Alphonse Mucha - The spirit of Art Nouveau

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Arwas, Brabcova Orlikova, Dvorak

Alphonse Mucha - The spirit of Art Nouveau

Yale University Press, 1998

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Year of publication

1998

Author

Arwas, Brabcova Orlikova, Dvorak

Publishers

Yale University Press

Curator

Keyword

arti decorative applicate-stile design cultura costume, società-Liberty - Mucha

Prefacer

Translator

Illustrator

Dust jacket

Yes

State of preservation

As New

Languages

Italian

Binding

Hardcover

Inscribed

Print on demand

Condition

Used

First edition

Description

1 lingua: inglese Leg. edit. con sovracc. illustrata, in 4to, pag. 344, con 248 tavole a colori e 112 illustraz. in b.n. - A cura di Victor Arwas, Jana Brabcova Orlikova e Anna Dvorak - This lavishly illustrated book presents the full spectrum of Alphonse Mucha's works from his innovative posters and decorative panels to his architectural designs jewelry sculpture photographs books and interiors. The authors discuss Mucha's years in Paris his iconography of Sarah Bernhardt his service to the Czech government his distinctive style that became nearly synonymous with turn of the century French Art Nouveau and much more. More: this book introduced a yet undiscoveredd aspect of Mucha's work as well as reproducing Mucha's best loved images all in magnificent color. Filled with close ups of a splendid variety of the beloved artist's works the book covers 'The Arts' 1898 a series that emphasised the creative inspiration of natural beauty by giving each of the arts a natural backdrop relating to the time of day. The lithographs are presented with title date medium and size. A section on 'Parisian posters' written by Petr Wittlich features the poster that made Mucha famous. Contributors include: Victor Arwas, Jan Mlcoch, Anna Dvorak, Pettr Wittlich - Perfetto stato.