Sarah Bernhardt considered ‘La Dame aux Camélias’ by Alexandre Dumas to be the key drama in her repertoire. Bernhardt played the title role, the courtesan Camille, who is dying of consumption and releases her lover from his promise to marry her.

Mucha captures the tragedy of the tale with shocking impact. The grief-stricken heroine leans back wearily, flanked by a background of silver stars. In her hair is a white camellia. Another camellia, this time symbolising death, is held up by a hand at the bottom of the poster.

Camelias -  Eduardo Naranjo , 1997.

Spanish, b. 1944 -