THE ART NOUVEAU ILLUSTRATIONS OF ALPHONSE MUCHA HD 1080p
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- It was never my intention to make a video about Alphonse Mucha. It isn't that I don't admire his work - I just thought that he really didn't need any more exposure.
But when I started researching I quickly realised I didn't know as much about his remarkable output as I thought, so maybe that'll be true for you too.
I should probably add that if you're looking for an in-depth biography of the man you're in the wrong place. There is some basic information about his life but my primary goal is to highlight and examine the work he produced.
Its blows my mind that so much talent could reside in a mortal being. And that he could produce so many detailed and exquisite pieces like breathing. Mucha wasn't visited by the Muse, the Muse lived within him like a incandescent sun. Bet the art school that refused him enrollment slapped itself with the hardest face palm ever after he made his mark.
Hello and it dies seem that the late 19th and early 20th century positively bristled with creative giants.Hard to imagine him being rejected anywhere.
I think he was actually just skilled and studied a loooooooot
@@fleur5782 Talent will out, that's for sure. Sometimes school can actually squash talent.
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This man was a graphical genius, probably one of the most talented ever.
Hello and you'll get no argument from me. A true giant.
Agreed.
Well one person basically creates the feel of an age singled handed. Gotta say something.
@@glenchapman3899 I have to agree! In American art the same may be said of Norman Rockwell, who genuinely defined an age in the life of the American people.
@@captcardor Rockwell definitely. He did a brilliant job of reflecting America back on itself through his art.
"Permanently embedded", indeed - it is his graphic illustrations which are the most iconic in my mind. Thank you for showing us some of his beautiful interiors, paintings and murals!
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's the book illustrations that really astound me.
@@petebeard I've long been a fan of Mucha, but your video revealed to me that I've only seen a small part of his entire catalog. Your excellent video inspires me to find even more. Like most people, I never knew anything about Mucha beyond his commercial posters.
@@ArtCurator2020 Hello and I'm very pleased to have introduced you to the more hidden aspects of his work. Similarly I thought I knew him but it was really the tip of the iceberg.
Peter this is a homerun! (That's an americanism for job well done, covering all the bases, etc.) Your production values are marvelous, and the inclusion of furniture and merchandise was informative. His work was the epitimony of the art noveaux movement, and permanantley embedded may be an understatement. Thanks again.
Hi Albert and thanks a lot. I did allow myself to tgink this one would be popular, but it seems to be going off like a rocket. Even I can't be glum about that...
If I can ever draw illustrations like Mucha I will die a happy man.
Hello and if you manage it you'll probably be a wealthy man too.
Likewise.
I first saw his work as a young child and he has been my ideal artist for most of my life. His work has really been an inspiration to generations of artists.
Hello and it seems you are far from alone in your opinion of Mucha's astonishing body of work.
He and Waterhouse are my ultimate favorites
I owe my illustrative path to this artist. He hangs in my home to quietly nudge me into better work. Thank you Peter for this amazing series. When I lose my confidence and want to give up, I watch a video of yours . Happy New Year to you and your family .
Hello again and it's hard to imagine how anyone could fail to be moved and inspired by Mucha's work and creatuve soark. See you in 2022.
I'm one of the poor masses, that only knew of Mucha from his poster work. Loved learning new things about him! Thank you.
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment.
You have packaged the story of this iconic talent wonderfully. This is how art history should be taught. My hat is off.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of the video. It's particularly rewarding when viewers appreciate the videos don't make themselves. Thanks again.
While his art skills were masterful, it's his graphic works that really sets him apart. His style is so unique, and I'm happy to see it still inspires many creators today.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment and insight.
I've been waiting for you to cover Mucha, he holds great importance to my aesthetic inspiration as a digital illustrator and as a Slavic person. At the time I wrote my graduation essay, the information I could find about him was very scarce and I'm still disheartened that he is not included in our official art history books. Thank you for making this video, may Mucha's legacy live on!
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. I have admired his graohic work since the late 60s but I only found out about the painting and the Slav Epic a few years ago. Without doubt one of the greatest illustrators ever.
