ALFONS MUCHA | Man wearing an armour, costume project for "La Princesse Lointaine"

Sale Renaud, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, October 21^st 1980, lot 129

The drawing is in very good overall condition. One tiny spot barely visible on the upper right part (visible on the photo). The drawing is laid on a thin cardboard. The dimensions of the cardboard are 40 by 24,8 cm. An inscription in black pencil is visible on the top : “Chevalier aux armes vertes” and a number “17” in blue pencil. On the edges of the cardboard, the passe-partout left a mark and the colour on the edges is slightly different than on the rest of the drawing.
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Edmond Rostand's play, La princesse lointaine, was performed at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris from April 1895. Sarah Bernhardt played the part of Mélissinde. Mucha designed a poster showing the famous actress as Mélissinde.