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  • Drawing of Christ on the cross with the initials I.N.R.L. at the top of the crucifix, a skull and crossbones at the bottom, and nuns and gravestones in the distance

    Crucifixion (c.1868)

    Pencil, crayon and watercolour on paper

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  • Head and shoulders of a girl seen in profile with dark hair in a plait and a mauve pleated and high-collared dress sitting against a blue background

    Portrait of Mucha's Sister, Angela (c.1880)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Front cover of a magazine with stylised title 'Fantaz' followed by hand-written text and a pen drawing of a classical narrative scene

    Design for the cover of the magazine 'Fantaz' (1882)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Decorative form with a couple against a moonlit landscape at the top, text in the middle, and approximately two dozen signatures at the bottom with a motif composed of different musical instruments

    Diploma of Ivančice: Mock diploma honouring a local celebrity, with illustration of the first line of 'May', a poem by Karel Hynek Mácha (1882)

    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Head and shoulders of a fair-haired girl dressed in a dark, high-collared dress sitting against a deep red background

    Portrait of Mucha's Sister, Anna (c.1885)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A male nude standing in contrapposto with his right hand on his hip

    Study of a Male Nude (1885-1887)

    Oil on canvas

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  • 'Krokodil' in stylised font arching over a scene with a crocodile being prodded by men in top hats and smart atire with a boy and girl looking on

    Design for the heading of the cover of the magazine 'Krokodil' (1885)

    Pen and ink on cardboard

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  • A smiling Mašek leaning against a wooden structure in the street

    Karel Václav Mašek, Czech painter as a student at the Munich Academy of Art (c.1886)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A devil figure peers around a column with an aged figure behind

    The Devil and Mr Twardowsky: study for an illustration for 'The Tale of Pan Twardowsky' (a variation of 'Faust') (c.1887-1888)

    Charcoal on paper

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  • Bearded man with a pipe seated on a red armchair in front of a table with a woman in red to his left and a window to her left

    Self-portrait, sketching in his apartment, Paris (late 1880s)

    oil on canvas

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  • A vulture sits next to a female corpse slumped on a rock with Pharaohs carved in the rock beyond

    In the Desert: Study for an illustration for the Světozor magazine (1889)

    Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper

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  • Three storks, one with its wings spread, under an arcade

    ‘At the sight of the two storks the owl rose.’ Study for an illustration for Contes de Grand-mères (1891)

    Watercolour and gouache on paper

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  • Boy with blond, curly shoulder-length hair, with an ornate red and blue bodice with ruffled sleeves holding his left hand on his hop with one foot forwards

    Page's Costume: study for an illustration for 'Le Costume au Théâtre' (1890)

    Pencil and watercolour on cardboard

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  • Head and torso self-portrait of Mucha dressed in a traditional Czech shirt looking out to the right of the camera

    Self-portrait in a Russian shirt 'rubashka', in the studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (Early 1890s)

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  • Mucha seated in his studio with ornate fabric in the background, art objects to his right, and piles of books in the foreground

    Self-portrait in his studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (1892)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Mucha stands next to Gauguin who wears a decorated hat, Marold who is dressed in a stripey suit, and Anna who wears a Breton headdress

    Mucha with his friends in the studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (c.1893-1894)

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  • Gauguin stands side-on next to a window holding a hat in his left hand and looking down at the floor

    Paul Gauguin posing in Mucha's studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (1893)

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  • Seated model in a velvet smoking jacket holding a pipe to his mouth and reaching out with his right arm to a table behind him

    Model posing with a pipe for a book illustration in Mucha's studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris. (c.1893-1896)

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  • Gauguin sitting at a harmonium wearing only a shirt and jacket, turning towards the camera

    Paul Gauguin playing Mucha's harmonium in his studio, Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris (c.1893-1994)

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  • A full-length Bernhardt stands in a Byzantine gown and a floral headpiece holding a palm leaf. Her face is framed with a mosaic style halo featuring her name. The words 'Gismonda' feature at the top of the poster, and 'Théâtre de la Renaissance' at the bottom.

    Poster for ’Gismonda’ (1894)

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  • Paris street (seen from above) lined with onlookers dressed in black and a procession of horses

    Funeral procession of French President, Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) (1894)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A procession of men through a Paris street (seen from above) with deep shadows cast from top right to bottom left

    Funeral procession of French President, Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) (1894)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A horizontal design in black and white with a bare-shouldered female model holding up a light against a stylised background above the name of the theatre

    Théâtre de la Renaissance: design for poster advertising Sarah Bernhardt's theatre (c.1895)

    Pen and ink on paper

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  • An image of mythological figures standing in a clearing in the woods with a decorative border and a stylised black and gold frieze at the top with classical figures working a printing press

    Judgement of Paris (calendar for Vieillemard printing company) (1895)

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  • Diadem for 'La princesse lointaine' (1895)

    metal and pearls

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  • A society party scene amid decorative elements with the title of the play at to the top right of the centre; in the top left a group of children gather around a puppet show; in the top right a blond female figure slumps in front of a dark tree-lined horizon;

    Amants (1895)

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  • Mucha sitting on the left side of a stepladder in front of a large pencil drawing smoking a cigar and looking out to the left

    Self-portrait on stepladder, working on the cartoon of the poster 'Imprimerie Cassan Fils' (1896) (1896)

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  • A full-length Bernhardt leans against a balustrade in a white gown with a camellia in her hair and a camellia plant at her feet. Her face is in profile and framed with silver stars against a mauve background. The words 'La Dame aux Camélias' and 'Sarah Bernhardt' feature at the top of the poster, and 'Théâtre de la Renaissance' at the bottom.

    Poster for 'La Dame aux Camélias' (1896)

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  • Rough sketch of front cover with decorative floral border on left and the text 'La Dame aux Camélias' above a woman clasping her hands together under her chin

    La Dame aux Camélias: designs for cover and interior of special programme (1896)

    Pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • A full-length Bernhardt leans against a curved niche decorated with a foliage pattern. She has short dark hair and wears a black tunic, black stockings and a long black cape, with a dagger hanging from her belt and a book in her hand. A green dragon climbs from behind the niche. The words 'Lorenzaccio, Pièce en V actes et un épilogue d'Alfred de Musset, Adaptation de M. Armand d'Artois' feature at the top of the poster, and 'Théâtre de la Renaissance' at the bottom.

    Poster for 'Lorenzaccio' (1896)

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  • Head and shoulders of Sarah Bernhardt with short cropped hair and a ruffled collar holding her right hand to her mouth

    Head of Sarah Bernhardt: Study for 'Lorenzaccio' (1896)

    Pencil on paper

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  • A full-length sketch of Bernhardt turning to her right dressed in a sinuous gown and a voluminous over-gown made from a different fabric

    Sarah Bernhardt: study of her full-standing figure (c.1896)

    Pen and ink on paper

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  • Model in a dark suit holding a top hat and leaning forward over an armchair with his right hand held out in front of him

    Model posing with a silk hat in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1896)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Mucha dressed in formal clothes holding a top hat and leaning forward with his left hand on a chair behind him

    Self-portrait - Mucha posing with a silk hat in the studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1896)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Nude female figure with long red hair sits holding a print with a pile of prints at her feet with a male figure behind working a printing press and the text 'Cassan Fils/fondée en 1851/Impressions de luxe artistiques et commerciales/Armier du Charteru/Toulouse'

    Poster for 'Imprimerie Cassan Fils' (1896)

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  • Two women and a man dressed in elegent evening wear sit drinking champagne with figures dancing in the background. The words 'Biscuits Champagne Lefèvre-Utile' feature at the bottom of the poster alongside a box of LU biscuits.

    Poster for 'Biscuits Champagne Lefèvre-Utile' (1896)

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  • A naked woman with long golden hair, partially covered with a white cloth, holds a paintbrush and a quill. Exhibition details at bottom.

    Poster for 'Salon des Cent 20th Exhibition' (1896)

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  • A woman with long, golden hair and closed eyes smokes a cigarette. The smoke wraps around her head. The word 'Job' sits behind her and the poster is framed with a zig zag mosaic border in gold and dark blue.

