on Japan paper sold at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a very luxurious secret printing of 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black and white on China paper at the considerable price of 30F. This well-sized print is superbly printed in colors on the most prestigious of papers: Japan. Thick creamy satin and with a nice sheen it contributes to making each page a work of art in itself. Its absorptive qualities for ink and its affinity for colors make it the ideal support for these lovely lithographs. The interest of French collectors for artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented a term for this growing interest: affichomanie or poster mania. The poster originally not rare and posted up in the streets of the capital thus became a work of art and its ephemeral background became precious and essential for conservation. Piazza decided to extract the poster from its advertising role and to elevate it to a form of art similarly to luxury illustrated artists' books. He thus put together a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most fashionable European artists of the age: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. He also included in this project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfonse Mucha who has only recently become active in France but who has immediately carved out for himself the affection of the public. Like in his posters which everyone knows and covets he shows us here the varied resources of his multifaceted talents as accomplished draughstman decorator and colorist from the notes printed on the guard for Salomé. The two first special numbers of the review were in fact dedicated to him and were given to all the subscribers for all twelve annual numbers of L'Estampe moderne as well as the famous illustration of the covers. A fine signed plate by the master of Art nouveau. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 73918Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1897. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris s. d. Juin 1897 23.50 x 33 cm une feuille et une serpente Salomé Original lithograph on papier japon L'Estampe ModerneL'Estampe Moderne Imprimerie Champenois for C. H. Masson & H. Piazza Paris June 1897 subject: 23.5 x 33 cm plate: 40.8 x 55 cm one leaf and one captioned silk tissue Rare Alphonse Mucha color lithograph heightened with gold for L'Estampe Moderne series number 2 published in June 1897. One of 50 grand luxe proofs printed on papier japon with wide margins signed by the artist in the plate publisher's stamp to lower margin de luxe printing numbered stamp to verso upper margin slightly sunned; the plate itself preceded by a silk tissue with the name of the artist title a poem and a caption. L'Estampe moderne was a magnificent monthly French publication published between May 1897 and April 1899. It included unpublished chromolithographs specially made by each artist for the magazine as mentioned on the protective silk tissue over each plate unlike other publications such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche. 100 prints were published in total covering major artistic movements of the late 19th-century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle époque'. 2000 copies were printed of each fascicule containing four prints and sold for 3.50F. 100 copies were printed on papier japon for 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a very luxurious secret printing of 50 copies on papier japon with wide margins and 50 in black and white on papier chine at the considerable price of 30F. This well-sized print is superbly printed in colors on the most prestigious of papers: japon. Thick creamy satin and with a nice sheen it contributes to making each page a work of art in itself. Its qualities of absorption and its affinity for colors make it the ideal support for these lovely lithographs. The interest of French collectors for artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented a term for this new form of collection: affichomanie' or poster mania. The initially common poster displayed in the streets of Paris became a work of art and its ephemeral material became precious and made to last. Piazza decided to separate the poster from its advertising role and to elevate it to a form of art similarly to luxury illustrated artists' books. He put together a prestigious collection of entirely original artworks by the most fashionable European artists: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. He also included in this project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfonse Mucha who has only recently become active in France but immediately carved out for himself the affection of the public. Like his posters which everyone knows and covets he shows us here the varied resources of his multifaceted talents as accomplished draughstman decorator and colorist from the notes printed on the silk protective paper of Salomé. The two first special numbers of the journal were in fact dedicated to him and were given to all the subscribers for all twelve annual numbers of L'Estampe moderne as well as the famous illustration of the covers. A fine signed plate by the master of Art nouveau. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
Best.-Nr. BN412771Nikol. Alfons Mucha - Notizbuch: liniert mit farbigen Abbildungen Alfons Mucha - Notizbuch: liniert mit farbigen Abbildungen Alfons Mucha Nikol unknown
2013Best.-Nr. BN582256Slovart 2013. 2013. Hardcover. Alfons Mucha Alfons Mucha Alfons Mucha Slovart hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 74376Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Avril 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as the cover for the celebrated monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black our print is the cover for the rare luxury volume binding with wide margins of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe Moderne consists of original chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created specially by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Époque. Each issue of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold for 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black on China paper at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters increased at the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie."" The poster originally popular and posted in the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising purpose and elevate it to the rank of a complete work of art on the same level as the luxury illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist who had recently arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""qui s'est révélé depuis peu en France et qui a conquis d'emblée une si grande place dans la faveur du public. Comme dans ses affiches que tout le monde connaît et recherche il nous montre ici les ressources variées de son talent multiple et sûr de dessinateur de décorateur et de coloriste."" ""who has recently emerged in France and who has immediately won such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as a draftsman decorator and colorist."" caption printed on the tissue guard of Salomé. It was moreover to him that the first premium of the magazine was entrusted offered ""à tous les souscripteurs des douze livraisons annuelles de L'Estampe moderne"" ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual issues of L'Estampe Moderne"" as well as the famous illustration of the covers. A very handsome copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74576Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Septembre 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as cover for the celebrated monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black our print is the cover of the rare deluxe wide-margined volume gathering of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe