PARIS — Through his early and spectacular success as the preeminent Art Nouveau graphic artist, a psychic burden was foisted upon the Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha. The tragic double-edged sword of ...
Stefanie Kohn, curator at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, hangs artwork in the Petrik Gallery for the exhibit “Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau” on April 30, 2024.
Alphonse Mucha’s (1860-1939) world feels like a dream in perpetual bloom: maidens in draping robes linger in a golden glow, their coiling hair crowned with halos of flowers and looping vines. It’s the ...