Clio
Alphonse Marie Mucha and Anatole France (author) · 1900 · bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on China paper, including illustrated title heightened with gold metallic paint, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full
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About this picture
Clio is a public-domain illustration by Alphonse Marie Mucha and Anatole France (author), dated 1900. Bound volume with 42 wood-engraved illustrations on China paper, including illustrated title heightened with gold metallic paint, 1 title with vignette, 12 color engravings (7 full. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Clio” (1900) uses the looping line and floral frame Mucha made famous in his Paris posters.
About the artist
Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) was a Czech artist whose Paris posters, especially for Sarah Bernhardt, defined the looping line and floral frames of Art Nouveau.
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