Dream

"The Dream" is an oil painting by the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha , who was one of the leading representatives of the art movement known as Art Nouveau . This painting was completed in 1897 and is one of the masterpieces of Mucha's work.

The female figure is the central motif of the painting. Her clothing and hair are decorated with patterns and flowers, a hallmark of Art Nouveau. Her face is calm and content, evoking a sense of peace and harmony. Flowers and plants are depicted around the female figure, symbolizing nature and her connection with it.

Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) Czech Art Nouveau painter. Born in Ivančice, he studied high school in Brno and initially made his living painting backdrops. After 1879, he shortly lived in Vienna, where he expanded his artistic education. After a fire in his employer’s company, he was forced to return to Moravia. He did not stay long, and already in 1887 moved to Paris to continue his studies at the Académie Julian and Académie Colarossi. It was at this time that he worked on the production of advertising posters (Monaco, Monte Carlo. Among hist most famous works are posters for famous Parisian actress Sarah Bernhardt. She was so happy with the result that she signed a contract for six years with Mucha. In 1906 in Prague, Mucha married Marie Chytilová. Together, they visited the United States, where he met with his new patron millionaire Charles R. Crane. After returning to the Czech Republic, he settled in Prague. When Czechoslovakia gained independence, he designed postage stamps, banknotes and other documents for the new state. He created a series of paintings depicting Four seasons. From 1891 he worked on his masterpiece, Slav Epic - a series of twenty huge paintings, tracing the history of the Slavs, which he dedicated in 1928 to Prague. These were stored between the years 1963-2012 at the chateau in Moravsky Krumlov. In 2012, they were transferred to the National Gallery in the Trade Fair Palace. Alfons Mucha died on July 14, 1939 to pneumonia, after his arrest and interrogation by the Gestapo. He is buried at Vyšehrad cemetery.