Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks

My Alphonse Mucha book arrived quickly before it's given E.T.A. packaged very safely bubble wrapped inside a 'dent proof' cardboard carton along with a free bookmark ( book is recessed within carton away from corners so as to avoid dings if the box should be dropped - a nice touch ). The book itself was less than half the price Waterstones are currently selling it for which is great , the pictures within are in great detail and colouring ( i'm unsure why a couple of prior reviews are negatively written re the colour and picture quality perhaps they were unlucky to have received a poor print run copy , the pictures themselves are accurate to the paintings Alphonse created some 129 years ago I guess if you want more colour saturation you would have to digitally enhance his work :) A lovely large book I'd definitely recommend and Ill certainly use Postcript books ago thanks .

Mucha was a supreme example of what became known as Art Nouveau. This volume of his works is superbly written and presented. The illustrations are magnificent, and the text and captions to the many illustrations are scholarly and meaningful.. My favourite is his classic portrayal of that great actress Sarah Bernhardt, which created a sensation when first revealed when she performed as Gismondai in Paris in 1894. I recommend this fine work to all readers who appreciates the use of colour and design in fine ar. Zeddyt.

This book is amazing with all the photographic images in colour of this great artist. Would recommend to any art lover who appreciates this style of figurative form of this period. I love it!

As a fan of this entire era of decorative art, this book was always on my radar. Whether it was advertising or some other everyday function, there is a lot to appreciate about Mucha every bit as much as for Maxfield Parrish and others working in this field. It's hard now to find examples of exuberant design for design's sake, where the everyday gets a bit of drama added to it simply because that's what we thought was necessary in that era. An era with flavour - whether you like it or not! If we no longer really live in a flamboyant decorative environment, we can at least live for a moment in one borrowed from yesteryear. The quality of the book, the printing, and the typography are all good, and complement the subject matter, doing it justice. It sits well with other books I have on that era.

Book arrived two days earlier than promised. Beautifully illustrated with informative text and a great appraisal of Much’s life and work. Well worth its original price but superb value at the price charged - less than half price. I have bought many books from this supplier and all have been excellent quality and value.Thankyou.

This is a gorgeous, beautifully presented book. The hardcover, dustjacket and pages are very high quality. A joy to look look through.

a christmas present for me, haven't read it yet but i love his work. my tiles on my fireplace are his 'winter slumber', absolutely beautiful, so looking forward to reading this

amazing book

Acheté pour trouver de l'inspiration pour des dessins. Il est arrivé en bon état bien que le carton était tout cabossé. Les images sont de très bonne qualité, conformes à mes attentes. Je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de m'atteler à la lecture, ayant de nombreux livres en cours.

The Good: full page spreads of artwork and detail closeup of works with many of Mucha's famous posters and motifs. Delivery on time and book in good condition. Very good for study and drawing reference. Scale and ratio if book is excellent for displaying panels alongside each other and artwork seems to benefit from the 'sqaureness' of the book. The Bad: I had to send this back because of the strong sepia tone that seems to be applied to all the artwork which I now see has been echoed by others. Blues, Greens and purples are especially muted giving some works a very flat/ lifeless look. Happens to often to not be a stylistic choice. This is especially disappointing for works like the, "Moon and Stars" studies which have an obvious blue background and cold white moonlight emanating from the sources of light. In this book the blues have shifted to blacks and browns and the cold moonlight is now a yellowish amber completing ruining the intentions of the artist and the mood of the original pieces. Were it not for this strange colour choice/ shift in hues I would have happily kept this book. Also note that this bok does not feature Mucha's paintings towards the end of this life and sticks mainly tohis art noveau posters.

Es, con toda probabilidad, uno de los libros más bellos, bellísimos que tengo (¡y tengo muchos!). Un recorrido visual por la obra de Alphonse Mucha, uno de los mayores representantes del Art Nouveau, cuyo legado es tan abundante, generoso y seductor tanto para profanos en el arte como para artistas que lo han tomado como referente. Tiene, además, muchísima información. Eso sí: en inglés. No obstante, no es un problema si lo único que se pretende es deleitarse con la obra de Mucha, ya que cada página es una oportunidad para quedarse boquiabierto/a. Hace tiempo que lo compré y no lo había reseñado. Creo que merece que lo haga aunque solo sea porque, como lo tengo a la vista, a todo el que viene a mi casa le llama la atención tanto su bellísima portada como la espectacular contraportada. Y es que es de esas cosas que nunca te arrepientes de haber comprado por tanto como te aporta. Un paseo por sus páginas es un paseo por la belleza, la imaginación y la exclusividad de un autor tremendamente original, que te deja embelesado con cada detalle. Espectacular, maravilloso, muy bien hecho y absoluta y totalmente recomendable para cualquiera, por muy poco sensible que sea al derroche de belleza. ¡Un saludo!

Beautiful book for those interested in mucha and art nouveau.

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