It's a funny idea, right? That selling art prints to the masses was once itself a new and novel thing... The popularity of which seems somehow older AND more recent than I'd expect. Thanks for another lovely video! You always handle these artists with so much competence and reverence.
Hello and many thanks for the comment. The other early great merchandiser was Maxfield Parrish. I think 'daybreak' is still the biggest selling mass procuced print of all time. Either way he's getting his own video in the not-too-distant future.
@@petebeard excellent, i will be looking forward to that, then!
To be fair, it was "novel" on Europe. Japan, for example, it's a bit older. In the 1760s, nishiki-e (錦絵, "brocade picture"), which is a multi-colored woodblock printing technique (different woodblocks for different colors using registration cuts in the wood to keep them aligned) allowed the creation of shops and the production costs to be lowered so many people was able to acquire the prints. In fact, the prices went so low that they became a "monthly" decoration, which you would replace the next month with a new design. You might recognize one of the prints styles: ukiyo-e ("The Great Wave off Kanagawa", by Hokusai or the "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" series by Yoshitoshi).
Hello and thanks for your insight. Yes I should have specified 'in Europe' and I'm a great admirer of Hokusai in particular.
@@petebeard I think the Wings of Love and subsequently The Singing Butler (Jack Vettriano) have both overtaken it now.
As a young man in the Sixties, I thought I was well-informed just knowing his name. Thanks for this presentation. It is just a dream in these times, but a trip to Prague to see his 17-year life work is on my list.
Hello and me too. I did visit years back and although I got to visit the Mucha museum, the other museum where the epic was housed was closed for renovation. This virus had better go away soon because I have to go again.
@@petebeard Oh Dear! When in 1996 I drove through France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, France & then England, Cornwall, Wales & Scotland, I can't say how many intended sights were "closed for renovation", but it was a lot. Or else they were unphotographable for the scaffolding. I don't regret any of it though!
Pete, your videos are simply superior to other TH-cam channels. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your flattering comment. It gladdens my heart.
Alphonse Mucha -
It may be that his subjects appeal to my prurient tastes but Mucha's llustrations are absolutely superb. For someone that was initially rejected from art school, his illustrations are simply astounding... an incredible improvement from the photographs that he sometimes worked from. Your videos constantly amaze me in how talented these artists were from an era 100 years ago.
Thanks for another favourable reaction to the channel content. It's good to know I'm getting through to viewers such as yourself.
I became aware of Mucha's art when I was in primary school. The school had a book in their library that contained his work. I loved every thing he did. It never gets old or out of date with me. He was an amazingly talented man.
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment and appreciation of the video.
Thank you so much for this, Pete! I so love Mucha's works- easily in my top 10 favorite artists of all time!
Hello and thanks for the appreciation. Anyone who dislikes Mucha's work must have no soul.
Thank you for making this. I fell in love with his illustrations when I saw them in a book as a child and I think he influenced my decision to become a graphic designer (now retired). This video shows me more of his body of work than I have ever seen and I was not surprised that his vision was easily adapted to other places in our everyday world that benefited from the beauty of his designs. Thank you again.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciative comment about the video. And of course Mucha comes from a time when visual creatives didn't limit themselves, and his work is every bit as much design as it is illustration or art.
Thanks for the great commentary on one of my favorite artists! I'm a former retired NYC fashion illustrator and floral designer and had my own art business selling illustrations and postcards and now painter. Some of my work has been inspired and influenced by Mucha! And I named my male orange and white Tabby cat , "Mucha"! I love his beautiful women and his sensual lines and in many circles Mucha is considered "the father of graphic design and illustration"! Also, love the Art Nouveau movement as well as Art Deco of the 1920s and 30s! May he rest in peace~♥♥
Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and comments about the wonders of Mucha's illustrations and art. Like others both Nouveau and Deco were largely instrumental in getting me interested in a career in graphics and illustration when in my teens. And I admire it just as much so many years later.
I am 88 yo, Mexican-American , born in a copper mining town during the Great Depression of the 1930s. My parents divorced when I was 7, and my cross eyed sister, and autistic brother bounced around among loving, but poor, relatives. My dad raised us, and at times we had step mothers with her own kids. Poverty I know well and being motherless during my formative years too.
