{"product_id":"esterbrook-estie-nouveau-bleu-gold-trim-fountain-pen","title":"Esterbrook Estie Nouveau Bleu Regular Size Gold Trim Fountain Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eAt the turn of the 19th century, the artist Alphonse Mucha was at the height of his career. A fine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eartist,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eLiving in Paris, Mucha was also celebrated for his idealized female figures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ethat were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e often based on Parisian film stars and glitterati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, and his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e work included his years studying, drawing, and painting film actress and icon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eSarah Bernhardt. His portraits of her were printed as large-scale posters heralding his commercial work which took advantage of new advances in printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIn 1887, the invention of celluloid film paved the way for Mucha to become the first artist to work directly from photography. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThusly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, his color palette was often the rich, warm, pastel tones of photographs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e he used these hues to create Mucha women with flowing hair that matched the flourish of his gorgeous lettering and typefaces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eWithin this range of color emerges a signature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eeau de nil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e blue that Mucha used to clothe the women in lush drapery, illuminate the skies behind them, give them wings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e surround them with waves of water. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eOur newest addition to our core range of Esterbook Estie’s celebrates the innovation of Mucha’s work and his particular shades of blue, blended into a material that reflects the celluloid of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003epen making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e past. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIntroducing Nouveau Bleu, the latest offering that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ejoins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e our other classic colors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eas a permanent part of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e the Estie lineup.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eAs a part of our Core Range, the comfortably balanced Estie Nouveau Blue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eis offered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e in ballpoint, rollerball, standard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan 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data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe fountain pen is available in a complete range of points for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ethe way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e you write. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eWe offer a variety of standard nib sizes: extra fine, fine, medium, broad \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e 1.1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003estub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eWe also offer two proprietary nibs as a part of our custom nib program: The “Journaler” ground for us by nibmeister Gena Salorino and The “Scribe” 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The MV Adaptor delivers a vintage nib experience housed in the modern Estie. 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