[Wall size poster] Mucha '8th Sokol Festival
Mucha, Alphonse
Verkäufer Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australien
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. August 2017
Verkäufer Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australien
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. August 2017
Beschreibung
Spectacular very large format Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau vintage poster made for the '8th Sokol Festival Prague. The Sokol movement (from the Slavic word for falcon) was a youth sport movement and gymnastics organisation founded in 1862 by Miroslav Tyr and Jindřich Fügner. The Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech nationalism through the organisation of gymnastic festivals called Slets. This poster advertises a celebration planned to coincide with the sporting events, a pageant which would take place on an island on the river Vltava with spectators seated on both sides. As it happened, the event nearly ended in tragedy. Barges filled with singing actors were struck by a strong gust of wind on their way to the island. They were separated from the boat towing them and were carried down the river by the wind towards a weir. Panic ensued and it was only by good fortune that no one was drowned. Source Mucha Trust. Image Size: 820mm x 1210mm (32.2" x 47.6"). Condition: In good condition, laid onto archival linen. Technique: Lithograph printed in colour. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers MUCHA 109 POSTER
Bibliografische Details
Titel: [Wall size poster] Mucha '8th Sokol Festival
Erscheinungsdatum: 1926
Einband: No Binding
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: 1st Edition
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