The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486240444 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dont know what "full color" means anymore diegorel Bought this book thinking I was going to find colorful pictures and designs. First of all it's only 70 pages. Then when I opened it I found out almost 80% of the pictures, even when they were full page, were in black and white. An overall observation is the lack of quality on the drawings and pics, they seem like washed out and lacking contrast. The book is OK for the price, especially if you are designi. Noumenon said Fantastic Art Nouveau reference. This book exceeded my expectations; I've fallen in love lately with these Dover books of artists' works. The full-page reproductions are top-notch and the selection creates a broad overview of the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement by its most famous and arguably most characteristic artist. You have Mucha himself to thank for that, as this is simply a recollation of images from his own book, though the plat. "All Killer, No Filler" according to Mayor Bloomburger. I bought this book to rip out patterns and prints for inexpensive wall decorations. This book is HUGE and packed with full-page, beautiful prints. The artwork in this book is perfect for making craft and party decorations, to hang up in schools, offices and kitchens, or to scan into Photoshop for patterns, brushes, ANYTHING - the patterns and design are so intense and beautiful, there's no way not to get
Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
Included are designs for jewelry, wallpaper, stained glass, furniture, and tableware; figure and botanical studies; and a selection of Mucha's famous panneaux décoratifs. 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. 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. 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. Among gra