Alfons Mucha /

At the beginning of the twentieth century, when Alfons Mucha went to the United States for four years as a lecturer, the world-famous poster designer, Art-Nouveau book illustrator, designer, photographer and painter was greeted with enthusiasm. Mucha is regarded as one of the most important represen...

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Main Author: Rogasch, Wilfried
Other Authors: Mucha, Alphonse, 1860-1939, Stockman, Russell
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Munich : Hirmer, [2020]
Series:Great masters of art (Munich, Germany)
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Summary:At the beginning of the twentieth century, when Alfons Mucha went to the United States for four years as a lecturer, the world-famous poster designer, Art-Nouveau book illustrator, designer, photographer and painter was greeted with enthusiasm. Mucha is regarded as one of the most important representatives of Jugendstil; he knew how to move between the various genres more skilfully than virtually any other artist of his day.00After training as a stage decorator in Vienna, Mucha travelled via Munich to Paris. There he created a stir in the 1890s with his stylistically refined and elegantly executed posters. These designs were not only his artistic breakthrough; they also revolutionised the aesthetic of what was still a new medium. Mucha?s later works also demonstrated the inimitable?Mucha style,? which celebrated floral elements, lines and beauty and which is lavishly illustrated in this book.
Physical Description:79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783777434889
3777434884