Moderne consists of original chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created specially by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Époque. Each issue of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold at 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on wide-margined Japan and 50 in black on China at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters grew at the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie."" The poster originally popular and displayed in the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising purpose and elevate it to the rank of a work of art in its own right on the same level as the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""who has recently revealed himself in France and who has immediately conquered such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as a draftsman decorator and colorist."" caption printed on the tissue guard of Salomé. It was moreover to him that the first premium of the magazine was entrusted offered ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual issues of L'Estampe Moderne"" as well as the famous cover illustration. Very fine copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74327Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Février 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Cover of L'Estampe Moderne n°10 February 1898 L'Estampe Moderne Imprimerie Champenois for C. H. Masson & H. Piazza Paris February 1898 41 x 56 cm one leaf Original print in black and white with large margins serving as the cover for the famous monthly publication Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black and white our print is the cover of the rare collation in large-margin luxury print of the first year of publication. Artist's signature on the board and number of the tirage de luxe added in pencil. A magnificent monthly French publication that appeared between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne comprised unpublished chromolithographs that unlike those in other magazines like Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as is stipulated on the guard sheets were specially made by each artist for the magazine. There are thus 100 prints that appeared in total covering the major artistic currents of the late 19th Century: Symbolism Art Nouveau the Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and the Belle époque. Each fascicule of four prints was printed in 2000 copies and sold for 3.50F with 100 on Japan paper sold at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a very luxurious secret printing of 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black and white on China paper at the considerable price of 30F. This well-sized print is superbly printed in colors on the most prestigious of papers: Japan. Thick creamy satin and with a nice sheen it contributes to making each page a work of art in itself. Its absorptive qualities for ink and its affinity for colors make it the ideal support for these lovely lithographs.The interest of French collectors for artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented a term for this growing interest: affichomanie or poster mania. The poster originally not rare and posted up in the streets of the capital thus became a work of art and its ephemeral background became precious and essential for conservation.Piazza decided to extract the poster from its advertising role and to elevate it to a form of art similarly to luxury illustrated artists' books. He thus put together a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most fashionable European artists of the age: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc.He also included in this project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfonse Mucha who has only recently become active in France but who has immediately carved out for himself the affection of the public. Like in his posters which everyone knows and covets he shows us here the varied resources of his multifaceted talents as accomplished draughstman decorator and colorist from the notes printed on the guard for Salomé. The two first special numbers of the review were in fact dedicated to him and were given to all the subscribers for all twelve annual numbers of L'Estampe moderne as well as the famous illustration of the covers.A very beautiful copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74326Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Janvier 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as cover for the celebrated monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black our print is the cover of the rare deluxe wide-margined volume gathering of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created specifically by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Époque. Each issue of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold at 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on Japan with wide margins and 50 in black on China at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters grew at the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie."" The poster originally popular and posted on the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising vocation and elevate it to the rank of a complete work of art on the same level as the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""who has recently revealed himself in France and who has immediately conquered such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as draftsman decorator and colorist."" caption printed on the tissue guard of Salomé. It was moreover to him that the first premium of the magazine was entrusted offered ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual issues of L'Estampe moderne"" as well as the famous illustration of the covers. Very handsome copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74589Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Octobre 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as the cover for the celebrated monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Printed entirely in black our print is the cover of the rare deluxe wide-margin volume compilation of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographies which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created specifically by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Époque. Each installment of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold at 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on Japan with wide margins and 50 in black on China paper at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters intensified at the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie."" The poster originally popular and displayed on the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising vocation and elevate it to the rank of a work of art in its own right on par with the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""qui s'est révélé depuis peu en France et qui a conquis d'emblée une si grande place dans la faveur du public. Comme dans ses affiches que tout le monde connaît et recherche il nous montre ici les ressources variées de son talent multiple et sûr de dessinateur de décorateur et de coloriste."" ""who has recently revealed himself in France and who has immediately conquered such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as a draughtsman decorator and colorist."" caption printed on the tissue guard of Salomé. It was indeed to him that the magazine's first premium was entrusted offered ""à tous les souscripteurs des douze livraisons annuelles de L'Estampe moderne"" ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual installments of L'Estampe moderne"" as well as the famous cover illustrations. Very handsome copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1899Best.-Nr. 74837Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1899. