Alphonse Mucha · 1896

Zodiac

Name: Zodiac by Alphonse Mucha
Brand: Chromora
SKU: mucha-zodiac
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A woman in profile encircled by twelve zodiac symbols on a gold disc — Mucha's masterpiece of decorative geometry. Originally a calendar for La Plume magazine.

Up to 10 × 14 in · portrait

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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About this painting

The story of Zodiac

Mucha originally designed Zodiac in 1896 as a calendar for the printer Champenois — a profile portrait of a long-haired woman encircled by twelve zodiac symbols on a flat gold disc, framed in stylised laurel. The image was so popular as a decorative panel that Mucha re-issued it without the calendar dates, and it became one of the defining graphic icons of Belle Époque Paris. A quintessential Art Nouveau wall print, equally at home in a Vienna café or a Brooklyn apartment.

About the artist

Alphonse Mucha

Alfons Maria Mucha, known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylised and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, as well as designs, which became among the best-known images of the period.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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