19th Century European Paintings, including<br>German, Austrian, Hungarian & Slavic Paintings<br>The Orientalist Sale, and<br>The Scandinavian Sale

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Lot 41
  • 41

After Alphonse Mucha Czech, 1860-1939

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Description

  • Alphonse Mucha
  • The Four Precious Stones: Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby and Topaz

  • Emerald: bears signature and dated Mucha 1902 l.r.; Amethyst: bears signature and dated Mucha 1902 l.l.; Ruby: unsigned; Topaz: bears signature and dated Mucha / 1902 l.l.

  • oil on canvas laid on panel
  • each: 102 by 42cm., 40 1/4 by 16 1/2 in. (4)

Provenance

Boza Oumiroff, 1902
Mrs Tvrzicky (daughter of the above)
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 1988, lot 329

Catalogue Note

The Russian singer Boza Oumiroff was a friend and supporter of Mucha, and patron to numerous Czech artists in Paris at the turn of the century. 

For illustrations of the posters upon which the present works are based see Jiri Mucha, Marina Henderson and Aaron Scharf, Alphonse Mucha, Londo, 1971, pp. 75-77.