Alphonse Mucha
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"He meant in America, for these two art workers considered themselves connoisseurs of pen and ink and illustration generally. They were subscribers to Jugend, Simplicissimus, Pick-Me-Up and the radical European art journals. They were aware of Steinlen and Cheret and Mucha and the whole rising young school of French poster workers."--The "Genius" (1915) by Theodore Dreiser |
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Alfons Maria Mucha (July 24, 1860 – July 14, 1939) was a Paris-based Czech painter and decorative artist, best-known for his Art Nouveau posters.
By the time of his death, Mucha's style was considered outdated. However, his son, author Jiří Mucha, devoted much of his life to writing about him and bringing attention to his art. Interest in Mucha's distinctive style experienced a strong revival in the 1960s (with a general interest in Art Nouveau) and is particularly evident in the psychedelic posters of Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, the collective name for two British artists, Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, who designed posters for groups such as Pink Floyd and The Incredible String Band. It has continued to experience periodic revivals of interest for illustrators and artists. It is a strong acknowledged influence for Stuckist painter Paul Harvey whose subjects have included Madonna and whose work was used to promote The Stuckists Punk Victorian show in 2004.
One of Mucha's paintings, Quo Vadis or alternately Petronius and Eunice, was the subject of a legal dispute in 1986. The judgment handed down by Richard Posner describes parts of Mucha's life and work biographically.
Among his many other accomplishments, Mucha was also the founder of Czech Freemasonry.
List of photos
- Black Lady by Alfons Mucha
- Nude study for a poster for Medea
- Art Nouveau posters and graphic arts
- List of works by Alphonse Mucha
- Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
- Salon des Cent
- Art Nouveau
