Rich, warm pastel tones summons Noveau Bleu phenomenal art featuring the Estie Pen by Esterbrook!

At the turn of the 19th 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 illustration background and became widely and commercially well known through his advertisements for everything from chocolate to cigarettes to laundry detergent.

Living inParis, Muchawas also celebrated for hisidealized female figuresthatwere often based onParisian film starsand glitterati,and his workincluded hisyearsstudying,drawing,and painting film actress and icon, Sarah Bernhardt.His portraits of her were printed aslargescalepostersheralding his commercial workwhich 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 workdirectly from photography.Thusly, his color palette was oftentherich,warm, pasteltonesofphotographs andheusedthese hues to create Mucha women with flowing hair that matched theflourish of his gorgeous lettering and typefaces.

Within this range of color emergesasignatureeaude nilblue thatMucha usedto clothe the womenin lush drapery, illuminate the skies behind them,give them wings and surround them with wavesof water.Our newest addition to our core range ofEsterbookEsties celebrates the innovation of Muchaswork andhisparticular shadesofblue, blended into a material that reflects the celluloid of penmaking past.

IntroducingNouveau Bleu, the latestoffering that joins our other classic colors as a permanent partof the Estie lineup.

As a part of our Core Range, the comfortably balanced Estie Nouveau Blue is offered in ballpoint, rollerball, standard and oversized fountain pen models. It is offered in gold finishes. The material is blended and turned acrylic with a Mucha mix of blues and a highly polished finish.

The Journaler ground forus by nibmeister Gena Salorino and The Scribe by nibmeister Josh Lax.The Estie is also available with an engineered MV Nib Adaptor (sold separately.) The MV Adaptordelivers a vintage nib experience housed in the modern Estie. All vintage Esterbrook nib units arecompatible with this adaptor.

Our nibs are specially manufactured for us in Germany by Jowo. A cushion cap closure provides a secondary seal to ensure a wet point. Ink is filled by a cartridge of ink or a converter, which acts like a syringe to draw ink from a bottle.

**The nib you receive may not be as pictured. Jowo is phasing out the patterned nibs and the newer nibs will be a plain version.**