$500
Limited Edition of 510; from "Le Pater" ("The Lord's Prayer"), 1899, and titled "Lead Us Not Into Temptation But Deliver Us From Evil"; measures approximately 17-3/4" x 13-3/4" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 15-3/4" x 11-3/4"; signed and dated (99') in plate in the bottom right. Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist best known for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs. Mucha considered his publication "Le Pater" to be his printed masterpiece, and referred to it in the New York Sun of 5 January 1900 as what he had "put [his] soul into it". Printed on 20 December 1899, Le Pater was Mucha's occult examination of the themes of The Lord's Prayer and only 510 copies were produced.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-05-16
