Where was sarah bernhardt born

It was his first poster for her, Gismonda , that made him famous and he grew both as a man and an artist through his professional collaboration and friendship with the greatest stage personality of the era. Mucha met Sarah Bernhardt for the first time in late Legend says that on St. All the regular Lemercier artists were on holiday, so Mucha was turned to in desperation.

The long narrow shape, the subtle pastel colours and the stillness of the near life-size figure introduced a note of dignity and sobriety, which were quite startling in their novelty. The posters immediately became objects of desire to collectors, many of whom used clandestine methods to obtain them, either bribing bill stickers or simply going out at night and cutting them down from the hoardings.

Delighted with the success of Gismonda , Sarah Bernhardt immediately offered Mucha a contract to produce stage and costume designs as well as posters. Mucha applied to these posters the same design principle as that he had developed for Gismonda — the use of an elongated format with a single, full-standing figure of the actress placed in a raised shallow alcove like a saint.

The collaboration between Mucha and Sarah Bernhardt was mutually beneficial.

What happened to sarah bernhardt

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