Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha, Daydream (Rêverie), 1897, color lithograph, 28 5/8 × 21 3/4 in., Mucha Trust Collection, © 2021 Mucha Trust. The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announced its fall 2021 exhibitions, including Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary, opening October 23, 2021, and on view through January 23, 2022.  Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) was one of the most influential and celebrated artists in turn-of-the-20th-century Paris. He is best known for his graphic work, such as theater posters for... [Lire la suite]

Paul Elie Ranson, Tiger in the Jungle, c. 1893. Color lithograph on paper, 14 7/16 x 11 3/16 in., Museum purchase, Joseph O. Eaton Fund., Williams College Museum of Art, 57.33 Implying infinite freedom and open-ended, self-engendering form, the arabesque motif is deeply associated with Islamic art and architecture while also being central to key movements in European art. With a history stretching back to antiquity, arabesque lies at the heart of debates over ornament and meaning in art. Long relegated... [Lire la suite]

DAYTON, OH.- The Dayton Art Institute’s most recent centennial special exhibition, Maker & Muse: Women and Early 20th-Century Art Jewelry, opened October 26 and will be on view through January 19, 2020. This stunning exhibition of more than 200 unique pieces of handcrafted art jewelry celebrates the role of women, both as inspiration and as designers/makers.Featuring exquisite works by renowned artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Charlotte Newman, and René Lalique, Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art... [Lire la suite]

Bird of paradise brooch, Cartier, Paris, circa 1950. Courtesy Epoque Fine Jewels Sapphire, emerald and diamond mounted in platinum and gold. Total sapphire weight: circa 20 cts. Total diamond weight: circa 11.20 cts. Signed 'Cartier Paris' and numbered. Art Nouveau 'chaîne de corsage’, Georges Fouquet (1862-1957), jeweller & Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), graphic artist, Paris, circa 1900. Courtesy Epoque Fine Jewels Detail of the Art Nouveau 'chaîne de corsage’.... [Lire la suite]

Oiseau de Paradis de Cartier. Sertie de brillants, saphirs et émeraude, montée sur platine et or. Signée 'Cartier Paris' et numérotée. Pods total des saphirs: 20 ct. ; Poids des diamants: 11,20 ct. © Epoque Fine Jewels, Belgium An important sapphire, emerald and diamond bird of paradise brooch by Cartier, mounted in platinum and gold. Signed 'Cartier Paris' and numbered. Paris, circa 1950. Total sapphire weight: 20 cts ; Total diamond weight: 11,20 cts. © Epoque Fine Jewels, Belgium Collier d’inspiration orientale de Van Cleef... [Lire la suite]

Alphonse Mucha shown with posters for Sarah Bernhardt in his studio, c. 1901. Gelatin silver print © Mucha Trust 2015 NORWICH.- The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, Norwich announces a new exhibition Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty. The Sainsbury Centre is one of the UK’s principal places for the study and display of Art Nouveau. Following on from the 2012 exhibition, The First Moderns: Art Nouveau from Nature to Abstraction and 2014 Sense and Sensuality: Art Nouveau... [Lire la suite]

Alphonse Mucha 1860-1939. Série " Les Arts " (1898) Suite de quatre impressions en couleurs, édition de luxe sur satin, "Peinture ", " Poésie ", " Danse " et " Musique ", non contrecollées (légères déchirures sur chacune des pièces).  Signées dans la planche et datées. 58 x 36 cm.  Estimation 20 000 - 30 000 € Bibliographie : Jack Rennert & Alain Weil, " Alphonse Mucha, toutes les affiches et panneaux ", henri Veyrier, editeur, Paris,... [Lire la suite]