Artist

Alphonse Mucha

Portrait of Alphonse Mucha
Portrait of Alphonse Mucha

Czech, 1860–1939

Alphonse Mucha was a Czech Art Nouveau painter. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. Alphonse Mucha was born in Ivančice.

Alfons Maria Mucha, known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylised and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, as well as designs, which became among the best-known images of the period.

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