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Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), whose work is indissolubly linked with the Art Nouveau style, was one of the most fascinating artistic personalities of the turn of the 20th century.

He was not only a painter and graphic artist, but also took an interest in sculpture, jewelry, interior decorating, and utilitarian art.

Although it enjoys great popularity today, at the time when he died, Mucha's style was considered outdated. His son, author Jiří Mucha, devoted much of his life to writing about him and bringing attention to his art work.

In his own country, the new authorities were not interested in Mucha. His Slav Epic was rolled and stored for twenty-five years before being shown in Moravsky Krumlov, and a Mucha museum opened in Prague, managed by his grandson John Mucha.

Mucha's work has continued to experience periodic revivals of interest for illustrators and artists. Interest in Mucha's distinctive style experienced a strong revival during the 1960s (with a general interest in Art Nouveau)

Documents decoratifs 1901

Documents decoratifs 1901

Poster to promote the works of Mucha

at 'La Plume,

Paris‘

study 1898

Study for Figures

Decoratives

1905

1903 Aristide Berges pastel

1904 Cardinal Farley oil on

canvas 220 x 135

cm

1903c Decorative panels for the Berge house oil on canvas

Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what was termed initially The Mucha Style but became known as Art Nouveau (French for "new art").

1903c Decorative panels for the Berge house oil on canvas

1903 Nude Oil on canvas 60 x 40 cm

1908 Harmony oil on canvas 136 x 438 cm

Harmony design for stained glass

window

1902 Quo Vadis (Petronius et Eunice) 213.4 x 213.4 cm (self-portrait)

France Embraces Bohemia 1918 1920

Cro

atia

n W

oman

with

App

les

oil

on c

anva

s 76.

4 x

67 c

m

Solit

ude

oil

on

canv

as 6

1.5

x 35

cm

Priv

ate

colle

ctio

n

In 1936 Mucha embarked on yet another mammoth project involving a triptych, 'The Age of Wisdom', 'The Age of Love' and 'The Age of Reason'. They were never completely finished:

'The

Age

of L

ove'

1912 Poster for

'6th Sokol Festival' lithograph

168.5 x 82.5 cm

1925 Poster for the

'8th Sokol Festival Prague' lithograph 123 x

82.7 cm

‘Song of Bohemia' (1918)

1917

Lib

uše,

Prin

cess

of

Bohe

mia

oil

on

can

vas 2

30 x

110

cm

1914

'The

Spr

ing

Fes

tival

of

Song

& M

usic

in P

ragu

e'

1900 Austrian Pavilion at 'L'Exposition Universelle de Paris'

1913 A

Woman in a Folk Costume chalk 34 x 28 cm

A study of a man sitting

1891 Dorotheum

1903

The

Girl

of

Ivan

cice

pen

cil,

char

coal

, wa

terc

olou

r, go

uach

e &

gold

pai

nt o

n bo

ard

43.5

x 2

0 cm

1913

'Reg

iona

l Ex

hibi

tion

at

Ivan

cice‘

lit

hogr

aph

93 x

59

cm

Exhi

bitio

n of

Arc

hite

ctur

e an

d En

gine

erin

g, p

oste

r

1908

'Fish

' cro

mol

ithog

raph

on

can

vas 1

06.7

x 7

4.9

cm

1912 Lottery of

national unity lithograph 128

x 95 cm

1896

Prop

hete

ss

87 x

138

cm

M

ucha

Mus

eum

It was Mucha’s belief that through the creation of beautiful works of art the quality of life would be improved. He also believed that it was his duty as an artist to promote art for ordinary people.

1916

Hed

a

Muc

ha M

useu

m

Seat

ed W

oman

with

flow

ers

embr

oide

red

clo

th. 1

929

Portr

ait

of S

arah

Ber

nhar

dt

oil

on c

anva

s 146

x 8

0 cm

Peonies (Ink and watercolor)Scottish National Gallery

Heraldic Chivalry89 x 136 cmPrivate collection

Easter Chimes Awaken Nature 1896 Desig

n fo

r the

indo

or s

tain

ed g

lass

pan

els

of G

eorg

es F

ouqu

et’s

Bijo

uter

ie, P

aris,

Mus

ée C

arna

vale

t

Woman in the Wilderness (1923)

Also known as Star and Siberia, this painting could be seen to express Mucha's love for Russia and her people. Produced in 1923, this painting may have been Mucha's response to the terrible sufferings endured by the Russian people after the Bolshevik Revolution, which culminated in the Great Famine of 1921.

Woman in the Wilderness

(1923)

In this painting, a Russian peasant

woman, symbolizing the suffering of the

nation, sits quietly with a

gesture of acceptance of her inevitable

fate. However, the star shining above her

indicates hope and spiritual

salvation.

Stud

ies

for

tWom

an i

n th

e W

ilder

ness

When Czechoslovakia won its independence after World War I, Mucha designed the new postage stamps, banknotes, and other government documents for the new state.

Poster for Slavia Mutual Insurance Bank, 1907 "Slavia" (personification of the Slavic people)

Slavia Certificate

Post

er fo

r the

tent

h an

nive

rsar

y of

the

Czec

hoslo

vak

Repu

blic,

19

28

Poster 1903, Agricultural, Industrial and Art fair in the northeast Bohemian town of Horcice, Prague

Poster 1902, Fair in the town of Vyskove

Painted in Chicago in 1909, depicts American actress Maude Adams in the role of Joan of Arc in Friedrich Schiller's “Maid of Orleans”. The portrait was made specifically for the first night (6/22/1909) performance and was displayed as a poster for the event. Mucha also designed the costumes and sets and supervised the direction. Mucha designed the ornate gilded frame.

Maude Adams (1872–1953) as Joan of ArcMetropolitan Museum

Portr

ait

of J

osep

hine

Cra

ne B

radl

ey a

s Sl

avia

(19

08)

Natio

nal

Galle

ry in

Pra

gue.

Sound: Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor Op.53 (B108)III. Finale. Allegro giocoso ma non troppo (Chung Kyung-Wha, Violin)

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