When I was 10 WW2 was raging and I stepped into tiny public library to get out of the cold rain. The kind librarian made me feel welcomed and introduced me to books among which adventure and fairy tale books with pictures became favorites .... This event changed my life forever... The stories and art in the books took me away to brain comforts I did not realize I needed to survive in healthy ways. I became an insatiable bookworm . The pictures in many of the books "sank" me into hours of relief from my objective realities.
This video took me back to my troubled childhood and causes me to assert that great 🎨 art (and graphics) played a role in saving me from dangers around me.
Mr. Beard: Thanks for the wonderful videos .... I have to end it here because my memories are welling up and I can't continue.
Hello and many thanks for your emotionally charged reflections on the past and the part some illustrations and books have played in them. I was born a few years after the war ended and many of the illustrators and the work I show in my videos featured in the books I read growing up. You are absolutely right that for some of us at least they offer an alternative reality it's nice to visit. Thanks a lot for sharing this insight.
One of my absolute favourite artists with such skill and tremendous influence. Thank you Peter for yet another informative and we'll made gem!
Hello and thanks a lot for the appreciation.
I love, love Alphonse's work, and well remember all the posters available in the 1960s. I even have one, of The Moon (although bought only recently), and have long admired his work. I had no idea about his other art, though, and am really grateful for your fab video bringing it to our attention. Thanks, Pete, it's brilliant! :)
Hello and your favourable comment is music to my ears. It seems many of us are admirers of his work, which is hardly surprising. I'm just glad I've shown work many viewers hadn't seen before.
I have The Moon as the background on my mobile phone screen :-)
Thanks for this video! A Mucha print I saw as a kid was my first real art inspiration. I've always wanted to learn more about him as a painter and this was a great overview! There's something about his style that I find so captivating and mesmerizing...
Hello and many thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found out more about his astonishing art.
These videos keep getting better than better. I love how so many illustration styles are documented. Great writing and pacing as well.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of my work. It matters to me.
I went to a Mucha show that passed through our local museum here in Reno Nevada, and among all his crisp meticulous art neuvo works was one piece he did in a much more loose and messy impressionist style, a scene built out of choppy little brush strokes of all different wild colors. It was amazing- a very cheerful and colorful landscape painting which you could tell was by him but was totally unlike the rest of the show. Not exactly fauvist, the colors he used weren't deliberately jarring (there was a sweetness about them that seemed very consistent with his more famous stuff) but they weren't "realistic" either. I asked the docent about it and they didn't know the story behind it, but it showed he was a master of more than just one style. I wish he would've done more such pieces, there was an appealing freedom and abandon about it that was so uncharacteristic for him; but he probably figured there wasn't any money in stuff like this + just did it for his own amusement
Hello and that's an interesting story. Of course now I'm wondering which painting it was. It doesn't ring any bells.
As always, Mr. Beard, a thoughtful and beautifully paced presentation, brimming with details. This presentation, however, stunned me. The output of Mucha's work is breathtaking, and I was struck by some of the furnishings and interiors he designed, which you so generously offered us. Were any of his paintings/non-commissioned work confiscated/destroyed by the Nazis, I wonder, or did it manage to survive? (Perhaps it wasn't considered "degenerate" art.) Anyway, thank you, Mr. Beard. Happy Holidays.
Exactly!👍🏼
Hello and thanks a lot for the appreciative comment. Don't quote me because I don't know for sure, but I believe the Slav Epic was already in storage by the time the Nazis came marching in. And as for anything else they might have encountered I doubt they would have seen pretty girls and flowers as much of a threat. Maybe some of his more nationalistic paintings were trashed but I've never read so.
@@petebeard Полотна "Славянской эпопеи" были спрятаны в 1939 году работниками галереи в нескольких местах: намотанные на валы, они разместились в двух монастырях, Анежки и Страговском, а также в Земских архивах. Были заново открыты семьёй Мухи лишь через 25 лет.
@@user-oy-u-luzi Many Thanks. Google translation of the post: The canvases of the "Slav Epic" were hidden in 1939 by the gallery workers in several places: wound on shafts, they were housed in two monasteries, Anezhka and Strahov, as well as in the Zemsky archives. They were rediscovered by the Mucha family only 25 years later.