    Poster for 'Job' cigarette paper (1896)

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  • Women with dark hair and a dark high-necked dress with a white ruffle sitting in front of a Japanese screen decorated with birds and plants

    Berthe de Lalande, Mucha's mistress, in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1896-1997)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Four vertical panels side by side - see individual works for descriptions

    The Seasons (series) (1896)

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  • A woman with a delicate white robe and long blond hair decorated with a white floral wreath holds a lyre and stands under a blossoming tree

    The Seasons: Spring (1896)

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  • A woman with long dark hair and bare shoulders wears large red poppies in her hair and leans against a grapevine

    The Seasons: Summer (1896)

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  • A woman with long red hair and a wreath of chrysanthemums holds grapes in her right hand and a saucer in her left hand

    The Seasons: Autumn (1896)

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  • A dark haired woman wrapped in pale green drapery and surrounded by snow-covered branches holds a small bird in her hands

    The Seasons: Winter (1896)

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  • Four decorative panels with four female figures entwined with seasonal plants and the names of the seasons at the bottom of each panel

    The Seasons (variation in screen format) (1896)

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  • 12 zodiac signs feature in a halo behind a woman with long golden hair and ornate jewellery seen in profile

    Zodiac (1896)

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  • A full-length figure of a woman with stylised blond hair forming arabesques around her body wears a white dress with a pale blue shawl and holds a glass of champagne at face-level with her left hand; she stands against a red background; the text 'Champagne Ruinart Père et fils' features at the top of the poster; 'Rheims' features at the bottom of the poster

    Champagne Ruinart (1896)

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  • A woman with short, fair hair and a mauve dress with a frilly collar and cuffs holds a phial of perfume in her right hand which she squeezes onto a white cloth; she stands before a box of perfume phials and is framed by a decorative halo

    Lance Parfum Rodo (1896)

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  • Stylised image of the Virgin Mary holding a baby, both wearing ornate gowns and crowns with halos encirlced by a decorative circular backdrop with the text 'Savon' at the top of the composition and 'Notre Dame de la Deliorande' at the bottom

    Study for Savon Notre Dame (c. 1896)

    pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • A full-length figure of a woman with stylised blond hair forming arabesques around her body wears a white dress with a pale blue shawl and holds a glass of champagne at face-level with her left hand

    Design for Champagne Ruinart (c. 1896)

    Pencil, watercolour and gold leaf on paper

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  • A roughly sketched woman in an elegant dress and hat perchces on in a gold alcove holding a bottle in her right hand and a champagne glass in her left handat head level; the word Champagne is written above in gold

    Design for a champagne poster (c. 1896)

    Charcoal and pastel on paper

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  • Magazine cover with '1896 Noël 1897' at the top of the composition and 'L'illustration' at the bottom and two female figures in the middle

    L'Illustration magazine - cover for Christmas 1896/1897 (1896)

    Magazine cover

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  • The head and shoulders of Sarah Bernhardt wearing lilies in her fair hair and an embroidered tunic, framed by a pale blue halo inscribed with her name and surrounded by golden stars.

    Sarah Bernhardt as La Princesse Lointaine: poster for 'La Plume' magazine (1897)

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  • A little boy in his pyjamas and a little girl in a red dress pull at a woman holding 3 cups of steaming hot chocolate. The words 'Chocolat idéal en poudre soluble' sits at the top of the poster, and the bottom of the poster has company details and an image of the chocolate powder in its packaging.

    Poster for 'Chocolat Idéal' (1897)

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  • A woman with large poppies and clusters of corn in her hair and a strapless brown dress leans on a ledge holding a pitcher of beer. A hop motif sits above and below the words 'Bières de la Meuse' at the top of the poster. A black and white drawing of the brewery and a seated female figure feature at the bottom of the poster.

    Poster for 'Bières de la Meuse' (1897)

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  • A seated woman in a pale strapless dress holds her hands to her chin. She is surrounded by an elaborate pattern of curving stalks of lilac, hydrangea, dianthus and violet with blue sea in a bay surrounded by mountains in the background.

    Poster for 'Monaco - Monte Carlo', P.L.M. railway services (1897)

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  • A woman with golden hair wrapped in pale blue fabric and standing in front of an ornate gold and blue mosaic niche holds a small bowl with a spoon above a baby sitting in a crib below. The words 'Nestlé's Food' sit at the top of the poster and 'For Infants' at the bottom.

    Poster for 'Nestlé's Food for Infants' (1897)

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  • Three circles with profiles of Queen Victoria at different ages and a blond figure behind with red robes holding a crown to a backdrop of smoking factory chimneys and ship outlines, with the text 'Hommage Respectueux de Nestlé' in a banner at the bottom

    Poster for 'Hommage Respectueux de Nestlé' (the Nestlé Company's tribute to Queen Victoria's 60th Jubilee) (1897)

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  • An interior with pictures on the wall, ornate furniture, cut flowers and objets d'art

    Mucha's studio decorated with his collection of objets d'art, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1897)

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  • A woman seen side-on with irises in her hair and grapes, pears, apples and soft fruits in her arms  turns towards the viewer

    Fruit (1897)

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  • A woman with lilies in her hair, bare shoulders and a green dress with lace borders holds a large bouquet of flowers

    Flower (1897)

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  • A woman with bare shoulders with white lilies in her hair looks out to the left of the frame with a large bouquet of flowers in her arms

    Flower: final study for decorative panel (1897)

    Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A girl with a folk headdress and daisies in her hair holds her right hand to her mouth and a panel with a heart encircled by three garlands in her left hand. The words 'Salon des Cent' features at the top of the poster and the exhibition details feature at the bottom

    Poster for 'Salon des Cent Mucha Exhibition June 1897' (1897)

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  • Two panels with blond and brunette in profile looking towards each other

    Byzantine Heads (pair) (1897)

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  • A brunette in profile looking to the right with ornate tiara and pendants framed by a gold circular motif

    Byzantine Heads: Brunette (1897)

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  • A blond woman in profile looking to the left with an ornate tiara and pendants framed by a gold circular motif

    Byzantine Heads: Blonde (1897)

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  • A woman with a star in her long chestnut hair and a red strapless dress holds a notebook in her right hand and leans on a camera with her left arm; a young man sits before her; text runs around the top and bottom of the composition

    Société Populaire des Beaux Arts (1897)

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  • A horizontal design with an image of a woman with dark hair leaning on a hammer and surrounded by tools and an industrial motif in the top half of the composition and three panels in the bottom half with dates in the middle and superimposed drawings of metal structures on either side

    F. Guillot Pelletier-Orleans Calendar (1897)

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  • Front cover of a book with the title 'Ilsée Princess de Tripoli' surrounded by a decorative frieze of lilies against a blue background

    Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli (1897)

    Illustrated book

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  • A woman with a yellow dress standing against a mythical blue horse figure with feathers against a starry background

    La Plume (1897)

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  • A woman with a round face and red flowers and butterflies in her golden hair which falls around her body; she holds a branch with insects to her neck and looks upwards; the title of the magazine sits at the top of the page

    L'Illustré Soleil du Dimanche (1897)

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  • Long vertical design with woman draped in flowing garments holding a flower wreath standing in an alcove

    L'Annee Qui Vient (1897)

    red chalk on paper

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  • Woman in a white, high-neck dress holding flowers in her right hand and resting her left hand on a bottle which sits on a table; behind her head is a decorative halo

    Poster for 'La Trappistine' (1897)

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  • Woman in classical costume framed by a white, brick-patterned halo leaning on a tall terracota vase; title and details at the top and bottom of the composition and the words 'Sarah Bernhardt' around the halo

    Poster for 'La Samaritaine' (1897)

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  • Biscuits Lefevre Utile (1897)

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  • Salomé (1897)

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  • West End Review (1897)

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  • A full-length Bernhardt stands wide-eyed and tense against a stylised sunset background, with a bloody dagger in her hands and a female body at her feet. The words "Medée, Théâtre de la Renaissance" feature at the top of the poster in a mosaic-syle frieze and the words "Sarah Bernhardt" run down the right hand side of the poster.

    Poster for 'Médée' (1898)

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  • A woman with long, black hair dressed in an orange strapless dress holds a cigarette in her right hand and a packet of Job cigarette papers in her left hand. The smoke wraps around her head. The figure is framed by a circle with the word 'Job' above.

    Poster for 'Job' cigarette paper (1898)

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  • A woman with golden hair in an ochre dress with bare shoulders sits on a bicycle against a red background with her chin resting on her left arm supported by an anvil and holding a branch of laurel leaves in her right hand

    Poster for 'Waverley Cycles' (1898)

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  • A man with dark hair, a long grey beard and a dark suit sits next to a desk looking out to the right of the camera

    Amilcare Cipriani (1843-1918), Italian revolutionary and socialist, in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris. (c.1898)

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  • A bare shouldered red-haired woman in an embroidered white gown turns the pages of a large format book containing decorative designs. She is framed by a halo decorated with pinkflowers.

    Rêverie (1898)

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  • A woman with long fair hair and a delicate pale dress holds a flower in her right hand and gazes at her left hand as she perches on a large decorative halo

    The Arts: study for 'Painting' (1898)

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  • A bare shouldered woman with long fair hair and a pale blue piece of fabric wrapped around her lower body perches on and gazes through a large decorative halo

    The Arts: study for 'Poetry' (1898)

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  • A naked woman with long dark hair touches the back of her neck with her hands as she perches on a large decorative halo

    The Arts: study for 'Music' (1898)

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  • A woman with long red hair and a transparent piece of fabric draped over her bare body leans backwards while facing the viewer and is framed by a large decorative halo

    The Arts: study for 'Dance' (1898)

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  • Four vertical panels side by side - see individual works for descriptions

    The Arts (series) (1898)

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  • A woman with long red hair and a sensuous amber dress holds a red flower in her right and reaches for the flower with her left hand as she perches on a large decorative halo

    The Arts: Painting (1898)

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  • A bare shouldered woman with long red hair and white fabric wrapped around her lower body perches on and gazes through a large decorative halo

    The Arts: Poetry (1898)

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  • A woman with long dark hair, bare breasts and a flowing white gown touches the back of her neck with her hands as she perches on a large decorative halo

    The Arts: Music (1898)

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  • A woman with long red hair and an orange piece of fabric draped over her bare body leans backwards while facing the viewer and is framed by a large decorative halo

    The Arts: Dance (1898)

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  • A nude with her hair in a chignon sits on a rock with her left arm resting on her left knee looking at her reflection below

    Nude on a Rock (1898-1899)

    Bronze

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  • 4 vertical panels of female figures (see individual works)

    The Flowers (series) (1898)

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  • A full length female figure with a white dress and auburn hair decorated with roses is framed by pink, white and yellow roses

    The Flowers: Rose (1898)

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  • A full length female figure with fair hair and a near-transparent dress leans her head to her right and closes her eyes; she stands against a backdrop of mauve irises

    The Flowers: Iris (1898)

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  • A full-length female figure with dark hair and a shoulderless pink dress stands side-on with her head turned towards the viewer; in her right hand she holds a carnation and she leans her left hand on the roots of a tree behind; pink, white and yellow carnations grow at her feet

    The Flowers: Carnation (1898)

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  • A full-length female figure with long blond hair and a shoulderless white dress looks upwards; she wears lilies in her hair and is surrouded by pink and white lilies

    The Flowers: Lily (1898)

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  • Two women with pale robes, one with flowers in her hair and the other with an ornate headband, sit either side of a bottle of Bénédictine liquor; the bottle sits on a pedestal and is framed by a decorative halo; the text 'Bénédictine de l'Abbaye de Fécamp' sits at the top of the poster

    Bénédictine (1898)

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  • A woman in a red cloak with a stiff black collar wrapped in barbed wire sits awkwardly; a smaller scale figure of a man raising his hat stands on her lap and points towards the female figure

    Au Quartier Latin (1898)

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  • A landscape format book seen from the side on with a woman surrounded by blue stylised feathers with poppies in her hair and a red Bohemian style castle on a rock behind; decorative vertical border on the left side; title in the lower third of the cover

    Letem Českým Světem (1898)

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  • A head and shoulders self-portrait of Mucha in a brown shirt against a brown background

    Self-portrait (1899)

    Oil on board

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  • Woman in a brown hat and gown holding a bunch of flowers and a cane framed with circular decorative elements

    Poster for 'La Tosca' (1899)

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  • A brunette with a high-necked embroidered dress and ornate jewellery holds a glass of champagne. She is framed by a decorative halo in golds and blues and leans on a rich pink fabric which ruffles at her feet. The words 'Moët Chandon' feature at the top of the poster, and 'Grand Crémant Impérial' at the bottom.

    Poster for 'Moët & Chandon: Dry Imperial' (1899)

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  • A blond girl with a pink dress and bare shoulders entwined with vines and white flowers holds a bowl of grapes in her left hand and is framed by a floral halo. The words 'Moët Chandon' feature at the top of the poster, and 'Champagne White Star' at the bottom.

    Poster for 'Moët & Chandon: Champagne White Star' (1899)

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  • Round biscuit tin with a metal handle decorated with a female figure and a decorative floral motif

    Tin for Lefèvre-Utile biscuits (1899)

    Circular tin with lid and handle; colour print on metal

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  • 2D designs for top and side of bicuit tin with female figures and a decorative floral motif

    Print proof for the Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile tin (1899)

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  • Young woman in stripey stockings with a white scarf around her neck reclining on a velvet couch next to a stove.

    Model reclining on the couch in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val-de-Grâce, Paris. (1899)

    Modern print from original glass plate negative

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  • a round fan with plant motifs in the bottom half and two reclining women with drapery and petals in the top half

    'The Passing Wind Takes Youth Away': design for a fan and the façade of the 'Pavilion of Man' (unrealised) (1899)

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  • 3 arched panels with decorative elements and a crescent-shaped entrance

    Design for a display stand at the Paris Exhibition 1900 (c.1899-1900)

    Pencil and wash on paper

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  • Figure wearing a dark tunic with face obscured by a white scalf leaning to her right on a pale blue background

    Woman masked in white head-scarf - study for the illustration of the Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion featured in 'Le Figaro Illustré' (1 March 1900) (1899)

    Pencil and wash heightened with white on paper

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  • A group of four men, four women, and a small boy stand in a line in front of a stone settlement

    Bosnian people in ceremonial costumes - from research trip to the Balkans (1899)

    Original vintage print

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  • A woman in a white headdress stands with her arms around two girls in embroidered tunics holding bunches of flowers

    Models posing for the Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion decoration (1899-1900)

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  • A boy with a bare chest and traditional trousers with a sash sits side on on a floral coach with his arms in his lap and his head touching his clenched fists

    Model posing for the Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion decoration (1899-1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A woman leans back into the arms of a caped man who holds his left hand over her eyes

    Bosnian Legends: Murcia - The Plague Lady (1899)

    Charcoal on paper

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  • A dead woman slumps over the body of a recling man in white

    Bosnian Legends: Death of Hasanaga's Bride (1899)

    Charcoal on paper

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  • A rough sketch of two skeletal figures lying on the ground in each others arms

    Dead Couple - Abandoned (c.1899-1900)

    Charcoal and pastel on blue paper

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  • A rough sketch with non-distinct bundles on the foreground under a dark sky and a fire blazing in the distance

    Military Camp in Winter, near a City on Fire (c.1899-1900)

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  • A girl seated with her head slumped in her hands

    Girl Weeping (c.1899-1900)

    Black chalk and pastel on paper

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  • Gold snake wrapped around three times with a stylised blue face attached to a chain with a second snake face motif

    Snake Bracelet with a Ring (1899)

    Gold, enamel, opal, ruby and diamond

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  • The bust of a woman with bare breasts, long and ondulating hair and a crown capped with a light fitting

    La Nature (1899-1900)

    Bronze and amethyst

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  • Bosnia-Herzegovina Pavilion: cartoon for the mural 'The Roman Period and the Arrival of the Slavs' (1899-1900)

    ink and crayon on paper

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  • Bosnia-Herzegovina Pavilion: fragment of the upper frieze featuring Ivo and Anica, characters from Bosnian legends (1899-1900)

    tempera and watercolour on canvas

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  • A three quarter length female figure in a pink robe with dark hair and jewels in her hair holds a primrose to her nose; decorative motifs frame her face

    Primrose (1899)

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  • A three quarter length female figure in a white robe with blond hair and jewels in her hair and dress holds a feather and laurel leaves in her hand; decorative motifs frame her face.

