THE OLD MASTERS

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Paris & Vienna · 1890s

Art Nouveau

Alphonse Mucha half-invented the look we still call Art Nouveau — the season as a woman, the zodiac as a golden halo, every inch worked. The moment decorative art discovered it could be as ambitious as any painting.

Winter — from The Seasons — Winter — from The Seasons
The season as a woman, in Mucha’s Art Nouveau.

Zodiac — Zodiac
A woman crowned by the wheel of the heavens.

JOB — JOB
Hair like smoke — the most famous poster of the Belle Époque.

Rêverie — Rêverie
A woman turning a page, ringed by a halo of blossom.

Dance — Dance
From The Arts — motion caught in a single sweep of hair.

Gismonda — Gismonda
The overnight poster that invented a style.

Spring — from The Seasons — Spring — from The Seasons
The season as a woman, wreathed in new blossom.

Summer — from The Seasons — Summer — from The Seasons
Languor by the water, in the heat of the year.

Autumn — from The Seasons — Autumn — from The Seasons
The harvest season, heavy with fruit and gold.

Moulin Rouge: La Goulue — Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
The poster that turned advertising into art.

Divan Japonais — Divan Japonais
A café-concert in black, mustard and grace.

Jane Avril — Jane Avril
The dancer he loved best, caught mid-kick.