Art nouveau vintage Mucha Summer, four seasons

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Lovely vintage Mucha summer four seasons art nouveau wooden hardboard picture collectables piece. Excellent Mucha design featuring a glamorous lady in matt tones wearing a pink flowing dress holding a bouquet, reed floral background and colourful, intricate border in vibrant matt colours towards the bottom in the Mucha signature. It comes in a sleek aluminium frame. The artwork is in excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of the 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,...more

The Fold Antiques

United Kingdom

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