Monday, 25 May 2009

Alphonse Mucha, Papier a Cigarettes Job ad, 1896


Alphonse Mucha [Czech Art Nouveau Printmaker, 1860-1939]

3 comments:

Rose said...

I was impatient to see the painting today :)

Very good choice ^_^

I have drawn several years ago > http://roseangel.hautetfort.com/media/02/00/2101921015.jpg not very beautiful :)

Hels said...

I created a link to your cigarette poster because I wanted to show that a commercial project might still have gorgeous Mucha artwork.

Many thanks
Hels
Art and Architecture, mainly

M said...

I agree, some of the most beautiful ads ever made were during this art nouveau/belle époque period. Thanks for the link!