| Artist: Alphonse Mucha
Czech (1860-1939) |
| Plate: PL. 166 |
| Title: La Samaritaine - Sarah Bernhardt |
Description: Condition
A. Original lithograph from "Les Maitre de
L'Affiches" series.
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1899.
Presented
in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival museum mat, with framing labels. Ready to frame.
Shipped boxed flat via Fedex.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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| Maitre Sheet Size: | 11 3/8 in x
15 3/4 in | | | 29 cm x 40 cm |
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Price: temporarily out of
stock
(Like many of my most sought after images I am usually able to
locate this for clients. email me for a price estimate, Greg)
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"La Samaritaine (Woman of Samaria) was a play with a biblical
theme, written by Edmond Rostand for Miss. Bernhardt and introduced
by her during the Easter season of 1897. She played Photina, a girl
from the Samaria district of ancient Palestine, who become a supporter
of Jesus and leads her whole tribe in converting to Christianity.
For his poster, Mucha chose a scene from the second act in which the
girl carries around a large water jar…Edmond Rostand was one
of several playwrights who became admirers as well as lovers of Sarah
Bernhardt during her career…To catch the mood of the play, Mucha
put a mosaic with Hebrew lettering (Jehova) into his customary halo
around Sarah's head. A seemingly random scattering of stars follows
the convolutions of her hair, and stylized flowers adorn the corners"(Rennert/Weill
p.118) |
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