cloth, hard cover in dust jacket. large, heavy book., no flaws or wear. clean, no writing or markings. no bumps, tears, labels. strong binding, hinges. a well preserved copy.; english text., 300pp., over 350 illustrations, including 250 color plates and 8 gatefolds. comprehensive monograph, with paintings, murals, posters, sculpture, screens, jewelry. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Bookseller Inventory #
Synopsis: Book by Jiri Mucha
From Publishers Weekly:
Best known for his posters of Sarah Bernhardt and his Art Nouveau-ish nymphs, Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) has been unjustly pigeonholed as a decorative artist. Certain to raise Mucha's reputation, this engrossing, profusely illustrated biography by the artist's son shows that Mucha saw himself as an uncompromising independent, an interpreter of the Slavonic soul, even as he was touched by the swirling eddies of Symbolism, Art Nouveau, the Viennese Secession and other movements. In turn-of-the-century Paris, Mucha found an ally in outcast Gauguin; his loose circle included Whistler, Strindberg and Verlaine. Caught up in the Symbolists' heady mix of occultism and theosophy, he attended seances and recorded dialogues with spirits. Later, in New York, where he finally settled down to married life, great wealth eluded him despite theatrical projects with Maud Adams and Ethel Barrymore. Mucha's Slav Epic , a cycle of idealized, luminous historical paintings, is worthy of its name. Anyone who thinks of him primarily as a flowery artist will have second thoughts after seeing Dead Woman with Child (1900), the intense charcoal-and-pastel sketches and other strong works reproduced here.
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Title: Alphonse Maria Mucha: His Life and Art
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine Plus
Edition: First American Edition.
Book Description Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. Seller Inventory # SONG0847810194
Book Description Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1989. Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Clean and unmarked text, undamaged red boards with gilt lettering, no dust jacket, block of text nearly separated from cover but block of text firmly stitched together, beginnings of age toning visible around edges of pages, 300 pages, approx 10" x 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 24762
Book Description Rizzoli, New York, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some water damage to bottom of front cover and inside front cover. Some black stains on front cover of the book. Bottom lower right corner of selected pages have some stains from water damage. Selected pages might have some wrinkles. Minor wear along the DJ edges. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers. Some light wrinkles at some spots to DJ covers. THIS IS A HEAVY AND OVERSIZE BOOK. INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC PRIORITY ORDERS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES. Seller Inventory # 109740
Book Description Rizzoli 1989-03-15, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: good. 0847810194. Seller Inventory # 677718
Book Description Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 1989. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 0847810194 0847810194 Very Good. (Binding: Hardcover, Jacket: Very Good) Cloth, 1989. The best large general monograph on Alphonse Mucha. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 77268
Book Description Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1989. Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 300 pp., 350 illustrations 250 in color, 8 gate-folds. A touch of yellowing to the edge, consistent with age. Slight fading to the spine of the dustjacket, otherwise fine. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 007192
Book Description Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Great condition with minimal wear, aging, or shelf wear. Seller Inventory # P020847810194
Book Description Rizzoli, 1989. Condition: New. book. Seller Inventory # M0847810194
Book Description Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Almost new condition. Seller Inventory # P010847810194
Book Description Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Condition: New. Never used!. Seller Inventory # P110847810194