In 1894, the renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt (1845–1923) tapped the Parisian studio Lemercier to create a last-minute poster for her production of Gismonda. The assignment fell to Czech artist ...

How a mission to introduce the world to Bosnia-Herzegovina changed the course of Alphonse Mucha’s life. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was a Czech artist who first made his name crafting fantastical ...

Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) wasn’t just an artist. He was a freemason on a mission to help humanity ascend. The Czech father of French Art Nouveau firmly believed that beauty could spark spiritual ...

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On Christmas Eve 1894, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech junior designer working alone in a Parisian print shop, received a rush order from actress Sarah Bernhardt for a poster advertising her title ...

The "Timeless Mucha" exhibition at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., (February 22–May 18, 2025) is a luxurious look at Alphonse Mucha's commercial genius. Best known for his decorative ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. You may perhaps not know his name (yet), but you have no doubt seen Alphonse Mucha’s work, or even works by ...

Alphonse Mucha in front of his first poster for Sarah Bernhardt The Mucha Trust In the aftermath World War I, artist and designer Alphonse Mucha helped define the image of the newly independent ...