The Times of the Day

Alphonse Mucha

The Times of the Day (Alphonse Mucha) — The Times of the Day · Alphonse Mucha · 1899.

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Unframed at this size — framing is available on 16×24 and 24×36.

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About this work

Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
Year: 1899
Medium: Colour lithograph (four decorative panels)
Collection: Mucha Trust / private collections; impressions in public collections
Movement: Art Nouveau
Series: The Times of the Day

Four panels, each with a woman in a landscape framed by an ornamental arch like a Gothic window: Morning Awakening, seated in pink on a tree as the day begins; Brightness of Day, raising her arms amid yellow daisies under full sun; Evening Contemplation, leaning among pale trees under a pink sky; and Night's Rest, asleep with closed eyes beneath thin trees in moonlight. Mucha designed the set in Paris in 1899, and F. Champenois printed it as colour lithographs for framing, following the success of The Seasons, The Flowers and The Arts. The pointed-arch frames, filled with mauve and pink blossoms, set the series apart from his earlier panels with their circular haloes, and the delicate colours match the mood of each hour. The four were also issued together on a single sheet.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12 in • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Times of the Day in the public domain?

Yes. Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Mucha Trust / private collections; impressions in public collections.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Times of the Day painted, and in what medium?

The Times of the Day dates from 1899 and was made in colour lithograph (four decorative panels).

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Times of the Day (Alphonse Mucha) — The Times of the Day · Alphonse Mucha · 1899. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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