    Feather (1899)

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  • 4 vertical panels of female figures (see individual works)

    The Times of the Day (series) (1899)

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  • A fair haired woman in a pink strapless dress sits perched on a tree and looks out of the frame to her right; behind her is a grassy patch with trees in the distance; the composition is framed with a decorative arched border filled with mauve flowers

    The Times of the Day: Morning Awakening (1899)

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  • A fair haired woman in a biege strapless dress holds her right arm around her head and her left hand behind her neck; behind her is a sandly landscape; she is surrounded by large yellow daisies and is framed by an arched border with pink flowers

    The Times of the Day: Brightness of Day (1899)

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  • A woman with aubern hair and a pale strapless dress seen side on leans on a cloth support with her right elbow and holds her left arm behind her; she sits among pale trees against a pink sky and is framed by an arched border with pale pink flowers

    The Times of the Day: Evening Contemplation (1899)

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  • A woman with dark hair and a pale strapless dress sits rests on a cloth support with her hands supporting her head and her eyes closed; behind her tall, thin trees are lit by the full moon beyond; she is framed by an arched border with pale mauve flowers

    The Times of the Day: Night’s Rest (1899)

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  • 6 circular pictures with female figures set against seasonal landscapes that represent each of the months between January and June

    The Months (January-June) (1899)

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  • 6 circular pictures with female figures set against seasonal landscapes that represent each of the months between July and December

    The Months (July-December) (1899)

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  • An elegant couple in evening wear stand in a glasshouse surrounded by plants with 'Lefèvre-Utile' in the ironwork behind; the text 'Flirt' features at the top of the poster and 'Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile' at the bottom

    Flirt (1899)

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  • Frontispiece with decorative vertical border on the left and image of a woman with long flowing hair falling around her holding a female figurine in her right hand; title at the top of the page and detail on author (Mucha) and printers at the bottom of the page

    Le Pater (1899)

    Illustrated book

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  • Rough pencil sketch of a group of figures reaching towards the top of the composition

    Le Pater: early study for the 1st allegorical scene 'Our Father who art in Heaven' (1899)

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  • Figure seen from behind looking at a light on the horizon

    Le Pater: study for the 6th allegorical scene 'Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors' (1899)

    Charcoal and ink wash on paper

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  • Rough sketch with dark outline at bottom of figures reaching towards the top of the composition dominated by green and a yellow source of light

    Le Pater: early study for the 1st allegorical scene 'Our Father who art in Heaven' (1899)

    Pastel on paper

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  • A woman with short red hair wearing a brown tunic and a heavy fur trimmed cape stands in profile holding a sword; she stands against a decorative alcove framing a scene from the play beyond; details of the play are at the top and bottom of the composition

    Poster for 'Hamlet' (1899)

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  • A full-length sketch of Bernhardt wearing military costume and holding her left hand on her hip in a defiant pose

    Sarah Bernhardt in the role of the Duc de Reichstadt in L’Aiglon (1900)

    Pencil on paper

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  • A bearded man in a white tunic and a fabric headdress touches his face with his left hand as he leans to his right

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val-de-Grâce, Paris (c.1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A female model dressed in a white tunic with fabric in her long, dark hair kneels on the carpeted floor with her face in her hands

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val-de-Grâce, Paris (c.1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A square box seen from the side with a blond woman with poppies in her hair in a red circular form with the words 'Lefèvre-Utile Gaufrettes Vanille' on one side, and a picture of the LU factory in black and white on one of the other sides.

    Box for Lefèvre-Utile biscuits: Gaufrettes Vanille (c.1900)

    Tin box covered with lithographed label

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  • A rectangular box seen from above with an image of two elegantly dressed women and a man sitting at a table eating biscuits and a decorative vegetal pattern in gold, green and grey with the words 'Biscuits Madère Lefèvre-Utile.

    Box for Lefèvre-Utile biscuits: Madère (c.1900)

    Tin box covered with lithographed label

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  • Two spoons, a pair of pinces and a fork

    Designs for cutlery (c.1900)

    Charcoal and white on card

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  • Plate with ornate tea pot and cup and saucer

    Designs for tableware (c.1900)

    Charcoal, coloured pencil and white on card

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  • Ornamental motifs designed for 'Combinaisons Ornementales se Multipliant à l'Infini à l'Aide du Miroir' (1901) (c.1900-1901)

    Blue and red pencil on paper

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  • A series of benches lined up in the snow with trees and open space beyond

    Winter View, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (c.1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • 22 sketches of flowers from the poppy family

    Sketches of flowers for Documents décoratifs (c.1900-1901)

    Pen and ink on paper

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  • A rich floral motif in pale pink, pale green and ochre intertwine and partially obscure a fair-haired woman in regal red robes holding a daisy

    Woman with a Daisy - textile designed by Mucha (1900)

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  • Bare-shouldered model sitting on an ornate wooden chair and leaning on a cushion placed on the right arm of the chair

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (1899-1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Young bare-shouldered model wrapped in a large piece of fabric leans on a cushion on a pedestal with her left elbow and holds her right hand on her right hip

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1900)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Model in a white embroidered tunic and a black frilly headpiece sits on a wite rug on a couch in front of an ornate gilt mirror

    Model in a Bohemian folk costume posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1900)

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  • A partially decorated 'G. Fouquet' sign and decorative elements from the interior including stained glass windows, ledges and moldings

    Boutique Fouquet: sketches of the shop's signboard and decorative details (c.1900)

    Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Smudged sketch of an interior with a fireplace in the centre and an ornate frieze linking elements

    Interior of Boutique Fouquet: sketches of the fireplace with statue, mirror, display cabinet, and the ornamental details of the wall (c.1900)

    Pencil, pen and ink on paper

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  • wall-mounted display cabinet with statuette and mirror

    Interior of Boutique Fouquet: design for a wall-mounted display cabinet with statuette and mirror (c.1900)

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  • Detailed sketch with fireplace at the centre, mirrors either side, and an ornate frieze and cornice at the top

    Interior of Boutique Fouquet: design for the fireplace with statuettes, mirror, and the ornamental details of the wall (c.1900)

    Pencil and watercolour on cardboard

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  • 4 drawings clockwise from top: an arched doorway; a circular ceiling with table and chairs; an ornate presentation case; a table and chair below a decorative ceiling and walls

    Interior and furniture designs (c.1900)

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  • Ornate chain encrusted with pearls and semi-precious stones with a double pendant with two representations of female heads with swirling hair on elongated ivory panels

    Georges Fouquet (1858-1929), Paris, after design by Mucha: Ornamental Chain with pendants (1900)

    Gold, enamel, fresh-water pearls, mother of pearl and semi-precious stones

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  • An asymmetric oblong opal encrusted in a gold band with an ornate plant motif

    Georges Fouquet (1858-1929), Paris, after Mucha design: 'Peacock' Ring (Exhibited at the Paris Exhibition 1900) (1900)

    Opal and gold

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  • A bust of a young woman with eyes cast downward, an ornamental neckline  and a tall, arched crown with silver lilies on the sides

    Head of a Girl, statue for the stand of the Houbigant Perfumery at the Paris Exhibition 1900 (1900)

    Bronze, silver and parcel gilt

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  • Decorate vertical border on the left; main image: fashionable woman with a view of Paris skyline behind

    Official Banquet of the Paris Exhibition 1900: design for the menu featuring a fashionable woman wearing a Mucha-style jewellery (1900)

    Pencil, gouache and wash on grey paper

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  • left panel: woman dressed in a long gown and a sash held up by a figure behind; right: text with drawings of Austrian buildings at the fair

