Artist: Alfred Agache French (1843-1915)
Title: Impéria
Plate: em93
Original Lithograph,
issued by L'Estampe Moderne
Issue Number 24, April 1899.
Printed by F. Champenois, Paris.
Blindstamp lower right in margin.
Signed in the stone upper right
Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival museum mat, with framing labels. Ready to frame. Shipped boxed flat.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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Sheet Size: 12 in x 16 in 30.5 cm x 40.5 cm
Price: $250.00
Alfred Pierre Agache also known simply as Alfred Agache, was a French academic painter. Little is known of Agache’s life. He was born in Lille, France, and exhibited his work frequently in Paris until his death. He seems to have specialized in portraits and large-scale allegorical paintings. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, and won a third-class medal in 1885 for his work. He may have been friends with American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler and French writer Auguste Angellier; the latter dedicated a book to him around 1893. (thewomangallery.com)
Muse with a summer garland, Oil on canvas (same model)
Mucha designed monthly Cover
Not unlike the Maitres de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Moderne was a portfolio printed between 1897-98, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original lithographs in each. Each commissioned only for this series. Some of the contributing artists included Mucha, Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset.