#21

Alfons Mucha
(1860 – 1939)

Figurative Study

Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - Figurative Study
#21

Alfons Mucha
(1860 – 1939)

Figurative Study

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nedatováno
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54 × 44 cm bez rámu
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nedatováno
Technika
kresba fixovaná na papíře
Rozměr
54 × 44 cm bez rámu

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An impressive figurative drawing by Alfons Mucha featuring a richly composed group of female figures in historicising costumes, complemented by architectural and decorative motifs. The figures are rendered with varying degrees of detail, providing a fascinating insight into Mucha's handling of line, the human figure and the gradual development of a composition. The female faces display characteristic features of Mucha's distinctive artistic vocabulary, with delicate features, expressive eyes and decoratively treated hair. Particularly striking is the seated young woman in the foreground, whose elaborate historical costume is articulated through numerous fine linear details. Another prominent female figure in the upper right creates a compositional counterbalance and lends the drawing a more monumental quality. Additional figures, architectural elements and ornamental motifs appear in the background, creating the impression of a developing visual narrative. The work is signed “Mucha” in the lower part. Of exceptional importance is a handwritten statement on the reverse by Jiří Mucha, the artist's son, dated Prague 1990, confirming that the work is an original drawing by his father Alfons Mucha. Provenance: extensive private Moravian collection. Framed and glazed, in excellent condition. Framed and glazed. Excellent condition. Signed “Mucha”. The reverse bears a handwritten confirmation by Jiří Mucha, Prague 1990. Provenance: extensive private Moravian collection. The authenticity of the work was professionally consulted with PhDr. Michael Zachař, a respected Czech art historian and specialist in Czech art of the 19th and 20th centuries, who confirmed the authenticity of the work. This expert confirmation represents significant added value in terms of both collector confidence and the investment potential of the work.

Author

Alfons Mucha se narodil 24. července 1860 v Ivančicích a zemřel 14. července 1939 v Praze. Byl renomovaným českým malířem, grafikem a designérem období secese. Své vzdělání zahájil na Akademii výtvarných umění v Praze pod vedením profesora Ludvíka Hertericha. Později pokračoval ve studiu na École Julian v Paříži u J. P. Laurensa a také na Akademii výtvarných umění v Mnichově u L. Löfftze.

Mucha se proslavil zejména svými plakáty charakteristickými svou organickou secesní ornamentikou. Kromě toho vytvořil řadu děl klasického malířství, ilustrace, divadelní dekorace a stal se autorem prvních československých bankovek po získání samostatnosti země. Jeho umělecké dílo je významně zastoupeno v prestižních světových galeriích, včetně Musée d'Orsay v Paříži, ale také v galeriích v Bostonu, Washingtonu a mnoha dalších.

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