    Poster for the Austrian Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition 1900 (1900)

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  • A young lady in traditional Bosnian costume holding a tray with a coffee pot and cups with flowers at her feet and a decorative halo behind with the words 'Restaurant du Pavillon Bosniaque' at the top

    Menu for the Bosnian Pavilion Restaurant at the Paris Exhibition 1900 (1900)

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  • A young lady in traditional Bosnian costume holding a tray with a coffee pot and cups with flowers at her feet and a decorative halo behind

    Bosnian Pavilion Restaurant at the Paris Exhibition 1900: design for the menu (1900)

    Pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • The Bosnia Pavilion in white and terracotta with men and women in traditional Bosnian costume in foreground

    Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion - illustration featured in 'Le Figaro Illustré' (1 March 1900) (1900)

    Reproduction from Le Figaro Illustré after watercolour original

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  • Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition1900: 'Diorama of Sarajevo' and Mucha's painting 'Bosnia Offers Her Products to the World Exhibition 1900' (1900)

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  • Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition 1900: interior view with Mucha's wall paintings (1900)

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  • Bosnia & Herzegovina Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition 1900: interior view with Mucha's wall paintings (1900)

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  • Broach with Pendant (1900)

    Gold, ivory, mother-of-pearl and semi-precious stones

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  • Mural for the Bosnia-Herzegovina Pavilion: The Roman Period and the Arrival of the Slavs (1900)

    tempera and watercolour on canvas

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  • Four vertical panels side by side - see individual works for descriptions

    The Precious Stones (series) (1900)

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  • A woman in a warm golden robe leans with her chin in her right hand and is framed by a gold decorative halo as she sits above an honesty plant

    The Precious Stones: Topaz (1900)

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  • A woman with her chin raised and cherries in her hair holds a decorative pendant that sits around her neck and is framed by a gold decorative halo; she sits above above a plant with large and abundant red petals

    The Precious Stones: Ruby (1900)

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  • A woman sits above a cluster of dark pink irises and is framed by a gold decorative halo as she lifts her hair above her head with her hands

    The Precious Stones: Amethyst (1900)

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  • A woman with a green snake in her dark red hair is framed by a gold decorative halo as she leans her chin in her hands on an animal head above a leafy green plant

    The Precious Stones: Emerald (1900)

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  • Four vertical panels side by side - see individual works for descriptions

    The Seasons (series) (1900)

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  • A woman with bare shoulders and fair hair holds a large bouquet of flowers and stands against an orange background

    The Seasons: Spring (1900)

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  • A woman with bare shoulders holding blue, white and red flowers hitches up her pink dress as she walks through a field of corn and poppies with a sunny sky behind

    The Seasons: Summer (1900)

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  • A woman with an embroidered high-neck dress and a headdress of red Chrysanthemums holds a bowl of autumnal fruits

    The Seasons: Autumn (1900)

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  • A woman wrapped in a white gown is surrounded by snow-covered branches

    The Seasons: Winter (1900)

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  • Two girls framed by a decorative halo surrounded by decorative elements and a vertical border with a lily motif ; title at the bottom of the page

    Cloches de Noel (1900)

    Illustrated book

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  • Line drawing of a woman with a foliage motif holding a sprig of flowers surrounded by a decorative border; colours run from light green at the top to dark yellow in the middle and dark green at the bottom; the text 'Le Monde Illustré' sits at the top of the page and 'Le Salon de 1900' in a disk in the bottom right hand corner of the page

    Le Monde Illustré (1900)

    Magazine cover

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  • Stylised black and white drawing of a woman's head in profile on a brown background framed by green decorative elements; the text 'Académie Colarossi' at the top of the composition and 'Cours Mucha' at the bottom followed by details of the class in a green box

    Cours Mucha: poster advertising Mucha's art classes held at the Académie Colarossi, Paris (1900)

    colour lithograph

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  • Mucha dressed in a suit seated in an ornate chair in front of 3 Sarah Bernhardt posters, looking at the camera

    Self-portrait with posters for Sarah Bernhardt, in his studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

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  • A sheet of four panels to be stuck on a biscuit tin. On the principal panel, an elegantly dressed man and woman sit at a table drinking champagne and eating biscuits. All panels have a decorative border in greens, reds and pinks.

    Packaging for Lefèvre-Utile biscuits: Boudoir (1901)

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  • Top half: a book cover design and a rectangular design, both with nudes and ornamental forms; bottom half: 6 decorative elements

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 43 (1901-1902)

    Pencil, ink and wash, heightened with white on paper

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  • Top half: an Art Nouveau interior with decorative designs on the walls and a table and chairs with a table cloth and floral centre piece; bottom half: 2 parts of a design for the table cloth

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 72 (1901-1902)

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  • 7 ornamental light fittings with elaborate plant motifs

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 63 (1901-1902)

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  • Ornate elements including the corner of a bench, a pedestal with vase, a full-length female figure and two decorative motifs

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 67 (1901-1902)

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  • A chair in the top corner and 6 close-up details of different parts of the chair

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 71 (1901-1902)

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  • 4 decorative friezes with beatles and flowers, turtles and flowers, fish and waves and female heads

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 60 (1901-1902)

    Pencil, ink and wash, heightened with white on paper

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  • 6 drawings of a lily from different angles and 5 drawings of lily stamens and leaves

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 25, featuring studies of lily (1901-1902)

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  • repetitive lily motif in three horizontal bands

    Documents décoratifs: line drawing for Plate 33, featuring lily motifs (1901-1902)

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  • Bare-shouldered model sits on a white rug on a couch and leans forward away from the camera

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Nude balancing on her left leg holding her right foot just behind her with her arms outstretched leaning up to her left

    Ballet study: dancing nude in the studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

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  • Nude balancing on her right foot holding her left foot above her head with her left hand

    Ballet study: dancing nude in the studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

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  • Nude in fifth position balancing on her left leg holding her right foot just behind her with both arms arched above her head

    Ballet study: dancing nude in the studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

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  • Nude leaning her chest forwards with both arms outstretched diagonally behind her back

    Ballet study: dancing nude in the studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (c.1901)

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  • A general view of the reconstructed interior with a peacock decoration on the far wall, a wooden circular counter and a presentation case and ornate fireplace on the left wall

    Boutique Fouquet: installation of a space representing the interior designed by Mucha, Musée Carnavalet, Paris (1900)

    Selection of digital images from Musée Carnavalet

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  • jewellery designs including a comb, a necklace, a broach, a buckle and an earing

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 49 (1901-1902)

    Pencil and white on paper

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  • jewellery designs including a bracelet, a pendant, a comb, a hairpin and a fan

    Documents décoratifs: final study for Plate 50 (1901-1902)

    Pencil and white on paper

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  • A butterfly decorative frieze motif, a comb, a cuff link, a pocket watch and several pendants

    Documents décoratifs: designs for a watch and accessories (unused) (1901-1902)

    Pencil, ink and white on paper

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  • The head and shoulders of a woman seen in profile with ivy in her dark hair and a decorative collar framed by a circle with a mosaic motif and and ivy border

    Ivy (1901)

    Colour lithograph

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  • The head and shoulders of a woman seen in profile with laurel leaves in her fair hair held in place with a dark red braid and a decorative collar framed by a circle with a mosaic motif and and a laurel leaf border

    Laurel (1901)

    Colour lithograph

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  • A woman in a pink and white dress and long, undulating and wind-swept golden hair leans over the handlebars of a bicycle, with the words 'Cycles Perfecta' above.