@@petebeard Thank you for taking the time to answer, Mr. Beard. Cheers, kind sir.
Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma had a show of his work about twenty years ago, probably a collection that was touring the U. S. It included everything from posters to large paintings to small sketches. I had known and liked his work for years, but seeing reproductions is nothing like seeing the actual originals. They are awesome. He was immensely talented and a real master of technique. I doodle a bit, have sold a few things but have no real training. I remember standing in front of one of his sketches just thinking, "I'm not worthy..." 😆
Then I went and plunked down way too much money for the catalogue. No regrets on that. Thank you for this review of his life and work. It is lovely.
Hello and ir has to be admitted that they broke the mould when they created Mucha. His paintings really do fill the viewer with awe, similar to the Renaissance greats. Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
When I first discovered Mucha's work, I immediately fell in love with it.
I have several books and calendars featuring his work.
Absolutely beautiful!
Hello and thanks for your comment. And with me too it was love at first sight regarding Mucha's images.
Your commentary completely refreshed a rather overworked subject and there were things that I had not previously encountered in connection with Mucha. This is brilliant Pete. I'm gobsmacked!
Hello and thanks. As I said in the intro I hadn't planned to cover such low hanging fruit, but in the end I'm glad I did. I certainly learned a fair bit of previously unknown stuff. Le Pater was a real revelation - if only it had been in colour...
@@petebeard Me too! And yes indeed.
@@petebeard Прошу Вас, не надо цвета в Le Pater. ))) Благородство монохрома там самодостаточно и тонко. И свет с тенью отыгран блистательно.
Awesome. Thank you for sharing. This is my first exposure to the artist and his work. I am totally impressed with his talent, drive, creative genius, and artwork.
Hello and thanks for the comment. Nice to think he now has a new admirer.
Thank you so very much. I've been gobbling up your videos. They are informative (I especially appreciate the history and biography aspects), inspirational, and, of course, the curated images, are gorgeous.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of the channel content.
He may have been an extremely passionate painter, but he was on another level all together with his graphic design ability! Genius!
Hello and that's certainly a sentiment I share.
Alphonse's work is truly inspiring.
Hello and that's for sure. An astonishing body of work.
Thank you again for the amazing content!! 😀
Hello and it's my pleasure. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you so much for putting this video together. I have loved Mucha's work for many many years. I've read his biography and marveled at his skill and technique. Thank you again.
Hello and thnks to you for the appreciation.
Wonderful overview of his life and work. Thank you for all you do Peter; I love your channel!
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation.
A lovely holiday gift. Thanks Pete. My grandfather came from Bohemian to the US as a young boy and I’ve always dreamt of visiting the old country, Prague, especially. Now I have even more incentive to do so. Wow those are massive paintings and to think they weren’t stolen by the Nazis! Although it seems they did take what was left of Mucha’s poor health. What a life he lead.
I’m sure I’ll watch this video several times.
Cheers and Happy New Year 🎊🎆
Hello and my usual thanks for your comment. I believe the Slav Epic had already been put into storage before the Nazis marched in. Whether that was just good luck or deliberate I don't know. And tere are many worse ways to spend your time than visiting Prague. I've been a couple of times and it's very beautiful and very friendly. And of course then there's mucha's work on display. I hope the coming year is better for us than the last one.
@@petebeard yes! Let’s hope!
TEAR ? For some odd reason, I have "teared" at genius in the arts, athletics, design, from early childhood to the point that colleagues and friends have sent or referred me to things with "tear?" attached. Some of Mucha does, lately Dimash Kudaibergen's vocal work to a great extent. Once in a generation talent.
Hello and altough it's not something I go in for myself - stiff upper lip and all that - it's a perfectly human reponse to being in the presence of great art. After all it's supposed to stir the emotions.
I'd known Mucha only through his posters, so this video was a revelation to me. Thank you for producing and posting it.
Hello and thanks for your appreciation of this video. I thought I knew Mucha inside out until I started making this tribute. I never knew about the book illustrations.
I love his art! Thank you so much for talking about him. I didn't know about the way he had passed. His works were really a watershed for the art world, they were and still are amazing.
