Themes

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Mucha was a highly prolific artist who worked in a wide variety of fields and genres in both the commercial and fine arts. He is best known for his depictions of women, flowers and nature but his work also covers his very personal aesthetic and philosophical ideals.

In this section a number of key themes are identified and explored.

Posters

Advertising Posters

By the 1890s posters had taken centre stage in the visual culture of the French...
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Art Posters

Mucha was established as a leading poster artist between 1895 and 1900. During this period,...
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Sarah Bernhardt

The Parisian actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was the single most influential figure in Mucha’s life...
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Design

Packaging Design

Mucha’s fame as a poster artist led him to commissions for packaging design. In 1896...
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Paris 1900

The year 1900 was marked in Paris by the International Exhibition (Exposition universelle et internationale...
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