If ever a single event in the art world could be pinpointed as the start of a new epoch, it would have to be the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards of Paris on January 1, 1895. Between Cheret's frothy baubles and Toulouse-Lautrec's impudent jibes there appeared a vision of serene beauty: a paean to the most renowned actress of her day, presented with all the reverence due a Byzantine princess. Paris was bowled over; an obscure illustrator became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly discussed seriously as an art form in circles which would have before not even deigned to grant them a passing mention. The poster which created such a stir deserves every bit of its fame. Mucha's masterly composition, his unerring eye for decorative detail, flawless draftsmanship and an exquisitely delicate sensitivity for muted colors combined with his skill in lithography to produce a masterpiece.
Giclee Prints are printed on heavy matte finish 180gsm German art paper using the finest Canon archival inks. Entry Level Art Prints are printed on 250Gsm satin paper. Quality Frame with a single white matboard and Acrylic glazing.
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Stretched Canvas is stretched by hand over 1.5" thick pine bars and printed on cotton poly matte finish canvas. Each is canvas hand coated with Hahnemuhle UV/Archive coating, these are Swiss quality best in industry canvases.
All our images are digitized from the original negative , printed and assembled in Switzerland to museum standards by our master printer.
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Artwork in this collection is from our own archives or licensed archives. Reproduction rights are reserved by the copyright owner. All of our prints' sizes refers to paper size. Our image sizes vary from image to image and respect the original ratio of the original poster. This means that there is a varying white border on all sides to keep the original ratio true to the original.
