Stone lithograph color plate of AMEN from Alphonse Mucha's masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. This plate features shimmering gold detail in some of the lettering and design elements. Mucha considered Le Pater and the murals for The Slav Epic his masterworks. In The Sun newspaper of January 5, 1900 Mucha called this the work that he "had put (his) soul into" (quoted in Thomas Negovan's Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism, 2019)

Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henri Piazza in Paris in an edition of 510, 1899. 15.5 x 11.25 inches (40 x 28.5 cm). Block of toning from prior matting, small ink stain to right edge, mounting remnants to verso, else fine. 

Mucha "illustrates the process of stylisation and simplification that transforms a drawing from nature to an object for practical use [...] The compatibility of design and material is emphasized in applications of an identical motif on tableware, lace or jewelry. Examples for graphic artists include studies of nude or draped figures and of heads. Mucha's drawings and applied designs show virtuosity that surpasses technical ability. The publication was considered an invaluable textbook for artisans and designers and was used by art students in France and abroad, including Russia." (V. Arwas et al. Alphonse Mucha The Spirit of Art Nouveau (Alexandria, VA: 1998), p.310)