Alphonse Mucha Art
Czech, 1860-1930
Alphonse Mucha is acclaimed for his distinctly stylized and decorative Art Nouveau illustrated posters and prints — particularly those depicting beautiful French actress and famous artists’ muse Sarah Bernhardt. His work remains widely loved by everyone from bohemian students to serious collectors.
Mucha and his contemporaries treated femininity as the antidote to the impersonal, masculine world of the industrial revolution — it was to be celebrated and embraced. He fervently believed that art is a crucial, enjoyable benefit to humankind, and it should be accessible to as many people as possible.
Mucha showed an early talent for drawing. Rejected when he applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 1878, he traveled to Vienna — two years later at the age of 19 — and found work painting theater backdrops. After a tragic fire that destroyed the theater that employed him, he returned home and began painting portraits. Count Eduard Khuen Belasi hired Mucha to paint a series of murals for his residence.
In 1885, the Count sent Mucha to the Munich Academy of Fine Arts — paying his tuition and living expenses. Mucha moved to Paris in 1888 to continue his studies, where he shared a studio with Paul Gauguin. There, he became enamored with the nude female form and allegorical studies. He enjoyed some financial success with magazine illustration work, which led to lucrative book illustration commissions. One of Mucha’s illustrations for the book Scenes and Episodes of German History received a medal of honor at the 1894 Paris Salon of Artists.
In 1894, Mucha began a six-year contract for the acclaimed stage actress Sarah Bernhardt, creating posters for her shows and tours. His first poster was an immediate sensation and cemented his fame in the Art Nouveau poster artist community.
Mucha designed some of the most famous posters of the era — a time when these works were key to the fabric of the cosmopolitan thoroughfare in the French capital. He created advertisements for JOB cigarette papers, Ruinart champagne, Lefèvre-Utile biscuits and Moët-Chandon champagne. Although Mucha is renowned for his posters, he spent the latter half of his life on decorative panel works and Czech nationalist artworks — many of them in the collection at the Mucha Museum in Prague.
Find original Alphonse Mucha nude prints, figurative prints, wall decorations and other art on 1stDibs.
to
2
34
47
4
5
12
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
68
34
29
3
1
98
4
77
58
40
29
24
23
22
12
12
10
10
8
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
82
38
3
3
2
105
7,786
4,999
2,504
1,372
29
9
76
25
Artist: Alphonse Mucha
1900 original poster La Topaze by Alphonse Mucha, part of Les Pierres Précieuses
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1900 original poster "La Topaze" by Alphonse Mucha, part of the renowned "Les Pierres Précieuses" series, is a quintessential example of the Art Nouveau movement. This work, prin...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Amen" Original 1899 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Princess Hyacinthe" Original 1911 Lithograph, Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
“One of Mucha’s best Czech posters, printed by the firm of V. Neubert in the Smichov quarter of Prague, was for Princezna Hyacinta, a fairy-tale ballet and pantomime with music by Oskar Nedbal and libretto by Ladislav Novák. The portrait of the popular actress Andula Sedlácková as the princess dominates the poster. The plot develops as a dream of a village blacksmith who falls asleep after digging for a buried treasure. In his dreams he becomes lord of a castle, and his daughter Hanicka becomes the Princess Hyacinth. Of her three suitors, one is a sorcerer who abducts her to his underground palace, but she is rescued by a poor knight who looks like her real-life lover. Mucha used the motif of the hyacinth throughout the entire design, from embroideries to silver jewelry, and for an elaborate circle sparkling against the mossy green background. The portrait of the actress is seen against a sky full of stars and encircled with images from the dream: the blacksmith’s tools...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Art et Decoration" Original 1902 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate 57 from "Documents Decoratifs", published by Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, 1902.
Literature: Rennert/Weill, A.7 p. 389, Lendl p.132-33 no.105, Grand Palais no 28...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
From Les Maitres de L'Affiche, plate 94. Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris.
Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an a...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
1898 poster Mucha Lorenzaccio - Les Maîtres de l'affiche Pl.114
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's "Lorenzaccio" poster, featured as Plate 114 in "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche," encapsulates the Art Nouveau spirit and the enchanting collaboration between the iconic ar...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha Sarah Bernhardt Gismonda Lithograph 1895
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha
(Czech, 1860-1939)
Sarah Bernhardt "Gismonda", 1895 Original Lithograph
IMPRIMERIES LEMERCIER, PARIS
Paris, France
color lithograph
signed "Mucha" within the plate (lo...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Archival Paper
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 47
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Pl 14 Nectar liqueur superfine
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha Zdenka Cerny 1913 Lithograph (Rare and Large)
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Original Lithograph 1913 - Very Large -
"Zdenka Cerny" The Greatest Bohemian Violincellist
Prague, Czechoslovak
Color lithograph
Signed and dated "...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 45
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Salomé - Original lithograph (Catalog raisonne Bridges #R 10c), 1897
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Paris, IDF
Alphonse Mucha
Salomé
Original lithograph
Printed signature, as issued
1897/98
Printed on paper Vélin (wove)
Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12")
REFERENCES : Ann Bridges, Alphonse Mucha...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cover for "L'Estampe Moderne"
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cover for "L'Estampe Moderne"
Signed in the stone lower left (see photo)
Two color lithograph on greenish laid paper
L'Estampe Moderne appeared each month as a portfolio of 4 origina...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original Obligation et Action au Porteur illustrated by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
The original "Obligation et Action au Porteur" illustrated by Alphonse Mucha represents a captivating blend of finance and artistry, showcasing Mucha's distinctive style and contribu...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Four Alphonse Mucha Lithographs The Times Of The Day
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
Four lithographs on wove paper
For serious collectors and museum collections. A full set of Mucha’s iconic period lithographs representing The Times Of Th...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fruit by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alphonse Mucha
1860-1939 Czech
Fruit
Signed "Mucha" (lower left)
Pastel on paper
"Art only exists to communicate a spiritual message." —Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha's distincti...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Original "HEARST'S INTERNATIONAL MARCH 1922" antique cover
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Spokane, WA
Original March 1922 HEARST'S INTERNATIONAL, March 1922 cover created by the notable artist, Alphonse Mucha. Professional acid-free archival linen backed, presented in a 16" x 20" p...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Offset
Night's Rest
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
"Night's Rest"
from the series "The Times of the Day"
Original lithograph
Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate.
There is no hand-written signature ...
Category
1890s Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper
Morning Awakening
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
"Morning Awakening"
from the series "The Times of the Day"
Original lithograph
Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate.
There is no hand-written signa...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 57 - Art et décoration
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 40
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Forgive Our Trespasses" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" Japon lithograph, 1899
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Lithographic sepia plate of Lead Us Not Into Temptation but Deliver Us From Evil from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. This example comes from the extremely scarc...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha -- The Flowers / Lily (Les Lys) 1898
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860–1939)
Lily from The flowers
Les Lys : Les fleurs
Original Poster, 1898
Image size: 102.2×41.6 cm
Sheet size: 105.7×45.7 cm
Framed
Condition: laid down...
Category
1890s Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's 1898 chromolithograph for the Lefèvre Utile (LU)
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's 1898 chromolithograph for the Lefèvre Utile (LU) brand's "Vanilla Wafers" is an iconic work that embodies the Art Nouveau aesthetic and testifies to the artist's cre...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Thy Kingdom Come" 1899 sepia lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph sepia plate of Thy Kingdom Come from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henr...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Lead Us Not Into Temptation" Original 1899 Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha 1896 Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Lorenzaccio
Printed: 1896
Printed By: F. Champenois, Paris
Hand signed in lower left.
Signed in plate; Mucha,
F. Champenois, Paris
Lithograph paper ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven" Original 1899 Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
1898 poster Mucha Gismondo - Les Maîtres de l'affiche Pl.27
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's "Gismonda" poster, featured as Plate 27 in "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche," stands as a testament to the harmonious convergence of visual arts and theatrical brilliance. ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" 1899 mandala lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph mandala plate of Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champe...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flirt Biscuits by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Hinsdale, IL
ALPHONSE MUCHA
(1860 – 1939)
Flirt Biscuits
Rennert/Weill 72
Lithograph in colors c. 1900
Signed in stone, lower right margin
Image: 24” x 11”, Paper: 25 ¼” x 11 ¾”
F...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flowers
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939)
"Flowers"
Variante 2
Rare original lithograph
Each flower, carnation, iris, lily and rose, is signed at the lower part of the plate "Mucha".
