19th-Century European Art
19th-Century European Art
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Alphonse Mucha
Tête Byzantine, Brunette
Auction Closed
February 5, 09:31 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Alphonse Mucha
Czech 1860 - 1939
Tête Byzantine, Brunette
signed lower left: Mucha
watercolor and gouache on paper, laid on card
sheet: 21 ⅜ by 18 ¾ in.; 54.3 by 47.6 cm
framed: 24 ¼ by 21 ¾ in.; 61.6 by 55.2 cm
Alphonse Mucha’s circular composition features the profile of a brunette woman wearing an ornate tiara with pendants encrusted with pearls and various shimmering jewels. Bands of vegetal arabesques and celestial motifs form a decorative circular border around her, evoking the iconography of ancient Byzantine design. Her long dark hair cascades past the circular border in effortless waves, enhancing her ethereal appearance.