Walker Art Gallery: Walker Art Gallery: Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty
Date: 16.6.17 - 29.10.17
Time: All Day
Location: Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EL
Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty
£7 for adults / £5 for concessions / visitors aged 18 and under enter free
Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) is recognised as one of the most prominent artists of the Art Nouveau movement, producing iconic works including Gismonda; the artist’s first poster design for the actress Sarah Bernhardt. This major touring exhibition from the Mucha Foundation explores the work of the artist around the theme of beauty – the core principle underlying his artistic philosophy. Showing around 100 works primarily drawn from the Mucha Trust collection, the exhibition will include drawings, paintings, photographs and some of the artist’s celebrated poster designs, synonymous with the Art Nouveau style of the fin-de-siècle. A number of key ‘aesthetic’ and art nouveau works from National Museum Liverpool’s own collections will also feature within the exhibition.