Hello and many thanks for your comment. He was a genius for sure.
One of my favorite artists.
Hello and yes, me too. I didn't previously know about his book work.
@@petebeard I saw Mucha’s grave in Prague when I was in The Czech Republic back in the late 1990’s, it was a beautiful and ornate resting place, the highlight of that cemetery.
Mucha means a fly in czech and slovak language (and maybe in other slavic languages)
Funny fact from Slovakia
Thank u for another great video!
In polish too!
Hello and thanks for the edicational comment. It makes sense - mosca is spanish and mouche in french.
As a kid from the 90’s, I can affirm that Mucha is indeed, “super fly”.
:-)
You are brilliant at this - Thanks for honouring the life and works of Mucha. Such a great artist. One of my favorite of all time.
Hello and thanks for the flattering comment, and judging by viewing figures your opinion of Mucha is shared by a lot of people.
Thank you for posting this mini documentary on Alphonse Mucha. I had never heard of him before. His work was stunningly beautiful.
Hello and I'm really pleased to have introduced you to his work.
I'd only been aware of Mucha by the reproductions of his posters, I had no idea he had done such intricate illustrations and monumental paintings!
Off Topic: if by chance you're not aware (and I wouldn't be surprised if you already know) pre-orders for a new 300+ page compilation of Franklin Booth begins at the end of January 2022 by Flesk Publications which should be fantastic!!
Shameless Plug. Yes, I heard about this new Flesk book from Bud Plant recently. and from ther website it looks fabulous. Don't forget my American Weekly covers of Edmund Dulac is half price this week on Smashwords.
Hello and thanks for the comment. And I wasn't aware of the book, although I have to confess these days I rarely buy them uless the subject is particularly close to my heart. Since making the videos the screen has become my library to a large extent.
@@petebeard A criticism well taken. However, more and more Ebooks are published about art and illustration which you can simply download and have in your digital collection. I'm planning several more from the American Weekly collection, including artwork from Will Pogany and Henry Clive.
I was so lucky that I visited a Mucha exhibition held at National Art Center, Tokyo 4 years ago. It was the first time that all 20 works in The Slav Epic series had been displayed outside of the Czech Republic.
I was totally overwhelmed by the solemn beauty and the massive scale of them (as is mentioned in this video, each of them is as large as 6 meters x 8 meters.)
I, as a Japanese woman with one of her grandparents having the roots in Europe, I felt his passion and sorrow through those paintings. (Mucha was a Pan-Slavist in the era of bigoted nationalism.)
Hello and many thanks for your comment and insight about Mucha and his work. I have been to Prague a couple of times and have been both times to the Mucha museum. But both times the Slav Epic was closed for one reason or another, so that is still something I have to see before I die.
@@petebeard Thank you for creating such a beautiful video!🙂
P.S. I shouldn’t have mentioned “nationalism” with the adjective “bigoted”. The relation between nationalism and “pan-slavism” is a very sensitive topic. I sincerely apologize if someone felt offended by reading my first comment.
I visited the Alphonse Mucha museum in Prague 2016 never got to see the slav epic. I love his work and how he captures beauty in every piece.
@@rukathehamsteratwork8896 Панславизм как идея объединения, сочетания близких культур ради их синергии, и национализм, как защита чешской самоидентификации, далеки от национализма в том смысле, который теперь приписывается этому слову. Там нет ненависти к другим культурам и нет подавления других культур. Есть лишь гордость за свою самобытность и сложную историю народа. Так что фанатичность у Мухи не окрашивается негативом по отношению к другим: он любил людей.
My favorite artist.. .I was lucky enough to see a showing of his works in a museum in the Netherlands. The jewelry was exquisite!
Hello and thanks for the comment. I've been to the Mucha museum in Prague a couple of times but sadly they didn't have any jewellery on show (or at least not that I remember).
Thank you. Enjoyed this immensely. Contained many images I had not seen previously. Excellent overview of Mucha and his work.
Hello and thanks a lot. I certainly found great work I hadn't previously known about when making this video.
