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Art Nouveau Figurative Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

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Shame on those giving this a poor review because they failed to read the description. A review should be based on what the product is, and not what a reviewer thought it might be. Mucha's intricate work is so highly detailed I could never hope to draw anything like it, but it gives me great satisfaction to colour these fine line drawings. For those seeking a Mucha tattoo this is an excellent reference to bring to the studio because an artist will add to detail and shading to the line drawings provided!

Get this book if you want to spend a lazy afternoon making a colourful delight while filling int he work of a master. Get this book if you are getting Mucha-inspired ink, but remember to bring in an image of the original as well because these drawing are line drawings of Mucha's work and not the actual work itself.

as an art student i LOVE Mucha's work, and while searching for full color printed books on his art, i discovered this fun little item. the renderings of his art are very well done, hours of fun when you feel like being a kid again! defenatly more of a novelty or adult coloring book, but i know plenty of adults who still enjoy coloring. as an artist myself it seems a bit silly to use a coloring book, but what artist doesnt want to recreate the masterpeices of their idols in a fun, stress free way?

I got this colouring book as a child and am so pleased to see it is still available.It may dissapoint those who are looking for prints of Muchas work but for children aged eleven and up it is both fun and inspiring to be able to choose your own colours.This introduced me to a love of Mucha and the Art Nouveau era in general.

And who says adults can't enjoy colouring books too !

If you are looking for a book of Mucha's work as he did it, look elsewhere. This book is an artist's renditions, or, more crudely, tracings, of ~37 Mucha works. It seems other reviewers weren't expecting this. The drawings could be useful for some applications; I have seen Mucha's work copied at street-painting festivals, and I think this book would be helpful to one replicating the work in such a way. I can also see this book used as a coloring book for an older child who is interested in art (although, note there is partial female nudity).

The works represented spans his poster work, advertising pieces, and decorative pieces, produced from 1896-1905.

Again, if you want colorful Mucha work, try another book. One example is Alphonse Mucha, by Sarah Mucha. Dover press produces many wonderful books, so you are are bound to find more than one to suit your desires.

I love coloring, and I love Alphonse Mucha. What a way to combine two favorite past-times! The pictures are rendered on quality paper for you to either color to match Mucha's originals, or create a new color scheme. Definately worth the price!

This is merely a coloring book of Mucha's work. The book safely describes it as "rendered in crisp black and white," which is just black lined renditions of Mucha's work. I bought this blindy on the net and mistook it for another book with a similar name. END

The product is very useful to me. I received it in a timely manner and for a good price. All is well.

I don't know what happened, if this product has more than one listing, or what, but I could swear it wasn't clearly listed as a "colouring book". I also was unaware that these were Mucha drawings traced by another's hand -- and not traced with special sensitivity toward Mucha's intentions -- lines implied with color are absent (including Sarah Bernhardt's upper lip, making her smile in the poster for "La Dame aux Camelias" appear insipid) , highly rendered chalk and pencil drawings are reduced to a few bold ink lines. There is an appealing sharpness, but, for me, the drawbacks out-weigh this positive.

The foreword mentions that the book is intended as "clip art", and I suppose it would serve that purpose, though it's not a purpose that interests me.

I'm a bit puzzled by the coloring book aspect -- I'm not sure Mucha's figures, sometimes of bare-breasted women, is the ideal material for crayolas.

Unless you ARE looking for clip art or a coloring book for grown-ups, Dover's several other Mucha books would be a better purchase.

i suppose i should have figured it out from the title, but it is in fact a coloring book. it's not, what i thought, a book of colorful mucha figures. get some crayons, or paint or whatever, and have at it.