Art nouveau vintage Mucha Autumn, four seasons

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Beautiful vintage Mucha art nouveau wooden hardboard picture collectables wall art piece. Four Seasons Autumn wooden hardboard picture featuring a glamorous lady in an elegant dress holding a tray of apples with a chair and shoal draped in the background, with an intricate border and extra floral detail, a lovely design in matt tones. Sleek aluminium frame. It comes in excellent vintage condition, showing a few signs on an original patina. Height: 70cm Length: 31cm Width: 2cm 'The Seasons' was Mucha's first set of decorative panels, and it became one of his most popular series. It was so popular that Champenois asked Mucha to produce at least two more sets based on the same theme in 1897 and 1900. Designs for a further two sets also exist. The idea of personifying the seasons was nothing new - examples could be found in the works of the Old Masters and Champenois's other publications. However, Mucha's nymph-like women, set against the seasonal views of the countryside, breathed new life into the classic theme. In the four panels shown here, Mucha captures the moods of the seasons - innocent Spring, sultry Summer, fruitful Autumn and frosty Winter, and together they represent...more

The Fold Antiques

United Kingdom

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