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Wiener – Chrysanthemen Begar Poster, Austrian Art Nouveau
Karl Wiener’s early graphic work demonstrates the lingering influence of Viennese Jugendstil on Austrian commercial art in the interwar period. […]
Vintage Posters
Art Nouveau and early 20th-century advertising posters — all CC0 public domain, free for print and commercial use.
Wiener – Blind kauern wir am Rand der Erde, c.1935 Poster
Karl Wiener’s interwar graphic work visualizes existential dread through hunched, anonymous figures pressed against an abyss. The German title translates
Wiener – Zweikampf (Duel) c.1923 | Austrian Expressionist Poster
Karl Wiener’s Zweikampf captures the raw tension of physical confrontation through Vienna Secession-influenced graphic design. The compressed energy of two
Wiener – Wut (Rage) c.1923 | Austrian Expressionist Poster
Karl Wiener’s ‘Wut’ channels the raw psychological intensity of Viennese Expressionism through aggressive mark-making and distorted human form. Created during
Wiener – Wucht (Force) c.1923 | Austrian Expressionist Poster
Karl Wiener’s ‘Wucht’ (Force) exemplifies Vienna’s interwar graphic avant-garde, channeling explosive kinetic energy through jagged typography and aggressive diagonal compositions.
Mucha – Sarah Bernhardt in Lorenzaccio | Art Nouveau Poster
Alphonse Mucha designed this promotional lithograph for Sarah Bernhardt’s 1896 portrayal of the Medici prince in Alfred de Musset’s tragedy
Mucha – Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet | Art Nouveau Poster 1899
Alphonse Mucha designed this lithograph for Sarah Bernhardt’s controversial cross-gender portrayal of Shakespeare’s Danish prince at her Théâtre de la
Mucha – St. Louis World’s Fair 1904 | Art Nouveau Poster
Alphonse Mucha designed this promotional lithograph for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, featuring his signature Byzantine-inspired circular framing and idealized
Mucha – L’Illustration Noël 1896 | Art Nouveau Lithograph
Alphonse Mucha’s cover for the Christmas 1896 issue of L’Illustration showcases his distinctive Byzantine-influenced halos and sinuous female forms that
Mucha – Têtes Byzantines (Brunette) | Art Nouveau Poster
One of Mucha’s paired decorative panels celebrating Byzantine aesthetics, featuring a brunette figure adorned with elaborate jeweled headpiece and Byzantine-inspired