Exhibition catalog, Musée du Luxembourg from September 12, 2018 to January 27, 2019, Paris.
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech artist exiled in Paris after training in Prague and Vienna, was a witness to and a major player in the effervescence of Parisian Bohemian art. The "Mucha style" is world-famous and emblematic of Art Nouveau, a major European movement that this artist played a significant role in creating. The exhibition naturally focuses on the artist's early period, when Mucha worked for theater and advertising in Paris, but also aims to reflect the diversity of his work as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and photographer.
The general introduction to the exhibition catalog, written by exhibition curator Tomoko Sato, traces the career of this multifaceted artist. Each essay then explores a specific aspect of his artistic personality. Antoine Marès provides insights into the geopolitical context of Eastern Europe at the time and reveals Mucha's artistic involvement in Slavic patriotism. David Jumeau-Lafond explores the Symbolist, Theosophical, and Freemason influences of his work. Finally, Véronique Vienne examines the extraordinary effectiveness of the graphic language of this multifaceted oeuvre. A chronology putting Mucha's career into perspective with the events of his time concludes the book.
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| N° d'inventaire | 24058 |
| Format | 20.5 x 32 |
| Détails | 248 pages, 250 color and black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711871254 |
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech artist exiled in Paris after training in Prague and Vienna, was a witness to and a major player in the effervescence of Parisian Bohemian art. The "Mucha style" is world-famous and emblematic of Art Nouveau, a major European movement that this artist played a significant role in creating. The exhibition naturally focuses on the artist's early period, when Mucha worked for theater and advertising in Paris, but also aims to reflect the diversity of his work as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and photographer.
The general introduction to the exhibition catalog, written by exhibition curator Tomoko Sato, traces the career of this multifaceted artist. Each essay then explores a specific aspect of his artistic personality. Antoine Marès provides insights into the geopolitical context of Eastern Europe at the time and reveals Mucha's artistic involvement in Slavic patriotism. David Jumeau-Lafond explores the Symbolist, Theosophical, and Freemason influences of his work. Finally, Véronique Vienne examines the extraordinary effectiveness of the graphic language of this multifaceted oeuvre. A chronology putting Mucha's career into perspective with the events of his time concludes the book.
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), a Czech artist exiled in Paris after training in Prague and Vienna, was a witness to and a major player in the effervescence of Parisian Bohemian art. The "Mucha style" is world-famous and emblematic of Art Nouveau, a major European movement that this artist played a significant role in creating. The exhibition naturally focuses on the artist's early period, when Mucha worked for theater and advertising in Paris, but also aims to reflect the diversity of his work as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and photographer.
The general introduction to the exhibition catalog, written by exhibition curator Tomoko Sato, traces the career of this multifaceted artist. Each essay then explores a specific aspect of his artistic personality. Antoine Marès provides insights into the geopolitical context of Eastern Europe at the time and reveals Mucha's artistic involvement in Slavic patriotism. David Jumeau-Lafond explores the Symbolist, Theosophical, and Freemason influences of his work. Finally, Véronique Vienne examines the extraordinary effectiveness of the graphic language of this multifaceted oeuvre. A chronology putting Mucha's career into perspective with the events of his time concludes the book.