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La dame aux camelias--Sarah Bernhardt Theatre de la Renaissance/ Mucha. – Historic Print

La dame aux camelias--Sarah Bernhardt Theatre de la Renaissance/ Mucha., Paris : Imp. F. Champenois, [1896] — vintage poster
La dame aux camelias--Sarah Bernhardt Theatre de la Renaissance/ Mucha., Paris : Imp. F. Champenois, [1896]. Vintage poster from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Mucha's tall, two-sheet poster for Sarah Bernhardt's *La Dame aux camélias* stands out for its narrow, vertical format, which suits the slender figure of the actress and the flowers that give the play its name. The sheet was printed by F. Champenois in Paris, and it advertised a production at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, the house where Bernhardt was the star and Mucha's most important patron. Alexandre Dumas fils's story of Marguerite Gautier, a Parisian courtesan who dies of consumption, was one of the actress's signature roles, and Mucha's decorative style helped make such posters a fashionable part of city life.

Created / publishedParis : Imp. F. Champenois, [1896]
Medium1 print (poster, 2 sheets) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 207 cm.
GenreTheatrical posters French 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900.
NotesPurchase; (DLC/PP-2000:097).
SubjectsBernhardt, Sarah,--1844-1923.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,352 × 5,361 px · prints to 15 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-213759

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