Two Girls Reading

ca. 1900

Not on view

Alphonse Mucha was at the forefront of the Art Nouveau movement at the turn of the twentieth century. This drawing was likely a study for an advertisement, book cover, poster, or another work of graphic design as indicated by the area left vacant between the two figures, which would have contained text in the final version. The study showcases Mucha's skill at rendering figures with hyper-realist precision.

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Title: Two Girls Reading
Artist: Alphonse Mucha (Czech, Ivančice 1860–1939 Prague)
Date: ca. 1900
Medium: Graphite, ink, and gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (44.2 × 31.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.16.25
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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