Song of Bohemia

Song of Bohemia
Oil on canvas, 1918
At the time when Mucha produced this painting he could perhaps sense his dream coming true since in June 1918 the Allied governments officially recognised the Czechoslovak people’s national aspirations. The painting was reproduced in the July 10, 1918 issue of Zlatá Praha magazine under the title Our Song. Reflecting the optimistic mood in the air, the picture shows three girls in national costume resting on a hilltop overlooking a great expanse of the Bohemian countryside. With a sense of rapture, the girl in the center listens to the song uniting the Czech people.