Alphonse Mucha 1860-1939 The Artist as Visionary - Basic Art Series 2.0
Tomoko Sato Alphonse Mucha
Hardback (10 Nov 2015)


Categories: Art Books Art History Art History: c 1900 - Individual Artists Art Monographs Graphic Design


With his instantly recognizable decorative style Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) defined the look of the fin-de-siecle. In evocative shades of peach gold ochre and olive his seductive compositions of patterns flowers and beautiful women became paradigms of the Belle Epoque years.

Muchas work permeated illustration posters postcards and the advertising designs of his day. His striking posters of star actress Sarah Bernhardt were particularly famous. Alongside this delicate decorative work Mucha also harbored strongly felt political ideas. With his monumental cycle The Slav Epic he expressed his staunch support for Pan-Slavism promoting the political independence of the Czech and Slavic nations from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Compiled in association with the Mucha Foundation this book presents key works and introduces the full reach of Muchas oeuvre from patterned decoration to his book illustrations posters photographs and monumental paintings.



About the series

Born back in 1985 the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHENs Basic Art series features:

a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist covering his or her cultural and historical importance

a concise biography

approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions


Book information

ISBN:9783836550093
Publisher:TASCHEN
Imprint:Taschen
Pub date:10 Nov 2015
DEWEY:709.2
DEWEY edition:23
Language:English
Number of pages:95
Weight:564g
Height:264mm
Width:211mm
Spine width:13mm