Hearing the name Alphonse Mucha in Australia, you perhaps may struggle to find a connection. And yet, if presented with one of his Art Nouveau images, a smile of familiarity would be sure to follow.
Declared ‘the greatest decorative artist in the world’ by the New York News in 1904, Mucha was ‘one of the most fascinating and popular artists of his time,’ said John Graham, NSW’s Minister for Arts, Music, Night-time Economy, Jobs and Tourism, at the announcement today (20 February) of the blockbuster exhibition heading to the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW).