    Poster for 'Cycles Perfecta' (1902)

    Colour lithograph

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  • letters illuminated with female figures and floral elements and examples of decorative type fonts

    Documents décoratifs: Plate 54 (1902)

    Lithograph

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  • Nude female model with a white sheet draped around her lower body leaning back over a chair with her arms raised to shoulder level and her hands to her face

    Model posing in Mucha's studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (1902-1903)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A bare-shouldered woman with a flower wreath and a moon halo holds her hand to her mouth and a piece of blue fabric with garlands of stars to her chest

    The Moon and the Stars: study for 'The Moon' (1902)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A naked woman holds her right hand to her forehead from which light radiates as she holds piece of pink fabric to her chest with her left hand

    The Moon and the Stars: study for 'The Morning Star' (1902)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A female figure turns her head away from the viewer as she raises her left hand to her face

    The Moon and the Stars: study for 'The Evening Star' (1902)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A female figure holds her hands up to her face as she turns to the left where light floods into the picture

    The Moon and the Stars: study for 'The Pole Star' (1902)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Four vertical panels side by side (see individual works for descriptions)

    The Moon and the Stars (series) (1902)

    Colour lithograph

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  • A three quarter length female figure in Breton costume seen from behind holding heather in her right hand; decorative motifs at the bottom of the composition and in a halo form around her head

    Heather from Coastal Cliffs (1902)

    Colour lithograph

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  • A woman in Breton costume with an embroidered shawl seen in profile holding a thistle plant; there are decorative elements at the bottom of the composition and in a halo form around the figures head

    Thistle from the Sands (1902)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Woman with dark hair and a white shirt with small black spots sitting sideways on an ornate armchair

    Marie (Maruška) Chytilová, art student and Mucha's future wife in his studio, Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris (1903)

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  • A woman in a white dress with lace trimmings holding a cello and bow in her left hand turns the page of a music book with her right hand; before her and in the background are two circular white lily motifs; the text 'Zdenka Cerny, The Greatest Bohemian Violincellist' figures in red font at the bottom of the poster

    Zdeňka Černý (1903)

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  • Woman in a floral shawl with her hair attached looking head on, lit up from a light below

    Portrait of Marie Chytilová (Maruška), Mucha's Future Wife (1903)

    pastel on paper

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  • Sarah Bernhardt - La Princesse Lointaine - Lefevre Utile (1903)

    Colour lithograph

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  • one large circle filled with an image of a girl in a wreath and a traditional smock sitting on the branch of a tree, and two smaller circles with girls seen in profile

    Figures décoratives: final study for Plate 3 (1904-1905)

    Pencil and white on paper

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  • Top two thirds: crescent form with nude and circular pendant with woman seen in profile; bottom third: rectangular panel with nude on a bed flanked by 2 pendants with female heads

    Figures décoratives: final study for Plate 2 (1904-1905)

    Pencil and white on paper

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  • 4 different shapes filled with roughly sketched women in various poses alongside decorative elements

    Figures décoratives: sketch study for Plate14 (1904-1905)

    Blue pencil on paper

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  • 4 different shapes filled with female nudes in various poses against stylised landscapes

    Figures décoratives: final study for Plate14 (1904-1905)

    Pencil with white on paper

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  • Mucha sitting back on a chair next to a table and in front of a well-adorned fireplace

    Self-portrait (double exposure) in Mucha's apartment, New York (c.1905)

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  • An ethereal vision of Madonna, surrounded with a mass of lilies, sits above a seated young girl in Slavic folk costume holding a wreath of ivy leaves

    Madonna of the Lilies (1905)

    Tempera on canvas

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  • Sketch of a group of choirboys in red and white seen from behind with a congregation behind

    Choirboys at Petrov Church, Brno (1905)

    Watercolour on cardboard

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  • Woman in an ornate dress with flowing hair against a gold background with title 'Wiener Chic' and information on the content of the issue; decorative vertical border on the left with peacock feather motif

    Wiener Chic (1905)

    Magazine cover

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  • Four sides of a box with a violet motif and a woman in white robes on the principal panel holding a handful of violets

    Packaging for 'Savon Mucha Violette' (1906)

    Colour lithograph

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  • An ornate gold necklace with three circular motifs with doves and semi-precious coloured beads and droplets throughout the chain

    Mrs Mucha’s Necklace (1906)

    gold, enamel and semi-precious stones

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  • Head and shoulders portrait of the artist with a beard leaning his head to his left while looking upwards towards the viewer

    Self-portrait (1907)

    Blue and white crayon on blue Ingres paper

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  • A woman draped in a sheet lit from below by a tree shaped candelabra

    The Burr McIntosh Monthly, 1907 (1907)

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  • The artist's wife dressed in white holding a pink rose, sitting in profile in front of a tapestry

    Portrait of Mucha's Wife, Maruška (1908/17)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A seated female model with bedraggled long, dark hair and an angry expression leans on her knee with her head on her hand

    Miss Reichl (Max Reinhardt's Company's leading actress) posing for 'Tragedy', a German Theatre mural, in Mucha's studio, New York (1908)

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  • Three figures sit in a tree: a boy with a lyre, a girl with her head in her right hand and a naked female with her head arched back; in the foreground a girl sits looking towards the viewer and behind the tree a larger than life female figure with her hands raised looms above the scene

    Comedy: study for a mural for the German Theatre, New York (1908)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Female figure holding a circle in her left hand and coloured ribbons in her right hand with an ivy headdress sitting in a decorative halo with a bird of prey at her feet

    Portrait of Josephine Crane Bradley as Slavia (1908)

    Oil and tempera on canvas

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  • A full-length female figure in a pale green dress with mauve flowers in her hair stands in front of an ornate chair and is framed by a decorative halo with a lily motif; the words 'Leslie Carter' sit at the top of the composition

    Leslie Carter (1908)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Maude Adams (1908)

    Lithograph, hand-coloured in watercolour and gouache

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  • Tragedy - study for a mural for the German theatre New York (1908)

    Oil and tempera on canvas

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  • Four figures dressed in formal dress and hats standing in front of a wall and a wooden gate

    Mucha with his two sisters and brother-in-law, Rosice, South Moravia (c.1909)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • A Woman in a white dress with a laced up black bodice holds her hands out beside her face and looks upwards

    Model posing as Joan of Arc for the poster (unrealised) 'The Maid of Orleans' featuring Maude Adams, New York (1909)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Mucha seated on a stool in front of his mural with a paint palette and paint brush in his hand

    Self-portrait, working on a mural for the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní dům, Prague (1910-1911)

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  • In an ornate gold and silver alcove, a bare-chested man stands next to a young girl in folk dress with distressed figures below and a large seated figure of a girl in folk dress in the sky behind above a burning building

    Murals by Mucha in the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní Dům (Municipal House), Prague (1910-1911)

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  • A circular frieze with figures around the outer edges, a stylised plant pattern in the middle, and a bird with open wings in the centre

    The Slavonic Concord: study for the ceiling painting for the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A wooden pendentive with a drawing in pencil portraying three male bare-chested figures, one with his arms spread, with figures in the background

    'By force towards freedom, with love towards unity!': study for the mural 'By Own Strength II' at the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Pencil and charcoal on canvas

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  • A wooden pendentive with a drawing in pencil portraying a bare-chested man standing next to a young girl in folk dress with figures below and a large seated figure of a girl in folk dress in the sky

    'Through humiliated and tortured, you will live again, my country!': study for the mural 'By Own Strength II' at the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Pencil and charcoal on canvas

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  • A wooden pendentive with a drawing in pencil portraying a seated girl surrounded by men in robes, a naked male figure below and a bare-chested boy holding a bird behind

    'Accept Love and Enthusiasm from Your Son, Mother of the Holy Nation': study for the mural 'By Own Strength III' at the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Pencil and charcoal on canvas

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  • A pendentive with a male figure with a mustache dressed in formal wear standing in front of a woman in folk dress holding her hands up in the air

    Creative Force - Jan z Pernštýna: study for a pendentive of the Lord Mayor’s Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A pendentive with a male bearded figure in robes and a crown holding a sword in front of a woman in folk dress holding a stick

    Independence - Jiří z Poděbrad: study for a pendentive of the Lord Mayor’s Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A pendentive with a male figure in robes with his hands against his chest standing in front of a woman in folk dress holding her hands above him

    Justice - Master Jan Hus: study for a pendentive of the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A pendentive with a male figure in work cloths holding a hammer standing in front of a woman in folk dress brandishing a sword in her right hand and the crest of Czechoslovakia in her left hand

