L'Estampe Moderne

L'Estampe Moderne appeared in 1897-1899 as a series of 24 monthly fascicles, each of 4 original lithographs, priced at 3 francs 50 centimes and printed by Imprimerie Champenois of Paris.

The richly lithographed prints had as a blindstamp (or embossed device), the imprint of a young woman's profile in the lower right corner.

Each issue came in a paper cover bearing an original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha.

The publisher offered two extra lithographs a year, the "planches de prime", as an incentive to prospective subscribers.

The aim was to promote the art of printmaking by commissioning images from noted Art Nouveau artists, such as Alphonse Mucha, Louis Rhead, Marcel-Lenoir, Henri Boutet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Edward Burne-Jones and Théophile Steinlen.