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MUCHA POSTER JOB CIGARETTE TOBACCO ART NOUVEAU

MUCHA POSTER JOB CIGARETTE TOBACCO ART NOUVEAU
Item# 1122
$9.99

Product Description

The2FunAdGuyz offer a new print of what many consider one of the finest posters of Alphonse Mucha. Job Cigarette Papers was Mucha’s client and the poster was done in the late 1890s. While it had a great impact at that time, this poster was also a favorite of the “children of the sixties”, who had some interest in rolling papers. The fact is that whatever was rolled in the papers, smoking would never quite be the same after viewing the poster. An incredibly sensual “earth mother” dominates the poster. She is seen smoking a cigarette whose smoke floats behind her in much the same way her long hair floats behind her, eventually falling to the ground. She has a “JOB” broach at her bosom and a package of JOB papers in her left hand. The air of mystery that surrounds her invites you to speculate about her thoughts and state of mind as she is caught in the pleasure of the moment. You will love this work.

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Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is considered one of a handful of artists who created what later came to be known as the French Art Nouveau movement. As the world moved from the nineteenth to the twentieth century there was a new aesthetic—and Mucha’s name is, arguably, among the most important of that period. What Mucha, Beardsley and others achieved was the integration of art into the lives of “the common man”. Everything—including commercial applications—can be made more beautiful. Advertisements—particularly posters—even the labels of products could be beautiful. When Mucha died in 1939, the world he left us was decidedly more beautiful, both because of what he did and his tremendous influence on others. Ironically, he died of a heart attack just a short time after The Nazi Invasion of Czechoslovakia and after the Gestapo had questioned him.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.


Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 16.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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