Alphonse Marie Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939)

Designed by Mucha for Chocolat Masson, Spring forms one of the four seasons which would complete the 1897 calendar promoting their brand Chocolat Mexican. With deft and delicate handling Mucha has applied a symphony of rich colour flowering under the arched top of this work. In the same year, Mucha was given a major retrospective at the Salon des Cent, where he showed a staggering 448 works.
We are grateful to John Mucha of the Mucha Foundation for confrming the authenticity of the present work.