A Czech artist working in Paris, Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is probably more responsible than anyone else for creating the Art Nouveau style. His flowery, ornate style was born literally overnight when he was pressed to make a poster for American singer Sarah Bernhardt, who was a sensation in Paris at the time. Beside posters, he is well known for his paintings, illustrations, architectural designs, and sculptures. His body of work was so diverse that he is only recently gaining recognition in the art world for his enduring artistic influence and monumental talent.

Always a treat to watch and listen to Nicholas Lowry when he is appraising the treasures brought to him. He does his homework, knows his craft...and SHOWS his passion for ALL of us! Love The Road Show....Cheers Everyone!

Mucha was a genius and also one of the most prolific and generous artists that ever lived.

@seanleith5312

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, put a company logo, or brand logo on a woman's beautiful chest is remarkable idea.

@doposud

2 жыл бұрын

@@seanleith5312 you should czechout Slavic Epic from Mucha , i think he is one of the most underrated artists that ever lived ....

Alphonse Mucha, one of my favorite artists

Nicho knows that Mucha is Czech. Like Mucha, he was an expatriate--he lived in Prague in the early 1990s. Incidentally, he hosted a radio show and for a awhile, I had a small segment on his show once a week. He didn't wear plaid back then, but he had the most voluminous, glorious head of hair in all of Europe.

this is my favorite work of mucha :) very lucky to have it

Holy Moses I would love to have that!

A nice gift indeed

Every stoner from the 60s/70s knows what JOB cigarette papers are.😁

@wizloon9052

3 жыл бұрын

JOB Cigarette Papers still exist today, 2021.

@darganx

2 жыл бұрын

More iconic than Rizla imo.

I never saw one… rare find. Love the explanation of the brand on the side.

if that is representative of mucha, i'm in love. i find that style unbelievably attractive. the sweeping thick outlines and the nice fine details all layered on top of the repeating patterns really makes for something enjoyable to look at.

Beautiful poster

I have purchased several French movie posters in a size called "grand." Grand posters are 60x40 and are sent to theaters folded. I suspect that this poster's fold lines were made at the factory. Theoretically, it would be possible for unfolded posters to exist, most likely given to friends of the printing company and the client.

First thing, it's not common... secondly Mucha was Czech.

The artist is Czech, not French. A Czech living in Paris who later returned.

That suit though...

@TheStuport

7 жыл бұрын

LOL...That;s His "Calling Card".....he reminds me so much of the character from "WKRP in Cincinnati" TV show from late 70's-early 80's Herb Terlek !!! Cheers

@jasonarons8637

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but a lot of us are being directed here as fans of Paul F Tompkins. They are suit brothers or Alternative Universe Dopplegangers who will eventually fight or sit down, have a drink, and an interesting discussion

@TheStuport

7 жыл бұрын

The More The Merrier.....

@binaway

7 жыл бұрын

I worked in a bank and a middle manager wore very similar suits. Everybody made jokes about him. He had no idea how ridiculous he looked.

@sweiland75

6 жыл бұрын

He probably cared about your opinion as much as you made fun of him.

I have several prints of Muchas that were printed in the early 80 that sell at a fairly steady clip on ebay for 20 bux a piece

Who knew Paul F Tompkins has a side gig an art appraiser?

@dielaughing73

2 жыл бұрын

Right? So who copied whom??

How much would his suit achieve at auction?

Btw I would die to have this masterpiece

@Emilyjay13

3 жыл бұрын

omg i found it at goodwill and liked it and just now found out what it is. its much smaller but so dope!!!

JOB rolling papers still exist today (2021).

Love the suit. It takes character to wear it 👍.

@maxxweber4336

6 жыл бұрын

or bad taste.

@tomfurgas2844

6 жыл бұрын

Or sheer nerve.

@waynewhitson6914

Жыл бұрын

(With the mustache & suit) He reminds of Hanna-Barbera's "Snidely Whiplash".

