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Le Grand Siècle de l’Affiche · Les Maîtres de l’Affiche
Pl 27 - Alfons Mucha
Alphonse Mucha · Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, vol. 1 (Imprimerie Chaix, Paris), 1895
What it is
Plate 27 of volume one of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, dated 1895 on the source page — the year Mucha's theatrical poster work made him famous almost overnight in Paris.
Why it matters
The Chaix portfolio reprinted his design as a small stone lithograph, keeping the pale flesh tones, the ornamental halo forms and the long vertical format that became his signature. Digitised by the Bibliothèque nationale de France from its bound copy of the series.
What to notice
Mucha at the exact moment the Paris poster trade decided he mattered.
For one decade, the street was the gallery.
Provenance
- School
- Belle Époque — the Affiche (France)
- Designer
- Alphonse Mucha
- Printer / house
- Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
- Format
- One-sheet
- Poster published
- Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, vol. 1 (Imprimerie Chaix, Paris), 1895
- Source
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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