Rare, Highly Collectible, Original 1899 Wood Block print Cocorico Issue No. 24 ? Artist, Alphonse Mucha, Signed in the plate ? Mucha's striking woodcut in black ink on rough, thick brown textured cover for 1899 edition of Cocorico Original 1899 Cocorico No. 24 Cover ? Not a copy or a modern reprint. Alphonse Mucha Born: July 24, 1860, Ivan?ice, 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 Illustree, 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.