@lovepaws9771

Жыл бұрын

Something out of the 70’s I would say.

CZECH, not French.

Mr. Lowry incorrectly claims that cigarettes were still rolled by hand when this poster was printed. in 1880 James Bonsack invented a machine that could roll 210 cigarettes a minute, or 20,000 cigarettes in 10 hours. By 1898 machine rolled cigarettes were commonplace.

I like to know the value of the antique suit the guy is wearing.

I'm appearing on TV Mom ! That's great son why don't you wear Grandad's old suit ?

@patricksanders858

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Lowry always wears styles from the past. What do you expect from an historian? Why hate?

That's a Paul F Thompson character

@3:10 The good part.

Mucha wasn't French. He was from the region called Bohemia at the time and was proud of his Slavic roots. Later, Bohemia became known as Czechoslovakia and today it is now two separate nations. The Czech republic and Slovakia - the birth place of Melania Trump. But Mucha lived in France and did much of his work there.

@tirpitz19

2 жыл бұрын

Dude,Melania is from Slovenia.Different country.

@pkaspar78

2 жыл бұрын

Ivana Trump is from Czech Republic and Melania is from Slovenia not Slovakia

Why is the guy dressed like Harry Mudd from ST:TOS?

Mistake - Mr. Mucha is Czech not French

It tics me off, I can't even find a modern poster of this...

Owner looks like Brent Spiner i.e Data from Star Trek.

Wow, people that pronounce Mucha correctly.

@danielzajic6789

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody in the video

@doposud

2 жыл бұрын

It is a Czech name and Czech artist nobody in this vid said it correctly once ...

@tirpitz19

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielzajic6789 So how is pronounced ?

@pkaspar78

2 жыл бұрын

@@tirpitz19 the “ch” is not pronounced as “k” in Czech

@tirpitz19

2 жыл бұрын

@@pkaspar78 I know now dude,is pronounced H,like in Bach or Munchen.It has the German spelling of the sound H.

the back ground has the same initials

Initially arresting...but why not?

I wouldn't trust anybody's opinion about art that wears a suit like that.

I use job papers to roll weed

That suit tho.

You get the feeling with Americans that you could take all the art out of a gallery and just frame the bank notes of the sell price. You know just take the poster out of the frame and replace it with a $1000 note. They would not see a difference.

Why didn't they pan down to his 2 foot long clown shoes???

Is that how you pronounce Mucha? I thought it was like the Spanish word mucho

@vecernicek2

5 жыл бұрын

He pronounced it wrong. The "ch" in Mucha is pronounced as "J" in José.

@axiomist1076

4 жыл бұрын

Youre both "el wrongo" ! It IS Moo - ka.

@jgeur

3 жыл бұрын

go to google translate, on the left side type "mucha" and from the "detect language" choose english. on the right side, choose czech. click on the speaker icon to hear how it sounds. english really doesn't have that sound so it typically is changed to a "k" sound.

@danielzajic6789

3 жыл бұрын

@@axiomist1076 Naah mate. You're wrong here. Ch in Mucha is actually pronounced as J in José like someone said before.

@doposud

2 жыл бұрын

@@axiomist1076 it is a Czech name , goahead find some Czech video about Mucha , something about his best work like Slavic Epic

Nice suit.not

hehe, "cigarette", riiiight

It's not Job... it's J.O.B. That's the only way I asked for them. Gimme a pak of J.O.B.

Wish they would at least try to pronounce his name correctly.

@maxxweber4336

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your input professor.

I would expect the 'expert' to be able to pronounce the artist name correct

@maxxweber4336

6 жыл бұрын

I would expect comments to be written correctly.

@namcat53

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxxweber4336 Touche!

The owner couldn't actually repeat anything he heard, I'm a teacher and I know that look. He didn't want to be educated He just wanted the bottom-line.

"Mucha Maine Maine" + MPH$$€ JVW$

Maaann, lose that suit !!! He looks like a circus barker !