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Just when I thought I knew about Mucha I stumble across your video and become even more fascinated with his work. Thank you. Your documentary and research work is very appreciated, I love your work and now I find inspiration in it. Thank you, again, really.
Hello and I'm particularly grateful for your comment. I flatter myself that the channel is as inspirational as it is educational and your comment seems to confirm this belief. Thanks a lot.
@@petebeard Thank you so much for your reply! It's truly an honor! Yes, your videos are very inspiring indeed!
Truly enjoyed this as I have always loved Mucha’s work. It’s stunning to see and be reminded of just how much he created and with such detail. Such a talent. Thank you for this.
Hello and I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for bringing Alphonse Mucha's work to a TH-cam video. I have enjoyed his art for many years and yet had no idea of the range of output.
Hello and I'm grateful for your appreciation.
This is a sublimely beautiful documentary. And the narration is flawless. Thank you Pete!
Hello and your very favourable response to this video is much appreciated. It has to be said a talent such as Mucha's makes my job that bit easier. I hope you will find more to enjoy on the channel.
Thank you - such pure visual pleasure! The images, curves are iconic - what a beautiful end-of-year gift to your fans!
Hi again and thanks as usual. Mucha made my job easy.
The episodes that I've seen so far are absolutely phenomenal.
I've loved all the art you speak of. I was unaware of the artists in some episodes but my ignorance is dwindling.
Thank you.
Well done and we'll narrated.
Hello and thanks a lot for your enthusiastic comment about the channel content. It means a lot to me.
Incredible! Thank you so much for giving Mucha the prominence he deserves. I had NO IDEA he was so prolific and had done such monumental works in his later years.
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment. It seems the video has brought previously unknown work to viewer's attention. Mine too I'm glad to say.
Thank you for publishing this concise but informative documentary piece. As you mentioned, his output was truly phenomenal. I plod through my own work, but I've encountered a very few who could just sit down and start creating brilliant work freehand at amazing speed.
Hello and thanks a lot. Us mortals have to realise that talents of his magnitude are very rare. We just do the best we can.
Wow Mucha was something else! Truly inspiring to see all the work he did once that he got popular on his 30's. Thanks for the amazing work on the video, I hope that you enjoyed your Christmas and wish you a happy new year.
Hello and thanks a lot for the favourable comment. And good wishes to you for the coming year - surely it has to be better than the last one...
Inspired so many artists from the 60's to today. Thank you. Wonderfully done.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video.
Bedazzled - without words to describe the length, breath, height & depth of Mucha's unparalleled artistic vision & prolific works. Thank you so much for this amazing video. Thumbs up for sure.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video. I must admit Mucha made my job easy.
Thank you, Pete for sharing the art of this amazing artist. I am in awe of his talent.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video.
Thank you for all your hard work. I feel a lot of my creative inspiration resparked and the edge of my art history knowledge formidably honed with your channel.
Hello and thanks a lot. That's one of the main reasons for making the videos.
Prior to this video, I'd ony seen a handful of his works, and had no idea he was so prolific! I love Art Nouveau and its esthetics. Your video is a treasure. Thank you. 🙏👍😎
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment. It's rewarding to know I've introduced viewers to aspects of Mucha's output they were unaware of. I didn't previouly know about most of his book illustration.
I have been a devotee of poster art for most of my life. I even own a coveted work of Cheret, which I display proudly. I am so glad to see this wonderful encapsulation of the career of a fantastically talented and prolific artist who always manages to convey great beauty and emotion in all his works. A heartfelt thanks for this study.
Hello and my thanks for your appreciation of the video.
Thank you! Being 1/4 Bohemian, I love learning more about Mucha. He was an inspiration to me LONG before I knew his name.
Hi and I'm gald you enjoyed it. I rarely use the word 'genius' but in Mucha's case it's hard not to.
What a wonderful little film, thank you so much(a). I have always adored his work, and I feel that you have managed to give an inkling of what he was about and how skilfully he drafted his pieces. You have made me wish to visit both Paris and Prague to see the works you alluded to being displayed in those cities. In happier, safer times for travel, perhaps.
Hello and thanks for the comment. If you ever make it to Prague you won't be disappointed.
Mucha is a favorite of mine and you have created a wonderful biography about him. Thank you for another fabulous video.
