Alphonse Marie Mucha

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