Alphonse Mucha
Waverley Cycles
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Retro & vintage posters
La Plume
Alphonse Mucha, 1896
A woman in profile with a jewelled headdress, encircled by the signs of the zodiac. Mucha's calendar design for La Plume is as decorative as it is practical.
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About this artwork
This 1896 poster by Alphonse Mucha was made as a calendar for La Plume. A woman is shown in profile, wearing a jewelled headdress, and behind her head runs a ring of zodiac signs. Leafy borders and scattered stars frame the figure, and a calendar panel gives the design its practical purpose. The flowing, ornamental treatment of the woman and the plant forms is typical of Art Nouveau, the style in which Mucha worked while living in Paris. He was widely known for stylised, decorative posters, and this one shows how he could combine a portrait, symbolism and lettering in a single, balanced composition.
On your wall: Its ornamental detail and astrological theme suit a study, a reading corner, a hallway or a bedroom, especially in rooms with a vintage or Art Nouveau character.
- Title
- La Plume
- Artist
- Alphonse Mucha
- Year
- 1896
- Style
- Retro & vintage posters
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha, born Alfons Maria Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist. He lived in Paris during the Art Nouveau period and became widely known for his highly stylised, decorative theatrical posters, especially those made for Sarah Bernhardt. His illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels and designs number among the period's best-known images.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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