Esterbrook Estie Oversized Fountain Pen - Nouveau Bleu with Palladium Trim

Nouveau Bleu celebrates the innovation of Alphonse Mucha’s work and his particular shades of blue.

At the turn of the 19^th century, the artist Alphonse Mucha was at the height of his career. A fine artist, whose name is now synonymous with the art nouveau style, the Czech Mucha came from an background in illustration and became widely and commercially well-known through his advertisements for everything from chocolate to cigarettes to laundry detergent. Living in Paris, Mucha was also celebrated for his idealized female figures that were often based on Parisian film stars and glitterati. His work included his years studying, drawing, and painting film actress and icon, Sarah Bernhardt. His portraits of her were printed as large-scale posters heralding his commercial work which took advantage of new advances in printing.

In 1887, the invention of celluloid film paved the way for Mucha to become the first artist to work directly from photography. Thus, his color palette was often the rich, warm, pastel tones of photographs and he used these hues to create the famous Mucha women with flowing hair that matched the flourish of his gorgeous lettering and typefaces.

Within this range of color emerges a signature eau de nil blue that Mucha used to clothe the women in lush drapery, illuminate the skies behind them, give them wings, and surround them with waves of water.

The Estie Nouveau Bleu celebrates the innovation of Mucha’s work and his particular shades of blue which have been blended into the material of this pen that reflects the celluloid in the pen-making of the past.

Specifications:

• Material: Blended, hand-turned acrylic
• Trim: Palladium
• Length: 150 mm / 5.9 inches (capped) | 170 mm / 6.7 inches (posted)
• Weight: 24 gr / 0.8 oz
• Cap: Cushion closure
• Nib: #6 JoWo
• Available Nib Sizes: Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, Stub 1.1, Flex Extra Fine, Flex Fine, Journaler, Needlepoint, Scribe, Techo
• Filling: Cartridge/converter

Note: The Techo nib will be available on this model but due to the bespoke nature of this nib, there may be a delay of up to 4 weeks (for Gold). We have a limited stock of silver Techo nibs, but a delay may occur for these as well.