Though Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) achieved lasting international acclaim as an Art Nouveau painter, graphic designer, and decorator, his outstanding photography is not as well known. His photographic sketchbook and personal visual diary, comprising photographs from the mid-1880s until the end of his life, constitutes a unique and profound artistic statement. This mosaic of captured moments reveals the intimate and personal basis of both Mucha's own life as an artist and the time period in which he lived. The behind-the-scenes glimpses of his studio provided here prove that Mucha--the creator of the ideal of Art Nouveau beauty--was one of the pioneers of the classic nude in Czech photography. This is the first time such a large selection of Mucha's extensive photographic work has been assembled as a book. Many of the photos in this book, never before published, reveal hitherto unknown aspects of Mucha's work, which will be of interest to the general reader and the photographic connoisseur alike.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Original Language: German --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Best value Mucha book around!,
By David (Toledo, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alfons Mucha, 1860-1939: Master of Art Nouveau (Albums S.) (Paperback)
Excellent full color collection of Alphonse Mucha's illustrations. Larger and more informative than the "American Collection", and with just as nice reproduction but a much lesser cost than the "Spirit of Art Nouveau". For the art fancier on a budget, this is by far the best Mucha buy available.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Photographs, Not Artworks, And Quite Beautiful,
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This review is from: Alfons Mucha (Paperback)
David is reviewing another book and people should not buy this for Mucha's non-photographic work. It is a small book of beautiful photographs by Mucha, quite varied, and very period-specific. Enthralling.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Good for coffee table, alright for collector.,
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This review is from: Alfons Mucha, 1860-1939: Master of Art Nouveau (Albums S.) (Paperback)
This is a small collection of Alphons Mucha's work. It includes lovely prints of Mucha's poster design and painting, a small biography, however, what disappoints me the most is the small dedication to his major work "The Slav Epic" and jewerly design. This is a good gift to introduce someone to Alphonse Mucha, but if you are a collector or fan of Mucha this is not the right book for you.
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