    Militancy - Jan Žižka: study for a pendentive of the Lord Mayor's Hall, Obecní dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Prague Subjugated: study for a Panel of the Small Reception Room at the Lord Mayor’s Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Dreaming of Freedom: study for a Panel of the Small Reception Room at the Lord Mayor’s Hall, Obecní Dům, Prague (1910-1911)

    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A girl with long fair hair in plaits and traditional costume sits in a tree and holds her right hand to her ear and her left hand to her lips; a bird behind her raises its beak

    Poster for 'Moravian Teachers' Choir' (1911)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Set against a dark blue night sky a couple in traditional costume crouch down in hiding while three ghostly shapes loom above them in the right of the painting

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.1: The Slavs in Their Original Homeland (1912) (c.1910-1912)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Three men in traditional costume standing in a triangle in front of a large window with their arms raised as though brandishing weapons

    Models posing as struggling figures for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.2: The Celebration of Svantovít (1911-1912)

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  • A man in traditional costume holds down another man on a table as a third holds a stake to the man's bare chest

    Models posing as struggling figures for 'The Introduction of the Slavonic Liturgy' (The Slav Epic cycle No.3, 1912) (1911-1912)

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  • The actress wears a white gown and a decorative crown and is seated on green fabric with her head supported by her right arm; she is set against a sky of stars and is encircled with images of blacksmith's tools, a gold crown, hearts, vessels and monsters.

    Princess Hyacinth (1911)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Two girls in traditional folk costume holding flower wreaths stand in front of a Bohemian church tower

    Poster for 'Regional Exhibition at Ivančice 1913' (1912)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Around a dozen figures in robes loom in the sky above crowds of people dressed in white

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.2: The Celebration of Svantovít (c.1910-1912)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A young fair-haired girl holding notebooks and pens in front of a woman in traditional costume sitting on a branch and slouched with her head in her hands

    Poster for the 'Lottery of the Union of Southwestern Moravia' (1912)

    Colour lithograph

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.1: The Slavs in Their Original Homeland. Between the Turanian Whip and the Sword of the Goths (between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD). (1912)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • A young girl in a red cloak wearing a crown holds a staff in her left hand and 7 garlands in her right hand; behind her a green otherworldly figure holds a falcon

    6th Sokol Festival (1912)

    Colour lithograph

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  • The Threat (1912)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Crowds standing in small groups in front of St Basil's Cathedral

    Study for 'The Slav Epic cycle' No.19: The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia (1913-1914)

    Watercolour and gouache on paper

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  • The ornate domes of St Basil's in the background with two horse and carts and several pedestrians in the foreground

    St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square, Moscow (1913)

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  • A bearded man with a sack and a long stick leans over next to a young boy while a queue of people form next to a large bell behind

    Peasant father and son with the Tsar Bell in the background, Moscow Kremlin (1913)

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  • Taken about a foot from ground level, a procession of men in black holding religious effigies march against an ominous grey sky

    Procession of the Beatification Ceremony, Red Square, Moscow (1913)

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  • Mucha standing in the middle of the square sketching with boys looking on and St. Basil's cathedral behind

    Mucha sketching in Red Square, Moscow (1913)

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  • Woman seen from behind wearing a hat, a long coat and a handbag stood next to a beggar with his left hand to his cap and a frown on his face

    Beggar and a bourgeois lady, Moscow (1913)

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.2: The Celebration of Svantovít. When Gods Are at War, Salvation Is in the Arts (between the 8th and 10th centuries AD). (1912)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • Figures and fortifications with ruined buildings behind

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.14: The Sacrifice at Szigetvár by Nikola Zrinski (c.1913-1914)

    Photographed drawings stuck together, tinted with watercolour and gouache

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.3: Introduction of the Slavonic Liturgy. Praise God in Your Mother Tongue (9th century AD). (1912)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.4: Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria. The Dawn of Slav Literature (10th century AD). (1923)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • Street scene with figures in the snow and men climbing on a brick archway and scafolding structure

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.7: Jan Milíč of Kroměříž (c.1915-1916)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Interior of a church with figures gathered around a preacher in a pulpit

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.9: Master Jan Hus Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel. The Magic of the Word: Truth Prevails (1412). (c.1915-1916)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Dressed as a priest, Mucha stands on a table and leans forward over the back of a chair placed on the table

    Mucha posing as Jan Hus for 'Master Jan Hus Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel' (The Slav Epic cycle No.9, 1916) (c.1915-1916)

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.5: The Bohemian King Přemysl Otakar II. The Union of Slav Dynasties (13th century). (1924)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.6: Tsar Štěpán Dušan. The Slavic Code of Law (14th century). (1923)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.7: Jan Milíč of Kroměříž. The Magic of the Word: A Brothel Converted into a Convent (14th century). (1916)

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  • A naked woman with a white headdress draped over her left breast stands at the centre of the composition against a cross and a dark and firey landscape; a man wearing a red cap and holding a rope leans over from behind the cross and kisses the woman's cheek

    France Embraces Bohemia (1918)

    oil on canvas

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  • Woman in white taditional costume seated at centre of composition with head tilted back; four flower wreaths are laid in front of her on the train of her dress; there are two reclining women to her right with yellow fields beyond

    Song of Bohemia (1918)

    oil on canvas

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  • 4 canvases are exhibited in a large hall with an ornate cieling and a wooden floor; a man sits on a stool in front of one of the canvases

    Mucha with the Slav Epic canvases exhibited in the the Klementinum, Prague (1919)

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.9: Master Jan Hus Preaching at the Bethlehem Chapel. The Magic of the Word: Truth Prevails (1412). (1916)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • In a mushroom shaped form, a woman with flowing hair wearing a headdress, a flower wreath and beads holds up a crown of thorns and sits above the text (exhibition details)

    Design for the poster for the Mucha Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, January-February 1921 (1920)

    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.10: The Meeting at Křížky. The Magic of Words: Sub utraque (1419) (1916)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.8: After the Battle of Grunewald. The Solidarity of the Northern Slavs (1410). (1924)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • Photomontage of Mucha stood to the right of a mirror with his wife Maruška's reflection

    Self-portrait with the mirrored image of his wife Maruška (photomontage), Zbiroh Castle, West Bohemia (Early 1920s)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Seated female nude with a white cloth around her waist leaning on her knees with her head in her hands

    Portrait of Woman (c. mid 1910s - 1925)

    Blue pastel on grey paper

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  • Study for the poster 'Russia Restituenda [Russia Must Recover]' (1922)

    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

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  • Woman with dark hair and a melancholic expression holds a baby wrapped in a white cloth up to her shoulder

    Mother and Child, Prague: study for the poster 'Russia Restituenda' (1922) (c.1921-1922)

    Vintage print

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  • A seated woman with a paterned scarf around her head and shoulders, her legs stretched out in front of her and her arms laid open on the floor sits with her mouth open and her head turned up towards the ceiling

    Maruška posing as Russian peasant woman for 'Woman in the Wilderness' (1923) (c.1922-1923)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • A woman in black with a melancholy expression holds a limp child dressed in white; both have circular forms behind their heads

    Russia Restituenda [Russia Must Recover] (1922)

    Colour lithograph

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  • A peasant woman in a dark headdress sits with her head to the sky in a gesture of resignation; the dark colours of her barren, moonlit surroundings merge into the night sky; 3 wolves look on from the horizon

    Study for 'Woman in the Wilderness' (c. 1922-1923)

    oil on canvas

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  • A peasant woman in a dark headdress sits with her head to the sky in a gesture of resignation; the dark colours of her barren, moonlit surroundings merge into the night sky; 3 wolves look on from the horizon

    Study for 'Woman in the Wilderness' (c. 1922-1923)

    oil on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.11: After the Battle of Vítkov. God is Found in Truth, Not Force (1420) (1923)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.12: Petr Chelčický at Vodňany. Do Not Repay Evil with Evil (1433). (1918)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • A peasant woman in a dark headdress sits with her head to the sky in a gesture of resignation; the dark colours of her barren, moonlit surroundings merge into the night's sky; 3 wolves look on from the horizon

