Alphonse Mucha, Advertising Poster for Job Cigarettes, 1896, color lithograph, 26.25
Alphonse Mucha, the Art Nouveau painter from the Czech Republic, was born on July 24th, 1860. While he was attending school in Paris in the late 19th century, he became a highly successful commercial artist, designing posters, advertisements, and book illustrations. His unique style, that included pretty women and decorative patterns based upon organic motifs, initially called the “Mucha Style,” later became widespread and well known as “Art Nouveau.”
