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Dover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.: The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha by Alphonse M. Mucha (1980, Trade Paperback, New Edition)

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Among graphic artists and commercial designers, Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is praised for his innovative style books that pioneered the use of Art Nouveau in commercial packaging, design, and ornament. The most important of these style books was DOCUMENTS DECORATIFS, published in 1901, and carefully reproduced here. Includes 18 plates in full color, 54 in two or more colors.

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To the general public, Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939) is perhaps best known for his posters of Sarah Bernhardt and magnificent decorative panels such as "The Seasons" -- works that continue to grow in popularity and value as the resurgence of interest in Art Nouveau increases. Among graphic artists and commercial designers, Mucha is praised for the innovative style books that pioneered the use of Art Nouveau in commercial packaging, design, and ornament. The most important of these style books was Documents D coratifs, published in 1901 at the height of Mucha's fame as the high priest of the Art Nouveau movement. While the artist's fame rests largely on his posters, it is in the smaller works of the style books, or design portfolios, that the refinement of his technique can best be appreciated. The present volume, carefully reproduced from an extremely rare and valuable set of originals, contains all 72 plates of the Documents D coratifs portfolio. Included are designs for jewelry, wallpaper, stained glass, furniture, and tableware; figure and botanical studies; and a selection of Mucha's famous panneaux d coratifs. Eighteen of the plates are in full color, while the remaining 54 are reproduced in two or more color tones. In addition to numerous innovative designs for practical and decorative objects, the elegant draftsmanship and meticulous execution that characterized all of Mucha's work is evident in studies of langorous nudes, portrait sketches, delicately rendered plant and animal motifs, exquisite modeling of drapery and cloth, and the flowing, fantastic forms created as experiments in pure design. In the Foreword by Gabriel Mourey, specially translated for this edition, Mucha's own philosophy of art, and the relation of the Documents to the rest of his work, receive an appreciative and informative discussion. Hitherto available only in scattered sources, or in the libraries of wealthy collectors, the complete Documents D coratifs is now available in this inexpensive one-volume edition. Lovers of Mucha's work, admirers of Art Nouveau, and the application of that style to the decorative arts, will want to own this fine royalty-free collection by one of the greatest masters of the technique. " Documents D coratifs is] . . . an encyclopedic source for Mucha's style in every branch of decorative and applied art and one of the few books on design where even individual plates are sought after by collectors." -- Marina Henderson, The Graphic Style of Alphonse Mucha

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Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486240444
ISBN-13
9780486240442
eBay Product ID (ePID)
345239

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Book Title
Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha
Author
Alphonse M. Mucha
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Clip Art, General
Publication Year
1980
Genre
Design, Art
Number of Pages
80 Pages

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12.2in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
9.4in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Nk1535.M82
Edition Description
New Edition
Copyright Date
1980
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
80-066136
Dewey Decimal
769.92/4
Series
Dover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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5 out of 5 stars
by betsyvintagejew...Aug 23, 2017
The Review of The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Much
This is a splendid book for people who are smitten with the Art Nouveau era. It contains Mucha's work detailing women, the clothes they wore at the time, how their hair was styled and most important to me, it shows jewelry of the period and how it is worn. So much vintage and antique jewelry is underutilized simply because people have not seen it worn before. Often it will go unnoticed in pictures unless you are specifically looking for it. Best of all, if I remember correctly, reproductions of the book are allowed.
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3 out of 5 stars
by karibojackJun 11, 2020
Illustrations do not age well in the print
Beautiful work, rendered poorly on the printed pages. At least in my copy, the pages are grayed and the colors way too muted to show the beauty of his work.
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5 out of 5 stars
by lee-etteJan 21, 2020
Great price
In great shape!
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5 out of 5 stars
by mbur3306Sep 10, 2012
Thia is one of my favorite Art Nouveau books!
This book contains a lot of good ideas on the art nouveau style; from posters, font faces, jewelry, dishes, furniture and graphic designs. I have repurchased this book because termites devoured one shelf of my art books. This is one of my favorite Art Nouveau books!
5 out of 5 stars
by calmanna63Nov 29, 2016
Art Book By Muca
This is a great book with lots of artwork by Mucha. I like it.
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