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The official page for Alphonse Mucha, the father of Art Nouveau. Managed by the Mucha Foundation. Visit our official museum in Prague .
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01/09/2026

What comes to mind when you think of September?

In his Months series (1899), Alphonse Mucha envisioned September as a dark-haired woman gazing into the distance. She holds a scarf draped over her shoulders, as though gently guarding it against the wind. In the distance, a flock of birds takes flight toward the horizon she watches — a subtle, evocative nod to the turning of summer into autumn.

31/08/2026

What does a sketch tell us about the final work?

Zodiac was Mucha’s first work produced under his contract with the printer Champenois, originally conceived as an in-house calendar for the company—evidenced by a series of columns in the lower half of the sketch.

In this composition, Mucha incorporated the twelve zodiac signs within a halo-like disk behind the woman’s head, one of his signature motifs. The sketch reveals several notable differences from the final work: the frame appears to be decorated with an outline of reclining figures rather than the leaves seen in the finished piece, and it lacks the sun and the moon symbols at the bottom of the decorative frame.

27/08/2026

A cast of characters unfolds across this poster, each caught mid-story in a composition that hums with intrigue and romance. ❤️

On the right, two women appear captivated by a violinist’s performance, while a man stands nearby with a composed, stoic demeanor. Another man faces away from the viewer, peering through binoculars at something in the distance, as a blonde woman appears to draw him back toward the central scene. In the background, a group of onlookers watches a performance, while a red-haired woman gazes directly and boldly at the viewer, breaking the fourth wall.

Alphonse Mucha created this poster in 1895 to promote Amants, a comedy staged at Sarah Bernhardt’s Théâtre de la Renaissance. The theme of lovers, reflected in the play’s title, runs throughout the composition, from the romantically entwined figures to the heart-shaped fountain crowned by a Cupid-like cherub, capturing the playful, romantic spirit of the production.

26/08/2026

Flower (1897) is a companion piece to Fruit, presented as a mirror image with flowers as its central theme.

The composition preserves the same arched frame, though here the woman has blonde hair and leans toward the left. No longer glancing over her shoulder, she clasps stalks of flowers in various colors and varieties, with white lilies encircling her head. The final study for the panel captures the same vision, rendered in pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper.

25/08/2026

In the 8th century, the survival of a language hung in the balance. Discover the story behind the third canvas in Mucha’s Slav Epic cycle: “Introduction of the Slavonic Liturgy — Praise God in Your Mother Tongue” (9th century AD) (1912).

24/08/2026

Mucha drew profound inspiration from nature and its cyclical rhythms, a theme that recurs throughout much of his work. 🍇🍐

This is exemplified in his decorative panel Fruit (1897), which depicts a brunette woman in a green gown glancing over her shoulder at the viewer, with orange leaves woven through her hair. She holds an abundant arrangement of fruit in her arms, including pears, peaches, and grapes.

Have you had the opportunity to savor the seasonal fruits this summer?

20/08/2026

When creating The Arts series, Mucha employed a combination of pencil and watercolor to produce his preliminary sketches. ✏️🎨

Shown here are the preliminary sketch and finished work for Music (1898). In the sketch, the figure does not yet wear the scarf that appears wrapped around her head in the final version; her hair flowing freely down the side. The rising moon is also considerably more prominent in the sketch than in the finished piece. The female figure also appears partially clothed in the final lithograph.

19/08/2026

Edmond Rostand was one of several playwrights who became both admirers and lovers of Sarah Bernhardt during her career.

He dedicated four of his plays to her, including La Samaritaine, which draws on the biblical account in John 4:1–30. Bernhardt played Photine, a Samaritan woman who encounters Christ at a well, converts to Christianity, and then encourages her fellow countrymen to do the same.

Mucha alludes to this biblical source by incorporating Hebrew text into both the mosaic halo behind the woman’s head and the panel supporting the water jar. He extends this Hebraic influence into the rest of the poster’s lettering as well.

18/08/2026

Mucha collaborated extensively with Moët & Chandon, producing posters, catalogues, postcards, and other promotional materials for the house. This particular poster survives in several versions.

To evoke the distinct character of Moët’s dry champagne, Mucha depicted a brunette with classical features, adorned in a high-necked gown and ornate jewellery. Her jewellery and clothing are complemented by an elaborate circular disc set behind her head in the background.

17/08/2026

Can you hear the birdsong? 🎶

Note the details in Mucha’s 1898 artwork Music, from The Arts series. An accomplished musician himself, Mucha personified music as a woman with both hands raised to her ears, listening to a chorus of nightingales—the most creative and spontaneous of songbirds.

As with the other panels in the series, a decorative circular backdrop surrounds the woman, with hands within each circle pointing toward one another. Delicate white bellflowers, accompanied by bees and insects, adorn the upper corners of the composition, lending it a lively quality.

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