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Czech (1860-1939) The Father of Art Nouveau |  |
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"Alphonse Maria
Mucha is most often remembered for the prominent role he played in shaping the
aesthetics of French Art Nouveau at the turn of the century. As a struggling and
relatively unknown artist of Czech origin living in Paris, Mucha achieved immediate
fame when, in December 1894, he accepted a commission to create a poster for one
of the greatest actresses of this time, Sarah Bernhardt. Though the printer was
apprehensive about submitting Mucha´s final design because of its new unconventional
style, Bernhardt loved it and so did the public. ´Le style Mucha´, as Art Nouveau
was known in its earliest days, was born. The success of that first poster Gismonda
brought a 6 years contract between Bernhardt and Mucha and in the following years
his work for her and others included costumes and stage decorations, designs for
magazines and book covers, jewellery and furniture and numerous posters. Mucha
returned to Czechoslovakia in 1910, where he dedicated the remainder of his life
to the production of a an epic series of 20 paintings depicting the history of
the Slav people, the Slav Epic" (Mucha Museum, Prague)
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From
" Maitres de L'Affiches"
PL.27
Printed 1896
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