Alphonse Mucha
(1860-1939)

Died aged c. 79

Alfons Maria Mucha (Czech: [ˈalfons ˈmuxa]; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, as well as designs, which became among the best-known images of the period. In the second part of his career, at the age of 57, he returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a series of twenty monumental canvases known as The Slav Epic, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926. In 1928, on the 10th anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia, he presented the series to the Czech nation. He considered it his most important work.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Atelier Mucha Alfons Maria Mucha 24.7.1860 ivancice 14.7.1939 Prague - Praha le celebre peintre tcheque representant du style Art Nouveau. A vécu et travaille dans cette maison znamy cesky secesni malir pusobil v tomto dome 1896 - 1903 S. Hanzik 98

English translation: Atelier Mucha Alfons Maria Mucha 24.7.1860 ivancice 14.7.1939 Prague - Praha the famous Czech painter depicting Art Nouveau style. Has lived and works in this house znamy cesky secesni malir pusobil v tomto dome 1896 - 1903 S. Hanzik 98 [AWS Translate]

6 rue du Val de Grâce, Paris, France where they lived (1896-1903) and worked (1896-1903)