Vintage and Modern Posters - Bloomsbury Auctions New York on 22 October 2008 2pm Oct 11, 2008
Some of the undisputed masters of the craft including Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha and Cheret are prominently featured in this stunning pictorial narrative of the 20th century ... Other master highlights include La Diaphane ($2,500-$3,500) by Cheret, the creator of the modern poster, work by the quintessential Art Nouveaux poster artist Alphonse Mucha, including Zodiac ($14,000-$18,000) and Salome ($1,500-$2,000) and masterpieces by other notable artists such as Steinlen, Cappiello, and... (PR Newswire)
CaixaForum Madrid: New Art Gallery Sep 2, 2008
The Uffizi show is only a sampling of the exhibits expected to draw return crowds to the new venue, and was quickly followed by one on the works of graphic artist Alphonse Mucha, and an exhibit of photography featuring Charlie Chaplin. Most exhibits are free. (Suite101.com)
Alton Kelley, 68; graphic artist created iconic psychedelic images Jun 5, 2008
They now sell for thousands of dollars to art collectors who compare them to the belle poque art of such masters as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. Mr. Kelley and Miller scored their first big hit with a 1966 poster advertising a concert by Big Brother & the Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service. (Boston Globe)
Malibu Seen (9) Apr 18, 2008
"Wandering through the maze of images, I always seem to come across a new favorite. This year's standout was British born Lisa Holden. Her psychedelic life-size images come in a kaleidoscope of color-hot pinks, lemon yellows, lime greens and electric blues. Part Woodstock, part Alphonse Mucha, her mixed-media chromogenic prints are downright hypnotic. "They are all self-portraits," said rep Madeline Weinrebe. "She takes the images and scans them, blows them up, morphs them, paints them and blows... (Malibu Times, CA)
Unseen for 110 years, Mucha prints on block Dec 19, 2007
Swann Auction Galleries / APThe lithograph "Ilsee Princesse de Tripoli, 1897" by Alphonse Mucha is one of 138 bound, hand-painted lithographs that have not been seen in 110 years ... NEW YORK - More than 100 bound, hand-painted lithographs by Alphonse Mucha, one of the fathers of the art nouveau movement, go on auction Wednesday. (MSNBC -- News)
Three Studies in Color Sep 27, 2007
This evening she went on a kind of Art Nouveau acid trip that involved gingham, plaid pajama silks and hand-painted floral prints and organza appliques reminiscent of an Alphonse Mucha illustration. It was funky and wild and daring. (Time.com)
At the Whitney Museum of American Art: Remembering the '60s lovefest May 29, 2007
It makes sense that the predominating '60s pop aesthetic was distilled from art and artists disdained by High Modernism: decorative styles like Jugendstil and Art Nouveau; decadent artists like Aubrey Beardsley and Alphonse Mucha; riffs from Victorian fairy-tale illustration or Saturday morning TV. Kitsch, in other words. "Summer of Love" is stuck on the style, or rather stuck on the effort to make one style the whole '60s story. (International Herald Tribune)
Exquisite London: Victoria, Albert, Di and Dodi Apr 30, 2007
Savoring my white asparagus, foie gras, and a delightful tropical fruit plate to go, I mentally round up the most exquisite experiences in Europe: the Bernini statues in Rome's Villa Borghese, Belgian chocolates in Bruges, the sumptuous Topkapi dagger in Istanbul, the slinky Alphonse Mucha collection in Prague, and the pastel-flavored worth-the-ransom macaroons of Paris' finest cafes. Then, surrounded by Britain's bustling capital and a thousand plush roses, I marvel how big shots and little... (CNN -- Travel)
Watertown: For collectors, nothing beats a postcard Apr 13, 2007
Of course there are certain postcards worth thousands of dollars -- original examples of the work of famous art nouveau designers like Alphonse Mucha, for example. But the vast majority sell for a few dollars or less, making it a hobby accessible to just about anybody. (Boston Globe)
Postcard Values Jan 26, 2007
The Jackson International November 2005 Two Day Auction of Postcards, Stamps and Ephemera rocked the postcard world when a circa 1898 unused card advertising Waverley Bicycles featuring artwork by Alphonse Mucha brought $12,650. 00. (Suite101.com)
Those Were the Days Jan 25, 2007
The exhibition features 15 works by Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as chief works of other leading poster artists working in Paris, such as Jules Ch;ret and Alphonse Mucha. In addition, 46 rare and significant works are on loan from the private Parisian collection of the descendants of Edmond Sagot, considered the most prominent and influential poster dealers of the period. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
