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Alfons Maria Mucha [1] [2] (Czech: [ˈalfons ˈmuxa] ⓘ; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), [3] known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah ...
-Czechoslovak poster artist, lithographer, photographer, graphic designer, painter and postage stamp designer Czechoslovak photographer, painter, illustrator and patriot. Apart from his artistic production he was an advocate for the unification of Czechoslovakia for which he designed the first banknotes in 1918.
-Czechoslovak poster artist, lithographer, photographer, graphic designer, painter and postage stamp designer Czechoslovak photographer, painter, illustrator and patriot. Apart from his artistic production he was an advocate for the unification of Czechoslovakia for which he designed the first banknotes in 1918.
Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), born in Moravia in what is now the Czech Republic, trained as a painter in Munich for two years and then moved to Paris in 1887, where he struggled to survive. His moment came in December 1894, when he was asked, on very short notice, to create a poster for a new play, Gismonda, starring Sarah Bernhardt. His poster ...
Jaroslava Muchová in a sketch by her father, Alphonse Mucha, c. 1920s Jaroslava Muchová, by Alphonse Mucha Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová (15 March 1909 – 9 November 1986 [ 1 ] ) was a Czech painter, the daughter of painter Alphonse Mucha and the sister of writer and translator Jiří Mucha .
[4] [5] Mucha's panels also bear some resemblance to Japanese woodcuts. Indeed, Mucha was influenced by Japanese art, like many other 19th- and 20th-century European artists. [6] The female figures in Mucha's works were "entwined in vaporous hair and light dresses inspired by nature, such as willowy foliage," as well as adorned in extravagant ...
Hunza G — the U.K. brand that designed that dress Julia Roberts wore in the opening scene of Pretty Woman — has released a replica of the memorable frock for $300.. We all know the dress in ...
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