G. Laporte, Watercolor "la Plume" After Alfons Mucha
La Plume after Alfons MUCHA
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left G. Laporte after Mucha and dated 1915.
Dimensions: H. 96 cm, W. 45 cm
Dimensions with frame: H. 104.5 cm, W. 53.5 cm
Original glazed wooden frame.
Slight indentation along the edge on the middle-left side, small spots of dampness and paper discoloration.
€3,000 each or €5,000 for the pair.
This watercolor is the work of a certain G. Laporte. This unlisted artist drew direct inspiration from La Plume by Alfons Mucha, published between 1897 and 1899 in Paris by the publisher F. Champenois.
Created in 1915, it is therefore virtually contemporary with the lithograph by the Czechoslovakian poster artist who died on the eve of World War II.
In a slightly more streamlined version, Laporte adopts all the hallmarks that made Mucha—a major figure of Art Nouveau—so successful : a graceful female figure with flowing hair, adorned with sumptuous and refined jewelry, wearing a halo decorated with filigree, draped in a flowing tunic, and surrounded by stylized floral motifs.
Period: 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: En l'etat
Material: Paper
Width: 45 cm
Height: 96 cm
Reference (ID): 1842602
Availability: In stock
