Paris, Librairie Central des Beaux Arts, 1901. Folio (46 x 33 cm). Original prints.

A beautiful print from Alphonse Mucha's quintessential Art Nouveau book, Documents décoratifs. Alfons "Alphonse" Maria Mucha (1860-1939) was a Czech decorative artist, who wanted to bring aesthetic values into arts and crafts. He invented the "Mucha Style" which soon became known as Art Nouveau. His work immediately became immensely popular and remained very sought-after ever since. This plate shows two sides of this gifted artist: his ability to produce fine images in lithography, but also his practical design skills, in this case for jewelry. Slight toning towards the edges; top left corner with a ten mm chip; edges slightly irregular, a bit creased, and toned, a few, tiny spots, otherwise very good. Very rare, especially in this good state.