25 1/2x19 inches, 64 3/4x48 1/4 cm. F. Champenois, Paris.
With Zodiac, Mucha reaches the full maturity of his style, with each of his signature design elements in their most fluid and elaborate incarnations. The image was originally published as a calendar by F. Champenois but was quickly bought by La Plume, who began issuing it as a calendar with their own name at the top. The image was a huge success and was ultimately used for a variety of different advertising purposes; at least ten different variations have been identified. This is a previously unrecorded variant, possibly a proof, with registration marks in the corners and within the blank calendarium and the absence of Mucha's printed signature in the print. Brno 8 (var), Lendl 56 (var), Rennert / Weill 19 (var), Mucha Grand Palais 23 (var), Darmstadt 28 (var), Arco p. 85 (var), Sarah Mucha p. 28 (var), Mucha / Henderson 131 (var), Mucha / Posters and Photographs 24 (var), Mucha / Bridges C4a (var), Triumph des Jugendstils 63 (var), Spirit of Art Nouveau p. 79 (var), DFP-II 629 (var), Schardt p. 131 (var).