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 ...

Organic, sinuous lines, with vines snaking around stylized letters, ethereal women with flowing tresses, and botanical borders characterize the style of Art Nouveau, the enduringly popular movement ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A collection of works from the man considered the Master of Art Nouveau is the featured winter exhibition at the Henry Morrison ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles What’s on now for Alphonse Mucha There are currently 2 exhibitions showcasing the ...

During what became known as the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the unique style of Czech artist Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) had a significant influence ...

Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha’s magnum opus, the Slav Epic, is again the subject of legal disputes in the face of a proposed two-year tour of museums in Japan, China, and potentially South ...

A major legal battle looms over Alphonse Mucha’s monumental Slav Epic. The gigantic canvas cycle, which took the Czech-born Art Nouveau pioneer 18 years to complete, is due to go on a controversial ...

"When my grandfather went to America, it was like the Beatles,” says John Mucha. “He made the front pages of the newspapers and was feted wherever he went.” Like the Fab Four 60 years later, Alphonse ...