MUCHA

About the book：

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

Mucha’s 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 Mucha’s œuvre from patterned decoration to his book illustrations, posters, photographs and monumental paintings.

书籍简介：

捷克艺术家和“新艺术运动”大师阿尔冯斯·慕夏 (1860-1939)使用其颇具个人色彩的艺术风格，定义了“世纪末”的轮廓。在那些令人触景生情的色彩——桃红 金黄、赭石和橄榄绿的阴影下，他所描绘的这些引人入胜的图案——鲜花和曼妙的女性，成为“美好时代”的艺术典范。

慕夏的艺术实践涉猎甚广，包括插图、海报、明信片和当时的广告设计。其中，他为法国电影和舞台剧女演员莎拉·伯恩哈特设计的那些鲜明的海报尤为著名。除了这些美妙的装饰性艺术实践，慕夏始终怀揣着强烈的政治理念。在他创作的“斯拉夫史诗”这一里程碑式的作品之中，慕夏表现出他对泛斯拉夫主义的忠实拥护。他坚定地认为，捷克与斯洛伐克民族应该从奥匈帝国中脱离出来，从而实现政治上的独立自主。

本书与慕夏基金会共同编著，将展示并介绍这位艺术家所有艺术实践中最为重要的一些作品，包括图案装饰、书籍插图、海报、 照片和巨幅画作等。

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About the series（Basic Art Series 2.0）：

Basic Art was born back in 1985 with the very first original TASCHEN publication: Picasso. Since then, the series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published, offering succinct slimline artist introductions across 200 titles, translated into some 20 languages.

For its 30th anniversary, we have given this much-loved series a makeover: Basic Art 2.0, freshly designed, revised, and hardcover bound, but still with the same rock-bottom price tag!

系列简介：

1985年， Basic art系列的首部著作《毕加索》问世，开启了德国TASCHEN出版公司的艺术出版历程。此后的30余年中， Basic art系列始终坚持以简洁、精练的笔法勾勒艺术家们的世界，内容不断充裕，培养了众多忠实读者，成为多年居销量榜首的经典艺术书系。

时至今日，此系列已出版图书近200种，更有多达20种的各国语言版本在世界范围内发行，具有极高的口碑和影响力。