Internet Auction 692
This item is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2018
Artist: Alphonse Mucha
Title: Ivy
Medium: Fine Art Giclee on Canvas
Image Size: Approximately 20 inches x 15 inches
Framed: Unframed on Unstretched Canvas
Biography: Alfonse Maria Mucha was born in Ivancice, a small provincial town in the Czech Republic. <br>He started his artistic career as an autodidact. Alfonse Mucha had a vocational training in stage decorations in Vienna from 1879 to 1881. In the evening he attended a class in drawing. After a few occasional commissions for decorative paintings, he went to Munich in Southern Bavaria. Here he studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts from 1885 until 1887. <br>After Munich, Mucha moved to the "mecca" of arts, Paris. Here he studied with different teachers. He lived in modest conditions and could survive with small commissions for book and newspaper illustrations. For a short period he shared a studio with Paul Gauguin.
In 1890 the artist had his first one man show in Paris with 448 works on display. His art work was not confined to the printing media. He designed tissues, stamps and even bank bills.
In 1900 he received a commission by the Austrian government to decorate the Austrian pavilion for the World Fair in Paris of 1900. He became also active in designing jewelry.
Between 1904 and 1921 Mucha traveled frequently to the United States. He took commissions in the US and taught art at academies in New York and Chicago.
In 1939 the German Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia. The popularity of the artist made him a number one target for the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police. He was arrested, interrogated and realeased. Shortly afterwards, Alphonse Maria Mucha died on July 14, 1939 in Prague
Warranty: Item GUARANTEED to be as described
Auction Estimate: $250.00/$450.00