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Alphonse Mucha, "Ilse, Princess of Tripoli" illustrations [Part 2, Chapter 1] (both sides No. 57 & 58)
The girls were running along the beach, their voices like silk swaying in the sea breeze. Their white skin was wet with sunlight, and their laughter and splashes melted into the ocean's turbulent waves. The gaze of the young girl, Tentilla, was quieter than anyone else, dreaming of that moment.
Work Description
This scene is an illustration for a passage in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of "Ilse of Tripoli," depicting young girls frolicking before bathing. In the story, Tentyra and her friends are depicted in a delicate manner as they enjoy bathing at the seashore, and emotions such as jealousy, friendship, and admiration intersect.
In the illustration for No. 57, women are depicted strikingly as they head off to bathe, their soft naked bodies fluctuating between shyness and dynamism. By decoratively intertwining fluttering clothing with flocks of birds, Mucha expresses the sea, sky, and the vitality of nature as one poetic world.
No. 58 depicts the moment when Tentilla is moved to tears by the innocent words of the other girls, and quietly takes off her clothes as she heads to the shore. Her figure, depicted from behind, is beautiful and ephemeral, symbolizing the coexistence of innocence and emotional maturity. The repeated plant patterns and wave decorations in the background celebrate the harmony with nature that is a characteristic of the Art Nouveau style, and add a fantastical quality that is unique to Mucha.
This scene goes beyond a simple everyday scene; it is a poetic moment that visualizes the awakening of youthful sensibility and the delicate fluctuations of emotion.
This work is included in the lavishly illustrated book "Ilse of Tripoli," published in German in 1901.
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Title : Illustration from "Ilse, Princess of Tripoli"
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Artist : Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
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Year of production : 1901
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Technique : Color lithograph (double-sided printing)
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Size : Approx. 30 x 20 cm (paper surface)
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