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Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty
Rosalind Ormiston | Artists and Illustrators | 20th March 2017
Mucha got lucky when asked to design the street posters for Sarah Bernhardt’s new play. His Byzantine-style designs were an instant sensation. Thus art nouveau was born. Huge commercial success didn’t change Mucha’s artistic beliefs – his Slavic heritage and Freemasons belief in human progress. He wanted to help promote products that benefitted people, such as bicycles and … cigarette papers.
Image: Mucha Foundation