Alphonse Mucha - Musee Luxembourg

I was late visiting the MUCHA EXPO at MUSEE LUXEMBOURG, but not too late to become inspired to draw his lavish swirls and loops. Don't miss this terrific video on YOUTUBE if you can't make it to Paris by 27 January 2019.

You might think you've seen all the Mucha you need to see (like me...).

Not so. The exhibition is eye-opening. Czech artist Mucha studied art all over Europe thanks to a hometown sponser, before he made a big splash in Paris with this poster of SARAH BERNHARDT in 1895.

Mucha's agility at drawings is nothing short of spectacular.

The layered patterns. The complexity of geometric design.

Fabulous tonal figure drawings show he planned ahead every image in detail.

A sickly green woman seems perfectly normal when Mucha paints her.

His delicate colorations are superb.

The French Champagne industry adored Mucha's effervescent style.

As did the biscuit, soap and cosmetics industries.

He put his hand to store design

Including the ornate interior furnishings.

And scupture and jewelry design. Was there anything this man could not do?

Plus he was renown for his photography.

Mucha was the toast of Paris no doubt, living in luxe bohemian digs to the hilt.

Until I suppose too much of a good thing turned his head to an obsession with the mystical.

Mucha's watercolor costume designs for a Shakespearian production.

After his bout with mysticism he became patriotic, returning to his homeland to paint big historic mural  paintings but you'll have to go see those for yourself.

We're strictly all frills at PB. Patisserie Angelina has a small tea salon at the museum.

A ruby red raspberry delight was specially created for the Luxembourg Mucha show. Another reason to go non? It was grey and drizzly on Saturday. But even with the yellow jacket chaos on the Champs-Elysées, Parisians were busy shopping, eating macarons and 'footing' (as they call jogging).Thanks for reading Parisbreakfast. If you'd like to receive Parisbreakfast letters, watercolors and maps in your mailbox, look in my Etsy shop. 

Bon(ne) Semaine PBers ❤️ 🐻