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 ...

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 ...

Alphonse Mucha’s body of work is full of contradictions. He is most often identified with late 19th-century Paris, but was in fact Moravian (Czech). His vision for the purpose of art was for the ...

PARIS — Through his early and spectacular success as the preeminent Art Nouveau graphic artist, a psychic burden was foisted upon the Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha. The tragic double-edged sword of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alphonse Mucha won overnight fame in Belle Époque Paris on New Year’s Day 1895, when one of his sinuous, pastel ...

At the turn of the 20th century Alphonse Mucha was lauded as the greatest decorative artist in the world. The Czech-born artist’s decorative style, his iconic posters in particular, marked the ...

Appraisal: 1898 Alphonse Mucha "Job" Poster, from Indianapolis Hour 3. In Indianapolis Hour 3, Nicholas Lowry appraises an 1898 Alphonse Mucha "Job" poster. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided ...

It's arguable that the beautiful Sarah Bernhardt (the famous French actress) was the world’s first international celebrity, and when Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) painted her, the posters of ...

Alphonse Mucha is perhaps the artist most publicly associated with Art Nouveau. Today we explore the life and work of the Czech master. Plans to bring the series of 20 paintings to a Thomas ...