256
256
c. 1899
watercolor, graphite and ink on paper sight: 8 h × 9⅝ w in (20 × 24 cm)
watercolor, graphite and ink on paper sight: 8 h × 9⅝ w in (20 × 24 cm)
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $3,810
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This is a preliminary sketch for the fourth panel (Old Age) of Mucha’s Ages of Man series. The images show a young boy growing into an old man, always accompanied by a doting female muse. The drawing style is typical of Mucha’s preparatory studies.
literature: (all var but PAI): Rennert/Weill, 47, Var. 1; Lendl/Prague, p. 174-175; PAI-XCI, 342
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.