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Pastel on grey paper. Signed lower left: “Mucha”. According to the expert opinion prepared by Jana Orlíková, “The beautiful reclining woman, the drapery and the atmosphere of the site testifies to Mucha's life, his admiration of female beauty, and his work with light. Here the light comes in from a window behind the subject's bed, illuminating from the right the scene playing out in the mysteriously dusky room. This is an authentic work by Alphonse Mucha that is part of a rare group of his pastels.”