184 - Alfons MUCHA (1860–1939); Henri JOFFROY (engraver).
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Estimate €300 - €400

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Alfons MUCHA (1860–1939); Henri JOFFROY (engraver). [Self-portrait in a Russian shirt; untitled]. 1897. Woodcut, image measuring approx. 15 x 12 cm. (sheet approx. 32.5 x 25 cm, slight browning at the margins). A fine print from this sheet, based on a drawing by Alfons Mucha which here evokes his famous ‘Self-Portrait in a Russian Shirt’, wood-engraved by Henri Joffroy (1842–?), a pupil of Yon and Perrichon. Printed on paper that appears to be a fine pearlescent Japanese paper. Mucha’s signature on the print, ‘Mucha 97’, and an autograph signature in pencil in the bottom right-hand corner of the figure. Autograph inscription signed by Alfons Mucha, in pencil: ‘To my dearest friend, / Mr Charles Masson / With all my heart’ (an ‘e’ at the end of the word ‘cher’ has been erased) / signature / Paris, 12 August 1897’. This extremely rare plate dates precisely from the time of publication of one of the finest works illustrated by Mucha, *Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli* (1897), published by Editions d’Art H. Piazza in Paris. The art publisher Charles Masson was working with Henri Piazza at the time, and this print appears clearly to have been presented by the artist as a token of gratitude for their joint work on this book. Provenance: Charles Masson (1858–1931), by descent.

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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Atlases. Architectural drawings. Normandy.

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184 - Alfons MUCHA (1860–1939); Henri JOFFROY (engraver). See original version (French)

184 - Alfons MUCHA (1860–1939); Henri JOFFROY (engraver).
See original version (French)