Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939) Sarah Bernhardt, Lefèvre-Utile,... Lot 81

Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939) Sarah Bernhardt, Lefèvre-Utile, 1903, Hanging Panel Lithographic print signed in the plate Printed by F. Champenois, Paris. Size : 71 x 51 cm. 28 x 20 in. Uncoated, rolled, two metal rods in the upper and lower borders, poor condition : paper weakened and brittle, tears, missing borders, very small missing parts in the image, traces of humidity Expert : Laurence DANTEC Bibliography : Jack Rennert and Alain Weill. Alphonse Mucha. All the Posters & Panels. Editions Henri Veyrier Paris, 1984. Pages 308 and 309. Ill. 86: "An exquisite portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in the role of "La Princesse Lointaine" advertises Lu's cookies, with a testimonial written by the actress herself.... one of Sarah's great successes, was a play written by Rostand from a medieval tale, first staged in 1895... Mucha shows the actress with a tiara of lilies, which she wears in the third act." Ann Bridges, Jiri Mucha. Alphonse Mucha. The Complete Graphic Works. Academy Editions London 1980. Page 87 and 164. C12.