Mucha Gallery

Art by Jarmila Mucha Plocková, inspired by the works of Alphonse Mucha.
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Mucha Design Collections

PEONY
LILY

FORGET-ME-NOT
LILY OF THE VALLEY

GEORGES FOUQUET
MORAVIA

HOLY MOUNTAIN,
BOHEMIAN SONG, GREY DOVE

POPPY, CURTAIN
IVY, BYZANTIUM

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Peony & Lily Collection

Peony

In 1900, on the occasion of the largest World's Fair held in Paris to date, Alfons Mucha was commissioned to design the decoration of the pavilion for Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the three pavilions of Austria-Hungary. The peony motif is taken from a wall panel of this pavilion.

The floral band complements another decorative band featuring historical scenes from both annexed Slavic states.

Lily

Mucha frequently used the lily flower motif, and he also included it in his collection of 72 graphic plates, Documents décoratifs, published in Paris in 1902. Like all flowers, Mucha depicted it here with the fidelity and meticulousness of a botanist, who pays attention to even the smallest details of the plant as a whole. Subsequently, with minimal stylization, he transformed the flowers into decorative bands and patterns, especially for textile embroidery and prints.

The collection is considered a unique "encyclopedia" of Mucha's designs for various artistic disciplines of the Art Nouveau style.

Forget-Me-Not & Lily of the Valley

Forget-me-not

A motif from Documents décoratifs (Paris, 1902).
In response to high demand for him to collaborate in various artistic fields, Mucha created a collection of 74 lithographic sheets as a sample book for craftsmen and students of applied arts schools. The individual designs can be viewed as templates for specific objects, as well as works of art in their own right. Most of the sheets are smaller versions of posters, decorative panels, and designs for jewellery, furniture, cutlery, glassware, and crockery. The forget-me-not pattern also inspired a series of silver and gold jewellery sets of the same name.

Lily of the Valley

A brooch design for Georges Fouquet's boutique (Paris, 1901). After the jewellery designed by Alphonse Mucha and crafted by Georges Fouquet achieved great success at the 1900 Paris Exposition, Mucha went on to design a distinctive interior for Fouquet's boutique in the heart of Paris. The artistic décor, furniture, and stained glass windows all combined to form a unique architectural and artistic ensemble. The entire interior was dismantled during the war. It was subsequently installed, along with the entrance way, at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris in the 1950s.

Georges Fouquet & Moravia Collections

Paris jewellery shop by Alphonse Mucha.
It is common knowledge that Mucha designed Art Nouveau jewellery, but less well known is the fact that he also designed an entire jewellery shop for the Parisian jeweller Georges Fouquet in 1901. At the 1900 Paris Exposition, Fouquet exhibited several pieces of jewellery that Mucha had designed for his stand to widespread acclaim. Then, in 1901, the jeweller commissioned Mucha to design a new, stylish boutique for him on the luxurious Rue Royale, opposite Maxim's cabaret. Mucha created the shop's frontage, interior, and all its furnishings. Among his many designs for Fouquet was the famous Serpent Bracelet made for Sarah Bernhardt in 1899. Today, the boutique is on display at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, where it was moved in the 1950s.

Georges Fouquet

Ceiling design for the famous Parisian boutique. In 1900–1901, Alphonse Mucha designed not only a series of jewellery pieces for Georges Fouquet on the occasion of the 1900 Paris Exposition, but also the renowned jeweller's new boutique, complete with décor and furnishings, including a unique gilded stucco ceiling. Today, the originally jewellery shop is installed in the Musée Carnavalet.

Moravia

A decorative motif inspired by Moravian folk lace forms the backdrop of two panels in Alphonse Mucha's La tête Byzantine. Both these popular panels have been reproduced on decorative plates and a variety of household items.

Holy Mountain, Bohemian Song
& Grey Dove Collections

The individual designs in these collections reflect Mucha's work for the newly formed republic after his return to his homeland – banknotes, stamps, the decoration of the Mayor's Hall in Municipal House, and the Slav Epic (a monumental series of 20 large canvases). Rich with symbolism and spiritual power, the Epic's imagery leads us through the heritage of the Slavs, from mythology to pivotal moments that defined their historical path.

Holy Mountain

Mount Athos ("Holy Mountain") is one of the twenty canvases in Mucha's Slav Epic. The island of Athos, in the Aegean Sea, has been considered a major centre of Orthodox Christianity for over a thousand years. It is home to 20 monasteries preserving monuments of immense Byzantine cultural significance.

Bohemian Song

The dove and heart imagery is inspired by the decoration of the Mayor's Hall, designed by Mucha in the years after 1910 for Prague's Municipal House, one of the most important buildings in the Art Nouveau style. The interior, stained glass, and curtains in this room are adorned with motifs from Slavic folk art.

Grey Dove

The dove imagery is inspired by the decoration of the Mayor's Hall, designed by Mucha in the years after 1910 for Prague's Municipal House. The dove is a Slavic folk symbol of love, peace, and purity.