Famous Paintings by Alphonse Mucha

There were many crucial artists who came around the start of the 20th century and laid the groundwork for many others who followed later in that century and without their contributions we would not have such a varied and impressive contemporary art scene as we do today. One artist who was certainly influential was Czech Alphonse Mucha who went onto to inspire a new art movement which became known as Art Nouveau, which from French translated as New Art. This article looks in detail at the career of Alphonse Mucha and also outlines which to be his most impressive works from a highly productive career which spread many decades and kept a great consistency of quality and style.
Mucha produced a series of works related to the seasons which contained several portraits together in a way that really showed his excellent use of colour and it was around this time that a lot of artists chose to produce related series of paintings which was relatively rare during more traditional artistic times of the Renaissance and previously. Mucha used several models frequently and like most artists he would find several which he favoured strongly and would get them in for his most important paintings, always knowing which one them would best suit the next work that he was planning.
Sarah Bernhadt was an actress who links closely into the career of Mucha during his time spent in Paris where the artist was building his reputation which was eventually to spread all across the world. At that time Paris was the number one place to be for anyone looking to build an solid base as an artist and the city offered great avenues for self-promotion as well as different sources of inspiration and ideas from the many other artists that were also to be found in Paris at that time.
There can be no doubt that Alphonse Mucha was a very influential artist who seemed to discover a style which was both popular and also forward-thinking, with fans even today flocking in droves to see his work which remains uplifting and full of impressive technical ability. There are now many other artists who have taken up where he left off and added new contributions to the Art Nouveau movement which includes many artists with exceptional integrity and a desire to bring art which pleases and seems to connect well with so many people around the world thanks to it's clear messages and positive outlook.