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1860 Ivancice, Moravia - 1939 Prague, Czechoslavakia. Known for: Art nouveau design, figure and portrait painting.
A painter, illustrator and muralist whose name is prominently associated with Art Nouveau*, Alphonse Mucha created work with strong composition and color and sensuous curves derived from nature.... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and muralist whose name is prominently associated with Art Nouveau*, Alphonse Mucha created work with strong composition and color and sensuous curves derived from nature. Using this style, he began earning widespread attention in the 1890s for his illustration work including... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and muralist whose name is prominently associated with Art Nouveau*, Alphonse Mucha created work with strong composition and color and sensuous curves derived from nature. Using this style, he began earning widespread attention in the 1890s for his illustration work including posters of actress Sarah Bernhardt. Although his name is linked to Art Nouveau, a style meaning 'new art' in French, he avoided that discussion by saying he was merely painting in a way that was... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and muralist whose name is prominently associated with Art Nouveau*, Alphonse Mucha created work with strong composition and color and sensuous curves derived from nature. Using this style, he began earning widespread attention in the 1890s for his illustration work including posters of actress Sarah Bernhardt. Although his name is linked to Art Nouveau, a style meaning 'new art' in French, he avoided that discussion by saying he was merely painting in a way that was unique and natural to him. Alphonse Mucha was born in 1860 in Ivancice, Moravia, which is near the city of Brno in the modern Czech Republic. When he finished high school, he became determined to become a painter, despite his father's efforts in securing... Read full biography
A painter, illustrator and muralist whose name is prominently associated with Art Nouveau*, Alphonse Mucha created work with strong composition and color and sensuous curves derived from nature. Using this style, he began earning widespread attention in the 1890s for his illustration work including posters of actress Sarah Bernhardt. Although his name is linked to Art Nouveau, a style meaning 'new art' in French, he avoided that discussion by saying he was merely painting in a way that was unique and natural to him. Alphonse Mucha was born in 1860 in Ivancice, Moravia, which is near the city of Brno in the modern Czech Republic. When he finished high school, he became determined to become a painter, despite his father's efforts in securing him "respectable" employment as a clerk in the local court. Mucha went to Paris in 1887, thanks to a pa... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Media
Art Style
- •Art Nouveau (Stile Liberty, Jugendstil, Modernesta)
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Teacher
- •Gustave Boulanger
- •Jean Paul Laurens
- •Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •New York School of Applied Design for Women-Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Art Movement
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons