I will also include a bookmark printed with a Mucha artwork, which was previously distributed at the Mitsumori bookstore registers. It has been stored in a dark place, so there is no sign of sun damage. There is some minor damage to the corners. I am looking forward to your purchase if you understand that this is a home-stored item. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was one of the most important decorative artists who flourished in Paris at the end of the century. Mucha's unique and original posters and decorative panels became synonymous with French Art Nouveau. Mucha was a devotee and iconographer of Sarah Bernhardt, and was also known as an illustrator of familiar advertisements and books. However, Mucha's achievements are not limited to that. At the height of his career as a decorative artist, he was convinced that art should serve ideas, and became an art and culture advisor to the Czech government during the interwar period, completing portraits and large symbolic paintings, as well as the controversial large-scale fresco "The Slav Epic." This book, the first full-fledged commentary covering all of Mucha's works, features explanations and reproductions of Mucha's entire oeuvre, including paintings, posters, decorative paintings, pastels, drawings, and illustrations. In addition, essays are included on Mucha's Paris period, his relationship with Sarah Bernhardt, the importance of American patrons, graphic and painting techniques, and issues related to the preservation of large canvases. This book is the catalog for the Mucha exhibition held in the United States, starting in San Diego in 1998. It is published in collaboration with Art Services International (Washington, D.C.). Publisher ‏ : ‎ San Diego Museum of Art (1998/2/1) Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1998/2/1 Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 344 pages