Mucha

Alfons Maria Mucha (1860 – 1939), known in English and French as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs, which became among the best-known images of the period.

Periods: Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Romanticism, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Modernism.

Known for: Painting, Illustration, Decorative art.