NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alfons Mucha

Alfons Maria Mucha (or Alphonse Maria Mucha) listen (help· info) (July 24, 1860–July 14, 1939) was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist. Alphonse Mucha Poster by Alphonse Mucha Alphonse Maria Mucha (or Alfons Maria Mucha) (July 24, 1860â€“July 14, 1939) was a Czechoslovakian painter and decorative artist. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Xinyi District (ä¿¡ç¾©å€) Government - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area - City 271. ... Muzha (木柵; Wade-Giles: Mucha; Tongyong Pinyin: Mujha) was a district in Taipei City. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2877x3574, 1011 KB) Alphonse Mucha, half-length portrait, facing right, taken aroun 1906. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... IvanÄice (German EibenschÃ¼tz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near Brno. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech RepublicCzechia. ... Anthem Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) The Austrian Empire Capital Vienna Language(s) German Hungarian Romanian Czech Slovakian Slovenian Croatian Serbian Italian Polish Ruthenian Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History - Established 1804 - Ausgleich 1867 The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was a modern era successor empire founded... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ... Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith. ... The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden KÃ¼nste MÃ¼nchen, also known as Munich Academy) was founded 1808 by Maximilian I of Bavaria in Munich as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1946, the Academy was merged with the schools for arts-and-crafts and... The AcadÃ©mie Julian was an art school in Paris, France. ... The Acad mie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor, Filippo Colarossi. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Mikulov (German Nikolsburg) is a town in the Czech Republic, in South Moravian Region. ... Late Baroque classicizing: G. P. Pannini assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery (1756) Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that... Paul Harvey (born in Burton-upon-Trent, 1960) is an artist and musician. ... Kevin Wasden is a science fiction and fantasy artist, illustrator, and comics artist from Utah. ... Image File history File links Cs-Alfons Mucha. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

Life and art

Alfons Maria Mucha was born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia. His singing abilities allowed him to continue his education through high school in the Moravian capital of Brno, even though drawing had been his first love since childhood. He worked at decorative painting jobs in Moravia, mostly painting theatrical scenery, then in 1879 moved to Vienna to work for a leading Viennese theatrical design company, while informally furthering his artistic education. When a fire destroyed his employer's business in 1881 he returned to Moravia, doing freelance decorative and portrait painting. Count Karl Khuen of Mikulov hired Mucha to decorate Hrušovany Emmahof Castle with murals, and was impressed enough that he agreed to sponsor Mucha's formal training at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. IvanÄice (German EibenschÃ¼tz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near Brno. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech RepublicCzechia. ... Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region South Moravia Founded 1146 Area - city 230. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Mikulov (German Nikolsburg) is a town in the Czech Republic, in South Moravian Region. ... The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden KÃ¼nste MÃ¼nchen, also known as Munich Academy) was founded 1808 by Maximilian I of Bavaria in Munich as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1946, the Academy was merged with the schools for arts-and-crafts and...

Mucha moved to Paris in 1887, and continued his studies at Académie Julian and Academie Colarossi while also producing magazine and advertising illustrations. In 1894, he produced the artwork for a lithographed poster advertising Sarah Bernhardt at the Theatre de la Renaissance. Mucha's lush stylized poster art won him fame and numerous commissions. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 214 Ã— 598 pixelsFull resolution (300 Ã— 838 pixel, file size: 217 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 214 Ã— 598 pixelsFull resolution (300 Ã— 838 pixel, file size: 217 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Maude Adams (1902) Maude Adams as Peter in an early stage production Maude Adams (born November 11, 1872; died July 17, 1953) was an American stage actress, most noted for her signature role, Peter Pan. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... The AcadÃ©mie Julian was an art school in Paris, France. ... The Acad mie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor, Filippo Colarossi. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Lithography stone and mirror-image print of a map of Munich. ... Sarah Bernhardt (October 23, 1844 â€“ March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ... Placard redirects here: this should not be confused with Plaque or Plack Poster from the Spanish Revolution A poster is any large piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. ...

Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewellery, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what came to be known as the Art Nouveau style. Mucha's works frequently featured beautiful healthy young women in flowing vaguely Neoclassical looking robes, often surrounded by lush flowers which sometimes formed haloes behind the women's heads. His art nouveau style was often imitated. However, this was a style that Mucha attempted to distance himself from throughout his life; he insisted always that, rather than adhering to any fashionable stylistic form, his paintings came purely from within. He declared that art existed only to communicate a spiritual message, and nothing more; hence his frustration at the fame he gained through commercial art, when he wanted always to concentrate on more lofty projects that would ennoble art and his birthplace. Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Late Baroque classicizing: G. P. Pannini assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery (1756) Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that... Jesus is usually depicted with a round halo bearing a cross, as in this dome mosaic from the Church of Daphni in Athens. ... Commercial art refers to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. ...

Mucha visited the U.S. from 1906 to 1910, and the Society of Illustrators, then returned to the Czech lands and settled in Prague, where he decorated the Theater of Fine Arts and other landmarks of the city. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

When Czechoslovakia won its independence after World War I, Mucha designed the new postage stamps, banknotes, and other government documents for the new state. â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... A Â£20 Bank of England banknote. ...

He spent many years working on what he considered his masterpiece, The Slav Epic (Slovanská epopej), a series of huge paintings depicting the history of the Slavic peoples, bestowed to the city of Prague in 1928 ^[1]. He had dreamt of completing a series such as this, a celebration of Slavic history, since he was young. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 Ã— 2272 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 Ã— 2272 pixel, file size: 2. ... St. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The rising tide of fascism in the late 1930s led to Mucha's works, as well as his Slavic nationalism, being denounced in the press as 'reactionary'. When German troops marched into Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1939, Mucha was among the first people to be arrested by the Gestapo. During the course of the interrogation the aging artist fell ill with pneumonia. Though eventually released, he never recovered from the strain of this event, or seeing his home invaded and overcome. He died in Prague on July 14 of a lung infection, 1939 and was interred there in the Vyšehrad cemetery. Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and other societal interests subordinate to the interests of the state. ... The 1930s (years from 1930â€“1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: â€œsecret state policeâ€) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cemetery Cemetery Established in 1869 on the grounds of VyÅ¡ehrad Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, the VyÅ¡ehrad cemetery (VyÅ¡ehradskÃ½ hÅ™bitov in Czech) is the final resting place of many composers, artists, sculptors, writers, and those from the world of science and politics. ...

Legacy

By the time of his death, Mucha's style was considered outdated and old-fashioned. However, his son, author Jiří Mucha, devoted much of his life to writing about him and bringing attention to his art. Interest in Mucha's distinctive style experienced a strong revival in the 1960s (with a general interest in Art Nouveau)[1] and is particularly evident in the psychedelic posters of Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, the collective name for two British artists, Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, who designed posters for groups such as Pink Floyd and The Incredible String Band. It has continued to experience periodic revivals of interest for illustrators and artists. It is a strong acknowledged influence for Stuckist painter Paul Harvey whose subjects have included Madonna and whose work was used to promote The Stuckists Punk Victorian show at the Walker Art Gallery during the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. Image File history File links Stuckists-Punk. ... Image File history File links Stuckists-Punk. ... The first national gallery exhibition of Stuckist art was at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool from September 18, 2004 - February 20, 2005. ... Paul Harvey (born in Burton-upon-Trent, 1960) is an artist and musician. ... JiÅ™Ã Mucha (March 12, 1915-April 5, 1991) was a Czech author of autobiographical novels and studies of the works of his father, the noted artist Alfons Mucha. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Poster for Pink Floyd at the CIA-UFO club, July 28, 1967, by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat Hapshash and the Coloured Coat were a British graphics team consisting of Michael English and Nigel Waymouth in the 1960s, producing psychedelic posters. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... The iconic cover of the bands 2nd album designed by The Fool The Incredible String Band were (and are) a Scottish acoustic band who way back in the 1960s built a popular following among the British counter culture, and are considered psych folk music pioneers. ... The logo on the Stuckism International web site Stuckism is an art movement that was founded in 1999 in Britain by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting in opposition to conceptual art. ... Paul Harvey (born in Burton-upon-Trent, 1960) is an artist and musician. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... The first national gallery exhibition of Stuckist art was at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool from September 18, 2004 - February 20, 2005. ... This page is about the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. ... The Liverpool Biennial is the UKs largest international festival of contemporary art. ...

One of Mucha's paintings, Quo Vadis or alternately Petronius and Eunice was the subject of a legal dispute in 1986. The judgment handed down by Richard Posner describes parts of Mucha's life and work biographically.^[2]

Contents

Life and art

Legacy

See also

References

External links