Original French Signed 'Hessian Horse Woman' Circus Lithograph L'Estampe Moderne 1898 Art Nouveau era. By Richard Ranft Limited Edition.

Entitled L'Ecuyere (Hessian Horse Woman), this beautiful Antique original French Lithograph is from issue #12 April 1898 of the famed L'Estampe Moderne series.

By Swiss artist Richard Ranft (1862-1931), it depicts a pretty female circus performer on a beautiful horse as she rides around the ring, against a background of clowns and circus props.

Signed in the plate lower right and bearing the official blind stamp of authenticity, it measures 12" x 16" and with some general yellowing and a small smudge to the margins and a tiny tear lower right, is in good Antique condition.

L'Estampe Moderne series consisted of 4 limited edition (1050) lithographs, issued in a cover by Alphonse Mucha, between 1897 and 1899 at an original cost of 3 francs 50 centimes.