Princess Hyacinth

Mucha, Alphonse. Princess Hyacinth. 1911.Colour Lithograph. 125.5 x 83.5 cm.

How and why is it relevant to your theme/style?
  • This artwork, in addition to being created during the duration of the era of Art Nouveau, depcts a combination of the defining qualities of the art movement. The figure of a woman, the hand-drawn qualities, and the background depicting snow falling (nature) are amoung the most notable evidences of this.

What is different about this example from previous examples?
  • Unlike The Princess Stones: Emerald, the facial features on the face are not bold although, they do not depict joy or playfullness. However, unlike the menacing nature of the last artwork, this figure looks as though they are waitig or that they are unimpressed (I am not a great facial reader though!).
  • Unlike Trellis, this is figure centrall, not design central. Although, like both, they do portray some inclusion of geometric and less organic shapes, but the approach is quite different.
  • Unlike Avenue to Schloss Kammer, there is no exterior building, nor is there the same movements for the eye of the viewer.

Why is this example important to you?
  •  Many of the examples of Art Nouveau had nature depicted as mainly the organic forms found in forests, gardens, etc, while this piece depicted nauture in the natural evironment; the seasons. The weather in the background is still leaning on the natural but not in the way that has been the norm in Art Nouveau. If I were to push this thought further, I would say it is the product of outside the box thinking.
Bibliography

Foundation, Mucha. “Princess Hyacinith.” Mucha Foundation, www.muchafoundation.org/en/gallery/browse-works/object/246. Accessed 17 June 2023.


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