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Alphonse Mucha "Water Lilies" 1902 Antique postcard (addressed)

Sale price¥132,000

Blooming alongside prayers on the quiet waterside.

This work, "Water Lilies" by Alphonse Mucha, is an antique postcard depicting a woman sitting on a tranquil lakeside, gently offering a single flower to the water. In the background, the rising sun creates a double halo, and the woman's soft profile and the flowing drapery are composed to symbolize the harmony between nature and man.

The appeal of this postcard lies not only in its highly decorative Art Nouveau composition and beauty, but also in its memory as an actual postal item sent in 1902. On the right side are the carefully written French words "Meilleurs compliments (With greetings)" and "From Mme Lévy."

The address side reveals that it was sent to an unmarried woman from a post office in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on December 30, 1902. The postal type is listed as "Imprimé (printed matter)" and the addressee is "Poste restante française" in Constantinople (now Istanbul) during the Ottoman Empire.
This piece, a journey alongside art, quietly exudes the elegant aesthetic sense of the Belle Époque and a sense of international cultural exchange, creating a one-of-a-kind piece in which the beauty of the painting and brushstrokes resonate with one another.

Artist : Alphonse Mucha
Title of work : Water lily (Nymphaea)
Production year : circa 1902
Condition : Antique postcard with handwriting (right side) and stamp and handwriting (address side)
Size : Approx. 14 x 9 cm


Artist / Title : Alphonse Mucha / Nymphaea (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 "Water Lilies" 1902 Antique postcard (addressed) Sale price¥132,000

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