The Four Seasons

1000 Eurographics (48.9 x 67.3)
The Four Seasons
Alfons Mucha
Production Date Unknown

This is a lovely smart cut version of this puzzle. It was completed by my wife while we were dating several years ago. The quality is very good and the unique shapes make for an enjoyable puzzling experience.

From Wikipedia:
The Seasons or Four Seasons is the name of three different color lithograph series produced by Czech visual artist Alphonse Mucha. They were produced in 1896, 1897, and 1900. This is a representation of the 1896 series.

The Seasons, published in 1896, served as the first series Mucha produced during his time with Champenois. The Seasons depicted four different women in floral settings representing the seasons of the year: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Each panel was sized 103 by 54 centimetres (41 in × 21 in).

Each of the seasons has a characteristic flair to their allegorical depictions. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter are portrayed as innocent, sultry, fruitful, and frosty, respectively.

Summer is adorned with red poppies in her hair, the figure is seen leaning on a grapevine and bathing her feet in shallow water. Autumn is depicted as a wearing a wreath of chrysanthemums in her brunette hair. She is also seen gathering grapes from a vine. Mucha represents Spring as a blonde figure in a translucent white dress standing under a tree and holding a lyre. Meanwhile, Winter is depicted as a figure draped in a pale green cape and sheltering from the cold, standing next to a snow-capped bush.