Rare Original 1897 "JANE” by LOUIS RHEAD – and similar items

Original Classic Art Nouveau 1897 "JANE? by LOUIS RHEAD ? L'Estampe Moderne ? Edition of 2,000 ? with Blindstamp, lower right, in margin RARE, Hard to Find, and Very Collectible Condition A+ ? From newly acquired Premium Volume of the first 50 L'Estampe Moderne bound in prints with protective tissue covers in Hard Bound Binder Original 1897 Multi-color Stone Litho ? Not a copy or a modern reprint. New Conservation Framing ? Including Custom modeled blue/grey Wood Frame, 8ply Museum Mat, UV Acrylic ? Wired and Ready to Hang. Louis John Rhead was born 1857 in Staffordshire, England, studied at the National Art Training School in London and in Paris with Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger. From 1891 to 1894 he continued his studies in London and Paris, influenced by the Swiss-French artist Eugene Grasset?s style, which infused his posters with moral content. Rhead was also influenced by Walter Crane and William Morris, two English artists involved with the Aesthetic movement. In the 1890s Rhead designed nearly one hundred posters. L?Estampe Moderne (Modern Print): was a French monthly publication published between May 1897 and April 1899, which proposed 4 original lithographs in each of its issues. The aim was to promote the art of printmaking by commissioning images from noted Art Nouveau artists, such as Alphonse Mucha, Louis Rhead, Marcel-Lenoir, Henri Boutet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Edward Burne-Jones and Theophile Steinlen. On the introductory prospectus, the first issue is announced at the price of 3.50 francs, for 4 unpublished prints in color, which puts the engraving at less than one franc piece. The annual subscription was 40 francs and the subscriber received two "premium plates" (the first was designed by Alfons Mucha). The first four plates are: Women of Riff of Girardot, Merchant laces of Malteste, Fall of Menard and Corinne of Realier-Dumas. Each engraving was presented in a portfolio folder on which print references were printed and a generally poetic text related to the motif. On each print, unsigned by hand, however, was affixed a colorless dry stamp of authentication representing a head disheveled child. The dimensions are 26.6 cm x 33.4 cm and the paper is a vellum. The circulation was 2,000 copies in current edition and 150 copies on Japan. There were a total of 24 issues, or 96 plates, not including the 6 "premium" plates for subscribers. ? These prints are much sought after in the current art world. ?