Alphonse Mucha

(Czech, 1860–1939)

Alphonse Mucha was a Czech artist known for his unique Art Nouveau illustrations and designs. Mucha’s style transformed the medium of poster design with its vertical orientation, tendril-like lines, and soft pastel colors. “The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges,” he once said. Born on July 24, 1860 in Ivancice, Moravia (present-day Czech Republic), Mucha spent two years studying at the Academy of Art in Munich before moving to Paris in 1887. During his years in France, he shared a studio with Paul Gauguin and practiced occult ceremonies with the famed Swedish playwright August Strindberg. As his career progressed, the artist began receiving large commissions to create decorative panels for private homes. One such work, The Seasons (1896), exemplifies Mucha’s distinctive stylization of the female figure and natural motifs. After securing financial backing for a proposed suite of ambitious paintings he moved to Prague. Now back in his home country, the artist toiled over the The Slav Epic (1910–1928) for more than a decade. After the Nazi invasion of Prague in 1939, Mucha was deemed a reactionary and subsequently interrogated by the Gestapo while seriously ill. He died later that year, on July 14, 1939 at the age of 78. Today, the artist’s works are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others

Alphonse Mucha (5,010 results)
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Alphonse Mucha

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Fontaine's Auction Gallery

Est. 6,000–8,000 USD

Study for 'Fruit', 1897

Alphonse Mucha

Study for 'Fruit', 1897

Galerie Thomas

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Le Pater, 1899

Alphonse Mucha

Le Pater, 1899

Plazzart

1,255 EUR

DECORATIVES PLATE 30, 1905

Alphonse Mucha

DECORATIVES PLATE 30, 1905

Avantiques

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PAINTING OF SON JIRI, 1917

Alphonse Mucha

PAINTING OF SON JIRI, 1917

Avantiques

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Automne, 1897

Alphonse Mucha

Automne, 1897

Plazzart

6,131 EUR

4 Menus, ca. 1900

Alphonse Mucha

4 Menus, ca. 1900

Plazzart

1,676 EUR

Nectar, 1902

Alphonse Mucha

Nectar, 1902

Plazzart

3,585 EUR

Hiver, 1897

Alphonse Mucha

Hiver, 1897

Plazzart

4,858 EUR

Salomé, 1897

Alphonse Mucha

Salomé, 1897

Plazzart

2,500 EUR

Salon des Cent, 1897

Alphonse Mucha

Salon des Cent, 1897

Plazzart

1,931 EUR

La Samaritaine , 1899

Alphonse Mucha

La Samaritaine , 1899

Plazzart

2,822 EUR

Job cigarette paper, 1900

Alphonse Mucha

Job cigarette paper, 1900

Plazzart

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Lorenzaccio, 1896

Alphonse Mucha

Lorenzaccio, 1896

Plazzart

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Dance

Alphonse Mucha

Dance

ArtWise

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