This lithogra...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Handmade Paper
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Hallowed Be Thy Name" 1899 sepia lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph sepia plate of Hallowed Be Thy Name from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henri Piazza in Paris in an edition of 510, 1899.
“Le Pater is the perfect convergence of three important movements at the close of the 19th century: Art Nouveau, Mysticism, and Religion. Art Nouveau, through its respect and honor of Nature, promotes the idea of a spirit of energy coursing through all things–a tenet of Mysticism–that finds foundation in the traditions of Mucha's personal relationship with the imagery of Religion. Le Pater gave Mucha a venue to communicate his beliefs specifically through his unique approach to Art and the coded language he had been learning through his devotion to Masonic teachings. He combined the aesthetics of Medieval manuscripts...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 22
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Original Vintage Salon des Cent 1896 Poster by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Salon des Cent was an art exhibition in Paris that sold color posters, prints and reproductions of artwork to the general public at reasonable prices. It was established in 1894 by ...
Category
1890s Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha Flirt Biscuits Lefevre Utile Poster
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Flirt Biscuits Lefevre Utile.
1899, Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Linen backed.
Imp F. Champenois Paris.
Measures : sheet: 24.75 x 11.75 inche...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper
"Lorenzaccio" by Alphonse Mucha from Les Maitres de l'Affiche
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Alphonse Mucha
"Lorenzaccio, a play in five acts and an epilogue by Alfred de Museet"
Plate #114
Image Size: 15" x 11"
1896
Alphonse Mucha was born in Southern Moravia on July 24, 1860. At the age of seventeen the artist left his home, to work as a painter of stage decorations...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flirt (Biscuits Lefevre-Utile) Lithograph Poster
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha was a painter and decorative artist best known for the sensual Art Nouveau paintings, posters, and advertisements that came to define Art Nouveau in fin de siècle Pari...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha 1896 Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance Lithograph Poster
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Lorenzaccio Theatre De La Renaissance.
Printed: 1896
Printed By: F. Champenois, Paris
Signed in plate; Mucha,
F. Champenois, Paris
Lithograph paper ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Thy Kingdom Come" 1899 mandala lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph mandala plate of Thy Kingdom Come from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henri Piazza in Paris in an edition of 510, 1899.
“Le Pater is the perfect convergence of three important movements at the close of the 19th century: Art Nouveau, Mysticism, and Religion. Art Nouveau, through its respect and honor of Nature, promotes the idea of a spirit of energy coursing through all things–a tenet of Mysticism–that finds foundation in the traditions of Mucha's personal relationship with the imagery of Religion. Le Pater gave Mucha a venue to communicate his beliefs specifically through his unique approach to Art and the coded language he had been learning through his devotion to Masonic teachings. He combined the aesthetics of Medieval manuscripts with Moorish arabesques, Byzantine mandalas, and Classical Renaissance melodrama to create a body of work that guided viewers across the gap between the ancient and the modern.
The published plates for Le Pater were struck by Champenois on December 20, 1899 in an edition of 510 copies with the express agreement that they never be reprinted. As much of Mucha's work had been commercialized by Champenois due to numerous printings across multiple mediums, by this point he felt he had earned the right to insist on this deeply personal work existing only in the original release he had envisioned.
The title page, prayer plates, and illuminated manuscript pages...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's "Figures Decoratives" 1905 Art Nouveau Lithograph, Plate 37
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate 37 from Alphonse Mucha's Figures Decoratives, a folio of forty color lithographic plates published by Librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1905.
Issued during a period of incr...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
1899 Original Print by Mucha Bières de la Meuse Les maitres de l'affiche pl 182
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
1899 Original Print by Mucha Bières de la Meuse Les maitres de l'affiche pl 182
Les maitres de l'affiche pl. 182 - Bar le duc - Aux caves du roy S...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Le Pater: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" 1899 mystical lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha's hand-colored pochoir illuminated manuscript plate of Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us from his masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pate...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Eldenias " Verso: "Hilderich "
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Eldenias" Verso: "Hilderich" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from "Ilsee, Princ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha JOB Original Poster, 1898
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Dallas, TX
Alphonse Mucha 1898 "JOB" poster. Printed by: “Imp. F Champenois 66 Boul, St Michel, Paris” in 1898
Very good (A-) condition with toning throughout and less under matting.
