Publications by tag: Альфонс Муха

In the first part of the story about happy artists everything was quite simple – there were immutable values and obvious happiness. It's very easy to get recognition when you are a court painter-diplomat, it's also not difficult for a handsome Italian to find the love of his life among the numerous sitters, and it's quite easy to raise smart and talented children when your house is full of…

Captivating, sensual, exquisite female forms depicted by the glorious Alfonse Mucha are the most recognisable feature of his style referred to as the Mucha style. The King of Art Nouveau, a painter who caused a sensation, a creator of the celebrated actress Sarah Bernhardt’s stage images, a designer of her decorations — Mucha, unlike a number of his colleagues, knew how hard it was to pluck the…

Money is beautiful. We pay attention to its denominational value, forgetting that it is also a work of art. Even reputed artists – from the Father of Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha to the creator of a distinctively American portrait style Gilbert Stuart – were not above "making money." We share the striking designs of banknotes, talk about the creators of millions, and find out which of them have…