A pair of Original Stone Lithographs, each backed on Linen. Printed by Imp. F. Champenois, Paris 1899 Signed and dated in the stone lower right and lower left Shipped rolled. Certificate of Authenticity. Reference:Rennert/Weill, 64; Lendl/Prague, 219; Mucha/Art Nouveau, 51.
Each Sheet Size: 12 in x 29 3/8 in / 30.48 cm x 74.61 cm
Same version sold for $28,800 (pair) US Poster Auctions International, N.Y. Nov 2021
"These two symbolic figures, (also known as Quill and Primrose) complete with Mucha's customary aureoles around their heads and adorned with filigrees in their hair, comprise one of the very best decorative panel sets marketed by Champenois" (Rennert / Weill p. 240)
"Plume et Primevère"—or, Quill and Primrose depicts two rather pensive maidens, one blonde and one brunette, one holding a primrose, the other a goose quill and a leafy branch. Art Nouveau ornamentation prevails in the background patterns and in the jewelry worn by the girls” (Lendl/Prague, p. 218).
“A recent exhibition catalogue rightly calls this a “masterful” work: “The beauty of this pair of panels lies in the contrast between the geometric mosaic behind the head of Quill and the floral ornamental circle inspired by nature behind the head of Primrose” (Mucha/Art Nouveau, p. 198).
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