Linen b...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Our Father Who Art in Heaven" 1899 lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph sepia plate of Our Father Who Art in Heaven from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henri Piazza in Paris in an edition of 510, 1899.
“Le Pater is the perfect convergence of three important movements at the close of the 19th century: Art Nouveau, Mysticism, and Religion. Art Nouveau, through its respect and honor of Nature, promotes the idea of a spirit of energy coursing through all things–a tenet of Mysticism–that finds foundation in the traditions of Mucha's personal relationship with the imagery of Religion. Le Pater gave Mucha a venue to communicate his beliefs specifically through his unique approach to Art and the coded language he had been learning through his devotion to Masonic teachings. He combined the aesthetics of Medieval manuscripts with Moorish arabesques, Byzantine mandalas, and Classical Renaissance melodrama to create a body of work that guided viewers across the gap between the ancient and the modern.
The published plates for Le Pater were struck by Champenois on December 20, 1899 in an edition of 510 copies with the express agreement that they never be reprinted. As much of Mucha's work had been commercialized by Champenois due to numerous printings across multiple mediums, by this point he felt he had earned the right to insist on this deeply personal work existing only in the original release he had envisioned.
The title page, prayer plates, and illuminated manuscript pages...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" 1899 lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph sepia plate of Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Hamlet
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Poster of Sarah Bernhart Playing Hamlet. Paris. Mint condition. Linen-backed.
Sarah Bernhardt's groundbreaking portrayal of Hamlet, performed in French, is masterfully captured in Alphonse Mucha's poster. Mucha emphasizes the play's themes of vengeance and mortality, depicting the ghost of Hamlet's murdered father haunting the ramparts of Elsinore in the background, while the tragic drowned Ophelia, adorned with flowers, rests in a coffin-like panel at Hamlet’s feet. This powerful image marks Mucha's final poster commission that depicts the celebrated French actress. The vintage poster is linen-backed and is in excellent condition.
Bernhardt famously played Hamlet in 1899, becoming the first woman to embody the role on stage and later in a film adaptation. Her bold interpretation challenged conventional gender roles and pushed the boundaries of performance, establishing her as a pioneer in both theater and early cinema...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Paper
From: Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Dream Woman " Verso: "Visions "
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"From: Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Dream Woman" Verso: "Visions" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithograph from "Ilsee, Princ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures floral
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
From: Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli "Ilsee and Jaufre" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli," ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures floral
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dream Weavers" and "Soul of the Land" are two sides of a double-sided lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were created for "Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli" and are the rare proofs before the text. These artworks were for pages 31 and 32.
8" x 6 1/4" art
19 1/4" x 17 1/8" frame
Alphonse Mucha was born in 1860 in the small town of Ivancice, Monrovia. Though it is rumored that Mucha was drawing before he was walking, his early years were spent as a choirboy and amateur musician. It wasn’t until after he finished high school that he came to realize that living people were responsible for the art that he admired in the local churches. That epiphany made him determined to become a painter. He was soon sent off to Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julian. On January 1, 1985, he presented his own new style to the citizens of Paris. Spurning the bright colors and the more square-like shape of the more popular poster artists, the design was a sensation. Art Nouveau can...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Going to Meet the Princess" and "Ilsee's Followers" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 53 & 5...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate female figures outline illustration
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"From: Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli "Jaufre and Eymardine" is an original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. From "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli," a rare illustrated book.
Image: 8.12" x 6"...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Jaufre's Entrance" Verso: "Father Scolds Son" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs f...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Alphonse Mucha art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Alphonse Mucha in lithograph, paper, ink and more. Not every interior allows for large Alphonse Mucha art, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret, and Edward Penfield. Alphonse Mucha art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $647 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work can sell for $6,345.
Artists Similar to Alphonse Mucha
Questions About Alphonse Mucha Art
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024Alphonse Mucha’s style is called Art Nouveau. He was acclaimed for his distinctly stylized and decorative illustrated posters and prints, particularly those depicting French actress and artists’ muse Sarah Bernhardt. Mucha fervently believed that art is a crucial, enjoyable benefit to humankind and should be accessible to as many people as possible. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Alphonse Mucha art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Alphonse Mucha was a Czech painter who is one of the originators of the Art Nouveau style. His style of painting and design rose in popularity in 1895 and he produced many works, including illustrations, posters and jewelry designs. Find a variety of Alphonso Mucha art and prints on 1stDibs.