Alphonse Maria Mucha, Leslie Carter, Art Nouveau Poster
Auction Date: October 18, 2024
Estimate: Estimate: 7000 - 10000
Sold for: $8,820
Lot: 3369
(Czech, 1860-1939),
Leslie Carter, Art Nouveau Poster,
lithograph on paper printed by Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati and N.Y.
(approximate dimensions - sight: 82 x 30-1/2 inches)
signed in the plate.
The Stobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati NY, lower left. Reproduced from Design by Mucha, 1908, lower right. NY No. 12942, upper right.
Sarah Stocking Vintage Posters, San Francisco, CA.
Lithograph poster printed in the US for the promotion of Mrs. Leslie Carter (Sarah Bernhardt) as lead actress in the play Kassa. Mucha designed the sets, costumes and publicity for Kassa. This six-color stone lithography is enhanced with metallic gold highlights. Posters of this size required printing on two joined sheets of standard poster stock. This life-sized poster for the New York release is the largest of Muchas American posters.
Literature Reference: Rennert/Well 94.
Condition: Some very minor toning, overall, in very good condition.
Notes: Gallery labels for Sarah Stocking Vintage Posters to verso. Frame shows wear, approximate dimensions - framed: 89 x 37-1/2 inches.