61: NINE POST CARDS AFTER ALPHONSE MUCHA MURALS

(1910)
The collection of nine postcards presenting illustrations after Mucha's commission for murals decorating the columns and ceiling of the circular salon of the Lord Mayor's Hall in Prague's Municipal House. The designs celebrate the heroic past of the Czech people and the unity of the Slav nations. The images illustrating these postcards consist of 8 column designs and an overall view of the hall in halftone reproduction on card stock, circa 1910.

The 8 Pendentives of the Virtues (starting upper left and going clockwise).

-Fighting Spirit, Jan Zizka.

-Loyalty, Jan Amos Komensky.

-Creativity, Vilem of Pernstein.

-Watchfulness, Chod border guard.

-Indomitability, Jan Rohac of Duba.

-Independence, King Jiri of Podebrady.

-Justice, Jan Hus.

-Maternal Spirit, Eliska Premyslovna.

This group was featured in the Hallmark Exhibition - 2005.

Professionally framed and matted in archival materials.
Images measure 4.75 x 3.25 inches each, the frame is 23 x 17 inches.
Apparently the condition is very good, very clean, intact, no visible stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears. None have been examined outside the frame.
Provenance: The Estate of Robert Allan Haas.
$200 - $400