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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.

Born in Moravia in 1860, Alphonse Mucha moved to Paris in his 20s and went on to become one of the greatest exponents of the art nouveau style. In 1900 Alfons Mucha took part in the Paris World Exposition, evoking general attention with his wall decorations in Bosnia and Herzegovina's pavilion. In 1904 Alfons Mucha went to America, where he produced wall decorations, stages settings and portraits during a prolonged stay in New York. Alongside he taught drawing and composition at the Chicago Art Institute. After Mucha's return to his home country, shortly before World War I, he dedicated considerable time to lithographic work.

Self-portrait, sketching in his apartment, Paris

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s 97

x 50

cm

Comedy (1908) study for a mural for the German Theatre, New York

1920

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6 x

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cm

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x 51

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m

1920 Young Girl In A Moravian Costume (detail)

1894 Spirit of Spring oil on canvas 66 x 41 cm

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Portriat of Mucha's

Sister, Angela

(c.1880)

Portriat of Mucha's Sister, Anna (c.1885)

1924

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1924-25c Jaroslava Mucha, Mucha's daughter in a study for Slavia (detail)

MuseWoman with a Burning Candle 1933.

Woman with a Burning Candle 1933 (Detail)

Christmas in America 1919

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Coat

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2

Portrait of Milada Cerny

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(190

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908-

17)

Portr

ait

of M

ucha

's W

ife, M

aruš

ka (1

905)

Jaroslava and Jiri - The Artist's Children. 1919

1908

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Woman with Flowers and

Feathers1905

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65 c

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of E

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Portrait of Mme. Mucha

with Mistletoe 1903 (Private

Collection)

Fairy with Iris flowers, Ca. 1885-1890

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s 189

2

Study For Spring

(detail)

1925

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slava

(192

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st 1

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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 artwork. 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.

Portr

ait

of a

Girl

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3

The Artists Daughter

Original artwork for 'March'

Girl from Montenegro

Study of drapery

1900Drawing

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child

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The song. Study. Pastel & aquarelle on paper 19,5 x 38 cm. Collection Doi

The interior design of the Large Hall of Prague Hlahol was complemented in 1921 by Alfons Mucha with his last large major work – the lunette "The Song" (not however installed until 1934).

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Head of a Girl

1897

Mel

anch

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1903

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trait

of

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ame

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whi

te c

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1920 Fate

Nativity (c. 1934)

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth

Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy

Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is

the Kingdom of

heaven

Blessed are they which

are persecuted

for righteousnes

s sake for theirs is the Kingdom of

heaven

1905

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onna

of

the

Lilie

s st

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1903

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Madonna of the Lilies

oil on canvas 24.7 x 18.2 cm

1905

Madonna of the Lilies 1905 (details)In 1902 Mucha was asked to decorate a church in Jerusalem dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The project was later cancelled but not before Mucha had created this painting. According to Mucha's letter to his wife Maruška, he conceived the subject as 'Virgo purissima', and surrounded the heavenly vision of the Madonna with a mass of lilies, symbol of purity. The seated young girl in traditional costume carries a wreath of ivy leaves, symbol of remembrance.

Sound: Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2

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