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Avril 1899 41 x 56 cm une feuille Cover of L'Estampe Moderne n°224 April 1899 L'Estampe Moderne Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson & H.Piazza Paris April 1899 41 x 56 cm one leaf Original large margin print in black and white serving as the cover of the famous monthly publication Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black and white our print is the cover of the rare collection in a large-margin luxury print of the first year of publication. Artist's signature on the board and number of the luxury print added in pencil. A magnificent monthly French publication published between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne comprised unpublished chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as is stipulated on the protective tissue were specially made for the magazine by each artist. There are thus 100 prints that appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau the Pre-Raphaelites Orientalism and the Belle Epoque. Each delivery of four prints was printed with 2000 copies and sold for 3.50F with 100 on Japan offered for 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a high-luxury confidential print: 50 copies with wide margins on Japan and 50 in black and white at the considerable price of 30F. French collector's interest in artistic posters grew from the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne invented the term affichomanie poster-mania for this growing interest. The poster originally common-place and plastered across the streets of the capital then became an object of art and its ephemeral medium precious and dedicated to conservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising role and elevate it to the rank of a work of art in its own right in the same way as the luxury illustrated book. Thus he composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most well-known European artists of the time: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also included in his project a Czech artist newly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha qui s'est révélé depuis peu en France et qui a conquis d'emblée une si grande place dans la faveur du public. Comme dans ses affiches que tout le monde connaît et recherche il nous montre ici les ressources variées de son talent multiple et sûr de dessinateur de décorateur et de coloriste. who has recently emerged in France and who has straightaway conquered a significant place in the public's favour. As in his posters that everyone knows and desires he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as an artist decorator and colourist. caption printed on the Salomé protective tissue. Incidentally it is also to him that the first premium of the magazine will be entrusted offered à tous les souscripteurs des douze livraisons annuelles de L'Estampe moderne to all the subscriber of the twelve annual deliveries of L'Estampe moderne as well as the famous illustration of the covers. A very beautiful copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74526Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Juillet 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as cover for the celebrated monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black our print is the cover of the rare deluxe wide-margined volume gathering of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created especially by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Epoque. Each issue of four prints was printed in 2000 copies sold at 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on Japan with wide margins and 50 in black on China at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters grew at the beginning of the 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie"". The poster originally popular and plastered on the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and destined for preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising purpose and elevate it to the rank of a complete work of art in the same way as the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""who has recently revealed himself in France and who has immediately conquered such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as draughtsman decorator and colorist."" legend printed on the tissue guard of Salomé. It is moreover to him that the first premium of the magazine will be entrusted offered ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual issues of L'Estampe moderne"" as well as the celebrated illustration of the covers. Very handsome copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 74598Paris: Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza 1898. Fine. Imprimerie Champenois pour CH. Masson H. Piazza Paris Novembre 1898 41 x 56 cm une feuille Original black and white print with wide margins serving as cover for the famous monthly publication L'Estampe Moderne. Entirely printed in black our print is the cover of the rare deluxe volume gathering with wide margins of the first year of publication. Artist's signature in the plate and deluxe edition number added in pencil. Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899 L'Estampe moderne consists of original chromolithographs which unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and as stipulated on the tissue guards were created specifically by each artist for the magazine. Thus 100 prints appeared in total covering the major artistic movements of the late 19th century: Symbolism Art Nouveau Pre-Raphaelites Orientalists and Belle Époque. Each delivery of four prints was issued in 2000 copies sold for 3.50F and 100 on Japan paper offered at 10F. Henri Piazza also planned a confidential deluxe printing: 50 copies on Japan paper with wide margins and 50 in black on China paper at the considerable price of 30F. French collectors' interest in artistic posters grew in the early 1890s. Octave Uzanne to describe this fever invented the term ""affichomanie."" The poster originally popular and pasted on the streets of the capital then became an art object and its ephemeral medium became precious and devoted to preservation. Piazza decided to remove the poster from its advertising purpose and elevate it to the rank of a complete work of art on the same level as the deluxe illustrated book. He thus composed a prestigious collection of entirely original works by the most prominent European artists of the moment: Georges de Feure Eugène Grasset Henri Detouche Emile Berchmans Louis Rhead Gaston de Latenay Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Gustave-Max Stevens Charles Doudelet Hans Christiansen Henri Fantin-Latour Steinlen Ibels Engels Willette Henri Meunier Evenepoël Bellery-Desfontaines Charles Léandre etc. The publisher also integrated into his project a Czech artist freshly arrived in Paris Alfons Mucha ""qui s'est révélé depuis peu en France et qui a conquis d'emblée une si grande place dans la faveur du public. Comme dans ses affiches que tout le monde connaît et recherche il nous montre ici les ressources variées de son talent multiple et sûr de dessinateur de décorateur et de coloriste."" ""who has recently revealed himself in France and who has immediately conquered such a great place in public favor. As in his posters which everyone knows and seeks he shows us here the varied resources of his multiple and sure talent as draftsman decorator and colorist."" légende imprimée sur la serpente de Salomé ""caption printed on the tissue guard of Salomé"". It was moreover to him that the first premium of the magazine was entrusted offered ""à tous les souscripteurs des douze livraisons annuelles de L'Estampe moderne"" ""to all subscribers of the twelve annual deliveries of L'Estampe moderne"" as well as the famous cover illustrations. Very handsome copy. Imprimerie Champenoispour CH. MassonH. Piazza unknown