MUCHA Alphonse. - Lot 342

MUCHA Alphonse. Decorative Documents by A.M. Mucha. Preface by Gabriel Mourey. Paris Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts Emile Lévy, Publisher. Rare portfolio complete with 72 plates. 1902. Each plate: 45.5 x 33 cm. The condition of the plates varies: generally good to fine: the paper may be yellowed with a few traces of foxing and small tears, but always at the edges. The dog plate is more heavily freckled. Stains on some plates. Good condition of the color plates, which remain bright and fresh. Cover in poor condition: worn, scratched, torn, missing and stained. Bibliography: Jack Rennert and Alain Weill. Alphonse Mucha. All the Posters and Panels. Editions Henri Veyrier. 1984. Pages 288, 289, 389 et 389: "Les Documents Décoratifs, published in 1902 by Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, is Mucha's artistic credo and a book that authoritatively sets out the precepts of Art Nouveau and its decorative elements. It was used for years by many art schools as a textbook and influenced a whole generation of artists." Ann Bridges Jiri Mucha. Alphonse Mucha. The Complete Graphic Works. Academy Editions - London. 1983. Pages 104 to 109. L 31.