Alphonse Mucha Quotes

Czech Republic, Painter
July 24, 1860 – July, 14, 1939.

Alfons Maria Mucha, known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels and designs which became among the best-known images of the period.

Art exists only to communicate a spiritual message.

Alphonse Mucha
- Art
- Message
- Communicate
The purpose of my work was never to destroy but always to create, to construct bridges, because we must live in the hope that humankind will draw together and that the better we understand each other the easier this will become.

Alphonse Mucha
- Work
- Purpose
- Create

I was happy to be involved in an art for the people and not for private drawing rooms. It was inexpensive, accessible to the general public, and it found a home in poor families as well as in more affluent circles.

Alphonse Mucha
- Art
- Involved
- Private
Every nation has a palladium of its own embodying past and future history. Ever since my boyhood I felt and saw in the architectural lines of St. Vitus Cathedral built so close to the castle, a powerful interpretation of our national symbol.

Alphonse Mucha
- History
- Nation
- Palladium