Alphonse Mucha

Job, 1898

monaco-monte-carlo, 1897

Poster of Maude Adams as Joan of Arc, 1909

Alphonse Mucha was an important figure in Art Nouveau. He was interested in many different types of art. He is famous for illustrator of his idealize female figures. Much had a distinctive style, he normally used young female figures with Mucha's so called 'macaronie hair" on posters, postcards and art  prints. most of his line drawings are curvilinear which creates romantic and sensual feelings. Female figures are erotic at times but still graceful at same time. Bright colors and gold tones were often used. Mucha's works are centralize female figures and mostly they are surrounded by nature, flowers and wearing fancy dresses. Most of his prints have frame types of around the art work to show decorative art. Mucha had done numerous prints, posters and murals.