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Alphonse Mucha "La Traviata" 1902 Antique postcard (with handwritten poem)

Sale price¥275,000

A work that depicts the light and shadow of life, where poetry and art resonate together.

This painting of La Dame aux Camélias by Alphonse Mucha is an antique postcard based on the poster for Alexandre Dumas fils' masterpiece play, La Dame aux Camélias. The play stars Sarah Bernhardt, the queen of fin de siècle Paris.

The figure of a woman in a white dress, surrounded by camellia flowers and with her back turned, exudes both transience and dignity. This work is a perfect fusion of performing arts and Art Nouveau within Mucha's distinctive decorative arch composition.

What makes this postcard special is that it contains a beautifully handwritten poem that was sent from Lille in the north of France on February 1, 1902.
The sender, Emile Brongeur, addressed the recipient, "Mademoiselle," to write a philosophical and lyrical poem: "Life is not all joy or all sorrow. Laugh like a spring reed, cry like a winter wind, and enjoy everything, even if it is only the shadow of a dream."

This leaf, in which beautiful decorative art and French poetry overlap across time, can be said to be a valuable document that condenses onto one page the literary, theatrical, and epistolary culture of the late 19th century .


Artist : Alphonse Mucha
Title : The Lady of the Camellias
Production year : 1902
Condition : Antique postcard with handwritten poem (dated February 1, 1902)
Size : Approx. 14 x 9 cm


Artist / Title : Alphonse Mucha / La Dame aux Camélias (Antique Postcard, ca.1902)

*The frame in the image is for reference only. Please contact us regarding framing.

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Introduction to Mucha postcards | A simple explanation of all types and history including the Chino and Job versions (separate site)

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This work is an original antique print made over 100 years ago.

All works sold at Rivoli Antiques are genuine works of artistic value that were printed at the time, and are not later reproductions or copies.

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Alphonse Mucha "La Traviata" 1902 Antique postcard (with handwritten poem)
Alphonse Mucha "La Traviata" 1902 Antique postcard (with handwritten poem) Sale price¥275,000

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