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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Although it enjoys great popularity today, at the time when he died, Mucha's style was considered outdated.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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