Written by his son, this book tells of the life and art of Alphonse Mucha, the painter from Moravia who arrived in Paris in 1887. He became, for a short and glorious era, the high priest of Art Nouveau, that most extraordinary phenomenon of the dying nineteenth century. Famed for his Sarah Bernhardt posters, the 'Four seasons' and 'Flowers', his other work remains largely unknown. Illustrated with contemporary photographs, and of his works, all in monotone, this is the life of an artist who managed single-handedly and with out realizing it, to mark a whole epoch with his individual style. Jiri Mucha achieved fame as a novelist and writer, also translating plays and novels.