Theatre de la renaissance - Les Maitre de l'Affiche - 1896

Mucha poster reading Lorenzaccio, a play in five acts and an epilogue by Alfred de Musset, adapted by Mr. Armand d'Artois, Sarah Bernhardt, A.D. 1896; Theatre de la Renaissance. 1896. - Alphonse (Alfons) Maria Mucha (Czech; 1860-1939): One of the main exponents of Art Nouveau (chief work done in France); painter; graphic artist; designer of stained-glass windows, furniture, carpets, stage sets; important book illustrator and calendar artist; major figure in poster history, his first Bernhardt poster winning him fame.