Renate Ulmer Books

The creator of Art Nouveau's greatest beauties Alfons Mucha’s is an art of seduction. His graceful women, delicate colors, and decorative style add up to an unashamed act of temptation. Mucha (1860-1939), whose work is indissolubly linked with the Art Nouveau style, was one of the most fascinating artistic personalities of the turn of the 20th century. He was not only a painter and graphic artist, but also took an interest in sculpture, jewelry, interior decorating, and utilitarian art. His particular talents, however, lay in decorative graphics, which was the basis of his fame and remains so today. This book traces all aspects of his career via biographical and descriptive texts and a wide selection of images.

This book has a major emphasis on the 50s, 60s, and 70s with their enthusiasm for new materials, garish colours, and unconventional forms.

At the end of the 19th century, Alphonse Mucha created a sensation throughout the streets of Paris through his posters representing the French actress Sarah Bernhardt. It was an overnight sensation and announced the new artistic style and its creator to the citizens of Paris, Art Nouveau. This brought fame and reputation to the poster artist. However, Mucha's talent was never confined to lithography. Shading the world with a colorful sensuality, Mucha's art expresses itself as much on the monumental decorative panels of a living room as on small delicate China pieces. The author enables us to discover all the richness and variety of this fin-de-siècle artist.

Monografie malíře dekorativního stylu, jehož tvorba byla spjata s programem Art Nouveau, novým uměním, secesí. Kniha obsahuje v úvodních kapitolách rozbor Muchova díla; dále pak následují celostránkové reprodukce umělcových nejslavnějších plakátů (spolu se stručným popisem) a dalších příležitostných děl včetně některých šperků.