On Christmas Eve 1894, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech junior designer working alone in a Parisian print shop, received a rush order from actress Sarah Bernhardt for a poster advertising her title ...

The 19th century Austrian artist Gustav Klimt may be known as the father of Viennese modernism but in L.A., his name may be most recognized for his portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer. The painting was ...