❤️ Shirley
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. It's good to know viewers enjoy the content and tgis one seems to be particularly popular. Mucha of course should get most of the credit...
My goodness, what a beautiful video! Thank you so much for this, I just subscribed, and am excited to see more. Mucha is now one of my favorite artists!
Hello and thanks a lot. I hope you continue to find videos that are of interest.
A loving testament. I appreciate that you have published this
Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. He is an all-time hero of mine.
Absolutely have been in love with Mucha for decades. Even have one of his illustrations as a full back piece tattoo. His 'Slav Epic' is really incredible; the details and colors are amazing. Great vid!
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video. I'm glad that you discovered and enjoyed it.
Just saw his exhibit. Great to see old favorites in person and to discover new favorites like the 4 Gemstones. Thanks for this!
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment and appreciation.
Thanks for this detailed ride through Mucha's career. I didn't know his work as a children's book illustrator, they are astonishing.
Hello and that aspect of his work was entirely new to me too. The book work in general was a real revelation.
Dear Mr Beard,
Thank you for an excellent video of one of my favourite artists. Mucha epitomises Art Nouveau especially with the florid borders and probably influenced many jewellers and interior designers.
Appreciation for all you work and I’ll endeavour to catch up in the Unsung Heroes series.
All the best for 2022.
Hello and thanks a lot for the positive comment. And here's hoping 22 is an improvement on the one just gone.
When I was maybe three years old, I got a story book with art, nouveau illustrations, and fell in love with it. It’s the only book that I’ve kept from my childhood into adulthood because it is so beautiful.
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Thank you so much for bringing this genius of an artist to our attention...he produced so many things of such beauty...that I for one am amazed at his talent.
Hello and it gladdens my heart to know viewers appreciate the videos, and that I'm raising the profile of these marvellous illustrators.
Thank you very much Sir Pete Beard!! I listen to all stories about " Unsung Artists" illustration very interestingly and I get great pleasure!!
Hello and thanks for the appreciation for the channel content. I'm very pleased you enjoy it.
Mucha and Maxfield Parrish have always been two of my favorite artists. So lovely! Thank you!
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Thanks Pete, I'm basically a totally uncultured Yorkshire boy (69 now) from Halifax, and yet your videos fill me with delight. Many thanks!
Hello Steve, and that's music to my ears. I very much didn't want this to be a channel just for those somehow connected to illustration or art, although Im happy that they watch too. As a similarly uncultured Mancunian (71) I really think that illustration is really art for all, and more relevant than what's now in many galleries.
This was a revelation--you have achieved (as you so often do!) a refreshed sense of discovery and context, and distilled the humanity from names that we assume we know, but whose work has become totemic and branded to a movement rather than analyzed outside of category (art nouveau, belle époque art, et al). Thank you for highlighting Mucha's feverish productivity, the breadth of his work beyond forever setting the standards for poster art, and the biographical details that make his accomplishments all the more relevant and poignant. Your authority and empathy in both research and presentation makes every new episode an enrichment to many lives sir, thank you so much for your meticulous work!
Just to add a quick footnote, I recently discovered Owen Jones' mammoth 1856 style guide "Grammar of Ornament", but had never heard of Mucha's "Documents Decoratifs" until you mentioned it in your incredible video. Grammar of Ornament and Documents Decoratifs are separated by a scant 45 years, and while admittedly serving a different purpose, comparing these two guides just highlights the amazing stylistic and mechanical reproduction advances seen in that relatively brief span of time. Thanks again!
Hello and many thanks for both your particularly flattering comments - music to my ears - and the insightful observations about Mucha and his place in the scheme of things. And I like it when this youtube thing becomes two way traffic so many thanks for the mention of the Grammar of Ornament. Never previously heard of it so I'll get searching.
I went to Mucha eMotion show is Seoul, it made an impact on how I see arts. He is a genius. Glad I went to the museum that day.
Hello and yes Mucha was a true genius. The word is used too casually but not in his case.
Thank you so much for this in-depth video into his expanded works, many of which I'd never seen before. As you pointed out, it is a shame that he is primarily remembered for his graphical/commercial works only, but clearly Mucha had such a wide body of work beyond that.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation and observations about Mucha's work.
