Rare design portfolio by high priest of Art Nouveau. Jewelry, wallpaper, stained glass, furniture; figure studies; plant and animal motifs, much more. This complete one-volume edition features all 72 stunning plates from Documents Décoratifs in original color....more
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...more
Seventy large-size illustrations trace Mucha's skills as a draftsman over more than 40 years. Among the more famous examples are original plans and drawings for "The Seasons," sketches for the Sarah Bernhardt poster, studies from Mucha's stunning and innovative stylebooks, and a sketch for the St. Louis World’s Fair poster....more
Thirty-seven renderings by Ed Sibbett, Jr., of Alphonse Mucha's spectacularly sensuous designs. Art Nouveau nymphs and goddesses, highly designed borders, stars, exotic ornaments. Printed in brown ink to capture lines of originals. 4 plates in color on covers....more
Mucha Wall Calendar: Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860) virtually invented Art Nouveau as it applied to graphic design. Hired by happenstance to design a poster for one of Sarah Bernhardt's theatrical productions, he finished it in just a few days...more
Thrust into fame after his groundbreaking poster for Sarah Bernhardt s 1894 production of Gismonda, Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860 1939) went on to great commercial success, designing sumptuous posters advertising many of the goods we now associate with the era bicycles, Champagne, cigarettes. This calendar reproduces a dozen choice examples...more
This card collection reproduces in sumptuous full color the Art Nouveau master's most famous posters and panels. Displaying his preference for gentle pastels, elaborate borders, and beautiful women, the pocket-size masterpieces include Zodiac, Sarah Bernhardt/La Plume, the richly decorative Rêverie, the rare Cognac Bisquit, and twenty other works of art....more
Comprised of 40 full-page, two-color plates of finished drawings in several media, this new volume reproduces Mucha's extraordinary 1905 style book, Figures Décoratives, a summation of Art Nouveau art and design. New introduction....more