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 (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 ...

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 ...

The look of art nouveau is so closely associated with the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha that it has sometimes been called “le style Mucha.” His characteristic flowing lines, inspired by botanical motifs ...

Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was said to be the “first modern celebrity,” and her fame has been likened to the likes of today’s Nicole Kidman. She was a French stage and silent film actress and her ...