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ALPHONSE MUCHA. Clio. Dated: 1900. Dimensions: book: 20.5 × 14.8 × 2 cm (8 1/16 × 5 13/16 × 13/16 in.). Medium: bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on Chine paper, including 1 illustrated cover heightened with gold, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full-page), and a lower cover device. The cover and 12 illustrations are each present in 3 states, as a monochrome, in color, and as published; the vignette for the lower cover is present in 2 states.

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Author:

Alphonse Mucha (Alfons Maria Mucha) (1860-1939)

Caption:

Clio. Dated: 1900. Dimensions: book: 20.5 × 14.8 × 2 cm (8 1/16 × 5 13/16 × 13/16 in.). Medium: bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on Chine paper, including 1 illustrated cover heightened with gold, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full-page), and a lower cover device. The cover and 12 illustrations are each present in 3 states, as a monochrome, in color, and as published; the vignette for the lower cover is present in 2 states.

Technique/material:

bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on Chine paper, including 1 illustrated cover heightened with gold, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full-page), and a lower cover device. The cover and 12 illustrations are each present in 3 states, as a monochrome, in color, and as published; the vignette for the lower cover is present in 2 states

Museum:

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Credit:

Album / National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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Image size:

2895 x 4345 px | 36.0 MB

Print size:

24.5 x 36.8 cm | 9.7 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ALPHONSE MARIE MUCHA AND ANATOLE FRANCE (AUTHOR) • ART NOVEAU • BOOK COVER • BOUND VOLUME WITH 42 WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS ON CHINE PAPER, INCLUDING 1 ILLUSTRATED COVER HEIGHTENED WITH GOLD, 1 TITLE WITH VIGNETTE, 12 COLOR ENGRAVINGS (7 FULL-PAGE), AND A LOWER COVER DEVICE. THE COVER AND 12 ILLUSTRATIONS ARE EACH PRESENT IN 3 STATES, AS A MONOCHROME, IN COLOR, AND AS PUBLISHED; THE VIGNETTE FOR THE LOWER COVER IS PRESENT IN 2 STATES • CZECH • MODERNISM • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON DC • VOLUME • WOMAN