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 Artworks

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Job, 1896

Alphonse Mucha

Job, 1896

Sale Date: May 20, 2009

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Reliefplatte Musik (+ Poesie, from Die Künste;...

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Reliefplatte Musik (+ Poesie, from Die Künste;...

Sale Date: May 9, 2009

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Dawn and dusk (2 works), 1899

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Dawn and dusk (2 works), 1899

Sale Date: May 12, 2009

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Les fleurs (suite of 4), 1898

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Les fleurs (suite of 4), 1898

Sale Date: May 12, 2009

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Salon des cent, 1896

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Salon des cent, 1896

Sale Date: May 12, 2009

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Les fleurs (set of 4), 1898

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Les fleurs (set of 4), 1898

Sale Date: May 13, 2009

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Gismonda (from Le Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895

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Gismonda (from Le Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895

Sale Date: April 19, 2009

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Laurier, 1901

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Laurier, 1901

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Flirt, 1899

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Flirt, 1899

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Job, 1898

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Job, 1898

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Salome, 1897

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Salome, 1897

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Monaco-Monte Carlo, 1897

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Monaco-Monte Carlo, 1897

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La samaritaine, 1897

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La samaritaine, 1897

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Biscuits lefevre-utile, 1897

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Biscuits lefevre-utile, 1897

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La dame aux camelias, 1896

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La dame aux camelias, 1896

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Salon des cent, 1896

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Salon des cent, 1896

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Benedictine de l'Abbaye de Fecamp, 1898

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Benedictine de l'Abbaye de Fecamp, 1898

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Gismonda, 1894

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Gismonda, 1894

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Portrait of Eliška Polívková, 1932

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Portrait of Eliška Polívková, 1932

Sale Date: April 24, 2009

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Les mois Juillet-Decembre, 1907

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Les mois Juillet-Decembre, 1907

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Menükarte aus dem Restaurant la Réserve, Nizza, 1900

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Menükarte aus dem Restaurant la Réserve, Nizza, 1900

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Les saisons  (4 works)

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Les saisons (4 works)

Sale Date: April 1, 2009

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Lorenzaccio (poster), 1896

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Lorenzaccio (poster), 1896

Sale Date: March 20, 2009

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Poster for Lefèvre-Utile, 1904

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Poster for Lefèvre-Utile, 1904

Sale Date: March 27, 2009

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