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Self-portrait, sketching in his apartment, Paris by Alphonse Mucha

Self-portrait, sketching in his apartment, Paris

Alphonse Mucha · 1889

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Artist
Alphonse Mucha
Date
1889
ART MOVEMENTS
JugendstilVienna Secession
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Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha, the Czech master of Art Nouveau, transformed theatrical posters and advertisements into lush, iconic works featuring graceful female figures.

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Street Cart Same movement · Vienna Secession Street Cart Egon Schiele · 1914 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Woman Walking in a Garden Same era · 1870s–1900s A Woman Walking in a Garden Vincent van Gogh · 1887 · Frans Buffa & sons Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm Same movement · Vienna Secession Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm Gustav Klimt · 1903 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Same era · 1870s–1900s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Okada Saburosuke · 1884 · Art Institute of Chicago Madame Léon Clapisson Same era · 1870s–1900s Madame Léon Clapisson Léon-Victor Dupré · 1883 · Art Institute of Chicago Still Life with Crayfish Same era · 1870s–1900s Still Life with Crayfish Mikhail Larionov · 1900 · Museum Ludwig Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1870s–1900s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago The Flageolet Player on the Cliff Same era · 1870s–1900s The Flageolet Player on the Cliff Paul Gauguin · 1889 · Q1117704
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