I have a few of these as cards, but most of the pics I hadn't seen. Absolutely terrific, it's really sad how beauty has largely disappeared from art since then. Thank you so much.
Hello and many thanks for your comment and appreciation. I see you are a writer of fantasy and if you haven't already seen it there's a video on the channel titled 'The Origins of Fantasy Art' which you might find of interest.
@@petebeard Thanks, I will certainly check it out.
Thankyou for this beautiful film about Mucha. You have included a lot of his wonderful works.
Thanks a lot and I certainly included quite a few I hadn't seen before.
I simply adore Mucha. What a fantastic artist he was !
I have decorated my bedroom with New Ages Art.
Of course, because of my shortage of money I couldn’t buy the originals, and I only have copies, but the beauty is still there and I am so happy to have these beautiful objects and drawings around me. Every day, especially in these difficult times in Europe,
I find happiness and confort, just to admire all these beautiful pieces of art, and this, thanks to Lalique and Mucha who were (among others) such great and gifted artists of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Thank you very much to Pe Beard for showing us so many Mucha’s chefs d’oeuvre that I didn’t even know before !!!
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. I wouldn't worry too much about only having Mucha prints. Apart from his actual paintings all the posters were printed by traditional likography so technically there are no originals. That's what I call art for the people.
I did posters for a coffee house when I was a kid, and I aspired to be like Alphonse Mucha. Beautiful lines and color on the figures, and the graphics were inimitably his. He’s well known, but thank you for making sure he’s even *more* widely known.
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Excellent video. As an artist myself, Mucha's work has a very poignant appeal. It's so lovely that it moves me to tears. Thanks for this glimpse into his work.
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Hello Pete! This video is my first encounter with your channel, and you now have a new delighted subscriber!
Hello and thanks a lot for the comment and subscription. I hope you contniue to find more that's of interest.
Outstanding video! I have always loved and admired Mucha's work, and now even more so.
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Your video's almost give me an overdose of beauty if such a thing is even posible (Not to mention the very healthy dose of information). Thanks for a job well done.
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Wow am I ever glad I watched this...never new this artist by name and yet some form of these works have always been with me, subliminally embedded into my subconscious...Thank You for sharing...
Hello and I'm glad you can now put a name to these remarkable pictures.
Thank you so much could not think of a better way to spend 12 minutes . You gently presented an informative feast of Art Nouveau from a painter of undoubted genius .
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation of this video.
Thank you. That was a great documentary. I am astounded by his hugeness of Spirit, and the scale of his paintings, also his mastery of calligraphy as an element in his posters.
Hi and thanks to you for your favourable comment.
Thank you for showing some of his paintings, not just his graphic work. I had no idea! I'm of to investigate more now 🙂.
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@@petebeard Thank you! I sure will
Mucha was an artistic genius, 'par excellence'! He stands with the other artistic 'giants' throughout human history from ancient to our contemporary times. His was a spiritually 'sublime' talent. Great video!
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My mom has a few posters of his advertisements hanging around the house but I didn’t know who was the artist behind them, I just knew I’d seen that style of Art Nouveau plenty of times elsewhere. Thanks for answering a question I’d had for years.
Hello and glad to have cleared that up, even if unintentionally.
Thank you for broadening my perspective on Mucha's work and life.
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This was so satisfying!!! I have seen some of his work over the yrs.. but I didn't know who he was but thank you for enlightening me.
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Wow, Peter. Great job on your special presentation of Alphonse Mucha. I feel that your speculations are educated at best.
Hello and thanks a lot for the positive reponse to the video. Sadly, there's rather too much guesswork involved, but sometimes there's no alternative.
I’ve always loved Mucha, but wasn’t aware of some of his work you shared in your video. You’ve inspired me to visit Musee Carnavalet to see that jewelry shop - thank you!
Hello, and although I've visited Paris several times I was completely unaware of those interiors on show. It's added to my bucket list now...
Beautiful presentation of a beautiful artist. I love Mucha’s work. Your presentation is sterling. Thank you
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of the video. Mucha made my job that much easier.