The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) [Paperback]

Alphonse Mucha (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art | Publication Date: October 1, 1980

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.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486240444
• ISBN-13: 978-0486240442
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for art nouveau design, February 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)

A truly beautiful book, many of the plates are full page and in full color. His nudes and semi-nudes are entirely captivating with exquisite attention to detail. The remainder of the plates are tints and depict various items in art nouveau style (jewelry, silverware, china, etc.). There are also a few pages containing color borders and backgrounds. The copyright in this book is unusual for Dover Publications, as it grants no explicit free-use of the images contained within it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you Love Mucha you will love this., May 16, 2006

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Sarah OSullivan "Sarzy" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)

This is a reproduction of Mucha's portfolio "Documents Decoratifs" which is a lovely selection of Mucha's work. It includes not only many nude women and flowers (which one would expect) but also designs for furniture, silverware and lots of jewellery. If your looking for a source of information on Mucha this is not it but if you just want to gaze lovingly at a wide selection of his work you will adore this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Art Nouveau reference, March 29, 2010

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Jeremy Rowland (Mckinney, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Nouveau Style Book of Alphonse Mucha (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) (Paperback)

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 plates are in a different order (for the purists, a chart is included referencing the pages to Mucha's original order).

It's not as thorough or lavish as the definitive book Alphonse Mucha by Sarah Mucha, but then it's also less than half the price and much more portable. There's little enough overlap between the two that it's worth buying both, and in my opinion most of the reproductions (other than the posters) are better in this Dover book. If you're looking for a broad overview and reference of the Art Nouveau style, this Dover book is the one to get, whereas if you want a more focused look at Mucha's work and life, particularly his ornamental panels featuring Sarah Bernhardt and other women, you'll want to pick up Sarah Mucha's book (or perhaps the other Dover book, Drawings of Mucha: 70 Works by Alphonse Maria Mucha Including 9 in Full Color.)