Mucha in his atelier

The famous painter Alfons Mucha in his atelier (± 1900).

Mucha (1860-1939) liked to paint scenes depicting Slavic nationalism. When the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia they considered his work ‘reactionary’. He was arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo. Shortly after his release he became ill and died. Although forbidden by the Nazis 100000 people attended his funeral.

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