MUCHA Alphonse - Lot 306

MUCHA Alphonse Flirt Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile. Circa 1899. Lithographic poster. Imp. F. Champenois - Paris. Uncoated, two metal strips at top and bottom edges, fair condition: yellowed paper, tears and small edge chips. A larger tear along the left border, running down into the foliage, resulting in two small tears. A larger tear along the right border (7 cm) under the "Mucha" signature, resulting in a small gap under the "c"; this tear also runs up between the "i" and the "l" of "Utile". 62.5 x 30 cm (view) Bibliography: Jack Rennert and Alain Weill. Alphonse Mucha. All the posters and panels. Henri Veyrier Paris 1984. Pages 262 and 263. Fig. 72: for Variant 1, Bridge A4, P. 49 (R-color). GP: 179, A. 44. Darmstadt 111, P44. Herscher 14. Franco Maria Ricci. Cookies. A pictorial story of a sweet tradition. Graziella Buccellati. 1983. Page 105. Patrick Lefèvre-Utile. The art of the cookie. Editions Hazan 1995. Page 9.