In 1894, the renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt (1845–1923) tapped the Parisian studio Lemercier to create a last-minute poster for her production of Gismonda. The assignment fell to Czech artist ...

Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) wasn’t just an artist. He was a freemason on a mission to help humanity ascend. The Czech father of French Art Nouveau firmly believed that beauty could spark spiritual ...

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LONDON — Reinhard Mucha’s work is unsettling. His clinical, precise sculptures are often disrupted by found objects or makeshift elements, such as packing tape, bubble wrap, and electrical cabling.

On Christmas Eve 1894, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech junior designer working alone in a Parisian print shop, received a rush order from actress Sarah Bernhardt for a poster advertising her title ...

Alphonse Mucha was a Czech artist known for his unique Art Nouveau illustrations and designs. View Alphonse Mucha’s 5,447 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks ...

The look of art nouveau is so closely associated with the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha that it has sometimes been called “le style Mucha.” His characteristic flowing lines, inspired by botanical motifs ...

Alphonse Mucha in front of his first poster for Sarah Bernhardt The Mucha Trust In the aftermath World War I, artist and designer Alphonse Mucha helped define the image of the newly independent ...

PARIS — Through his early and spectacular success as the preeminent Art Nouveau graphic artist, a psychic burden was foisted upon the Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha. The tragic double-edged sword of ...