Nearly 100 years after he visited Rome with his wife, Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha will have his first retrospective.
The Complesso del Vittoriano in Rome, Italy, is overjoyed to be presenting over 250 works from Czech icon Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). Over his illustrious career, Mucha became one of the most renowned artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with his distinctive French Art Nouveau style. Characterized by soft, organic lines, seductive female subjects, and pastel colors, Mucha’s illustrations and original poster designs were readily commissioned and bought by both Parisian and, later, European patrons.
Alphonse Mucha, “Self-portrait,” 1899, color lithograph, 85 x 29 1/4 in. (c) Mucha Foundation 2016
The exhibition will run in Rome through September 11 and traces the artist’s entire career trajectory through six themes: The Bohemian in Paris, The Creator of Images for the General Public, The Cosmopolitan, The Mystic, The Patriot, and The Artist-Philosopher.
To learn more, visit the Complesso del Vittoriano.
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