Rare, Highly Collectible, Original 1898 Cocorico Issue No. 1 Cover Artist, Alphonse Mucha. Mucha’s gorgeous dark blue on teal background cover for the premiere edition of Cocorico. Original 1898 Cocorico No. 1 Cover Not a copy or a modern reprint. Born: July 24, 1860, Ivanice, Czech Republic Died: July 14, 1939, Prague, Czech Republic. Alfons Maria Mucha, known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs. A highly sought after illustrator, at the turn of the 19th century. New Conservation Framing Including Custom Dark Silver Leaf Wood Frame, 8ply Museum Mat, UV Acrylic Wired and Ready to Hang. COCORICO: The painter Paul Boutigny, admirer and friend of Alphonse Mucha, decided to put on the market at the end of the year 1898 the “most artistic and literary humoristic journal” which takes the “defense of the Art Nouveau” to be “luxurious but affordable”. These are the words published as the profession of faith of the first issue that came out of the press on December 31 in Paris. With regard to the history of magazines, Cocorico stands out from the other media then on sale in France: while L’Illustration and the Revue Illustrée, via the Baschet family, partly dominate the sector, there are few to propose resolutely under an accessible form a showcase of artistic modernism, which was been breaking out all over Europe for the past ten years. Cocorico offered a sample of original images signed by emerging artists. The item “Rare Original 1898 Cocorico Issue No. 1 Cover Artist, Alphonse Mucha” is in sale since Friday, January 4, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “trg0001″ and is located in San Carlos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Artist: Alphonse Mucha
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Medium: Lithograph
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Year: 1898
- Features: Signed in the stone
- Width (Inches): 8 5/8″ image, 12″ framed
- Color: Blue-Black over Teal
- Subject: Women
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 11 5/8″ image, 15″ framed
- Print Surface: Smooth Paper