The fin de siècle artworks collection in The Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen ranks among the best public collections in the Czech Republic. It covers all the key trends that appeared on the contemporary art scene, i.e. naturalism, symbolism, impressionism and art nouveau. At that time, Czech art was an integral part of international structures and many artists from the Czech lands studied, exhibited or worked in the key cultural centres of Europe, such as Vienna, Munich and Paris. The Pilsen collection includes, among others, works of two artists who achieved worldwide fame: one of the most important protagonists of art nouveau, Alfons Mucha, and the co-founder of abstract painting, Franti?ek Kupka. AUTHORS: Roman Musil is the Director of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Ivana Skálová is a Curator at the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Marie Raku?anová is an Associate Professor at the Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. ?árka Leubnerová is the former Head of the Nineteenth Century Collection of the National Gallery in Prague. Ale? Filip is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Musicology, Masaryk University in Brno. SELLING POINTS: . The third title published in a series of beautiful books promoting the artworks collection in The Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen, ranked among the best public collections in the Czech Republic . Introduces some of the finest works of Czech fin de siècle art to an international audience 50 colour illustrations