    Woman in the Wilderness (1923)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A ruined church tower stands against a grey sky with its wooden steeple toppling over to the left

    Ruined Orthodox Church, probably Ružica Church, Belgrade, Serbia (1924)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • Baroque dome of the main church seen from the outside

    Dome of the Chilandar Monastery, Mount Athos (1924)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • The domes and towers of the monastery seen from a height with a large fir tree to the right

    Chilandar Monastery, Mount Athos (1924)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • Three women and two men in traditional costume bent over a pile of rubble with pick-axes

    Stone breakers, Bulgaria (1924)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • A dark-haired women with a white polka dot headdress holding a small child with a headdress

    Romany mother and child, Bulgaria (1924)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • Mucha sits in overalls on a stool in front of his canvas holding a paintbrush in his right hand and a palette in his left hand; he looks out at the camera

    Mucha working on the canvas 'Tsar Štěpán Dušan. The Slavic Code of Law (14th century).' (The Slav Epic cycle No.6, 1923) (1923)

    Vintage print

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.13: The Hussite King Jiří of Podĕbrady. Treaties Are To be Respected (1462). (1923)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.14: The Sacrifice at Szigetvár by Nikola Zrinski. The Shield of Christendom (1566). (1914)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • Young boy in a white shirt and shorts sitting cross-legged with a paintbrush in his right hand in front of a blank canvas

    Portrait of Mucha's Son, Jiří (1925)

    Oil on canvas

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  • A man stands with his right hand on his hip in front of a bare-chested man with his arms stretched out and red and white ribbons trailing from each arm; behind them hovers a woman in a white dress and below is a representation of buildings

    Poster for the '8th Sokol Festival Prague 1926' (1925)

    Colour lithograph

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  • Interior of a church with figures crouching down on the floor, figures hovering around the sides, and ghostly female figures of different sizes behind

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.17: The Holy Mount Athos (1926) (c.1925-26)

    Charcoal heightened with white on cardboard

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  • Dressed in a suit and a cape, Mucha holds out a dish for an elderly man with a long coat and a rucksack who bends over and touches the dish with his face

    Mucha and his assistant Knap posing for 'The Holy Mount Athos' (The Slav Epic cycle No.17, 1926) (c.1925-1926)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • 6 boys kneel in a circle with their chests, heads and arms raised and their fists touching

    Children posing as the Czech youths vowing Slavic ideals for 'Oath of the "Youth" under the Slav Linden Tree' (The Slav Epic cycle No.18, 1926) (1925-1926)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.15: The Brethren School in Ivančice, the Printing of the Czech Bible. God Gave Us the Gift of Language (1578). (1914)

    egg tempera on canvas

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  • Three figures slouching to the left and right of a wall with figures looking up to the skies behind

    Study for 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.18: The Oath of Omladina under the Slavic Linden Tree (c.1925-1926)

    Pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • Mucha looks on as 4 women in traditional costume crouch down on the floor in a huddle and a 5th woman with a white headdress holds her arms up to the sky

    Mucha directing a group of models posing for 'Apotheosis: Slavs for Humanity' (The Slav Epic cycle No.20, 1926) (1926)

    Reproduced from original glass plate plate

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.16: Jan Amos Komenský. A Glimmer of Hope (1670). (1918)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • Girl in a white headdress resting her head in her hands

    Portrait of Mucha's Daughter, Jaroslava (c.1927-1935)

    Oil on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.17: Holy Mount Athos. Vatican of Orthodox Christianity, Sheltering the Oldest Slav Literary Monuments (18th century) (1926)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • A man stands behind a girl in folk costume and holds a garland of flowers above her head; the dates'1918-1928' sit at the bottom of the poster

    1918-1928: Poster for the 10th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Czechoslovakia (1928)

    Colour lithograph

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  • A girl with a flower headdress and a white dress sits playing a harp in front of a mythical figure holding a horn

    Poster for 'The Slav Epic Exhibition, Brno, 1930' (1928-1930)

    Colour lithograph

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.18: Oath of the "Youth" under the Slav Linden Tree. The Slav Revival (19th century). (1926, unfinished)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • 'The Slav Epic cycle' No.19: The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia. To Work in Freedom Is the Foundation of a State (1861) (1914)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • Three banknotes of 10, 50 and 500 crowns

    Banknotes of Czechoslovakia, designed by Mucha: 500 crown; 50 Crown; 10 Crown (1929)

    Banknotes

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  • Mucha dressed in formal wear with a cap, a sash, a medallion and a medal, stood in front of a panel decorated with stars and arabesques

    Self-portrait in a formal masonic regalia as Supreme Commander of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in Czechoslovakia, Prague (1930)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • 'The Slav Epic' cycle No.20: Apotheosis: Slavs for Humanity. Four Stages of Slav History in Four Colours (1918). (1926)

    Egg tempera on canvas

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  • On the left panel a man in a black cape holds a bible in his left arm and his right arm up to give a blessing and in the right panel a man in priestly vestments with a mitre and a crozier pours water over the head of a man kneeling between the two panels

    St. Vitus Cathedral Stained-glass Window, Prague: final design for the central panels, featuring SS Cyril and Methodius (1931)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • On the left panel a woman in a headdress and priestly vestments with a halo and closed eyes raises her head and holds her arms out; in the right panel a man with his back to the viewer wears a sheep skin over his left shoulder

    St. Vitus Cathedral Stained-glass Window, Prague: final design for the central panels, featuring St. Ludmila (1931)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • On the left panel the lower body of a woman in priestly vestments; in the right panel a small boy with a halo and regal gowns kneels with his hands in prayer as he leans on the woman's lap and looks upwards

    St. Vitus Cathedral Stained-glass Window, Prague: final design for the central panels, featuring St. Wenceslas (Duke of Bohemia) kneeling next to his Grandmother, St. Ludmila (1931)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • On the left panel an elderly man lies in bed holding a cross medallion with candles burning in front an a crucifix behind; in the right panel an elderly man in dark robes with white hair and a beard holds the hand of the old man

    St.Vitus Cathedral Stained-glass Window, Prague: final design for the bottom left panels (1931)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • On the left panel one man bends his head over and another recoils in distress with his hand to his face with an old man and woman looking on; on the right panel an old man with a white beard, a mitre and a medallion with a cross reclines on an ornate chair with his head back and his eyes closed with an elderly couple looking on in the background

    St.Vitus Cathedral Stained-glass Window, Prague: final design for the bottom right panels (1931)

    Ink and watercolour on paper

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  • A central panel surrounded by 36 panels seen from the interior of the cathedral

    Stained-glass Window designed by Mucha at St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague (Early 1930s)

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  • In a dark scene a woman in a white dress and headdress leans over to protect a candle in her hands; an old man in the foreground clasps the hand of a third figure with his right hand

    The Light of Hope (1933)

    Oil on canvas

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  • Reclining woman in white with a faint halo with a baby swaddled in white cloth resting on her knees

    Nativity (c. 1934)

    oil on canvas

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  • Mucha dressed in a traditional Czech shirt with head and shoulders seen in profile against a dark background

    Self-portrait, Prague (1930s)

    Reproduced from original glass plate negative

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  • Study composed of three horizontal panels with arched panel in the centre

    Study for 'The Three Ages' triptych: Reason, Wisdom and Love [unfinished project] (1936-1938)

    Pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • the top half of the composition is dominated by machinery and buildings and the bottom half is inhabited by a crowd of figures

    Study for 'The Age of Reason' (1936-1938)

    Pencil and watercolour on paper

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  • A young boy holding a garland of blue flowers stands in the centre of the composition flanked by children in classical costume playing instruments and three bearded men behind warming their hands above a fire; the composition is dominated by blue

    The Oath of Concord of the Slavs (unfinished) (1939)

    oil on canvas

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  • A general view of the reconstructed interior with a peacock decoration on the far wall, a wooden circular counter and a presentation case and ornate fireplace on the left wall

    Fouquetovo klenotnictví – prostorová instalace Muchova návrhu interiéru, Musée Carnavalet, Paříž (1900)

    výběr digitálních obrázků z Musée Carnavalet

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