Mucha - Laurel

Of Czech origin, Mucha is one of the most famous Art Nouveau artists. Passionate about dance, he first worked in a large theatre set design company in Vienna. He then moved to Paris where he created advertising posters and worked for 6 years for Sarah Bernhardt, an experience that contributed greatly to his fame and the dissemination of a well-established style, characterized by great fluidity. This stylized plant motif is very characteristic of Mucha's ornamental work: plant ornamentations, intertwined arabesques, harmonious colors evoking nature, decorative friezes and finally delicate geometric patterns. The delicacy of the female model's features is also typical of Mucha's work.

Laurel, 1901