Mucha sketches? Please?

[algenpfleger]

So I was looking for sketches by Alfons Mucha because his lines are soooo good but couldn't find too many on the net, even though there must be loads of them. Probably because his work isn't public domain yet. Buuuuut I'm sure some peeps here have huge folders filled with his drawings and I'd like to ask if anyone is willing to share? I'd really very much appreciate that.
Thanks! :)

[Arshes Nei]

I don't know how readily available the Dover books are for you but I do have this book: http://www.amazon.com/Drawings-Mucha-Works-Alphonse-Including/dp/0486236722/ it has a lot of sketches in it before they became full rendered editions.

[PieterV]

I want more Mucha stuff aswell.

Here are some I have on my harddrive.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6803/amnovem.jpg
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1140/amstud1.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1950/amstud2.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/779/amstud4.jpg

[Gloominati]

dunno if it helps :)

http://arteninona.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/alphonse-maria-mucha-chequia-1860-1939/

Edit:

and searching for "Alphonse Maria Mucha" at www.allpaintings.org will give you a decent amount of stuff as well

[cdejong]

Mucha is my god.

Just wanted to put that in here. Dude was absolutely insanely good.

[algenpfleger]

Arshes Nei, aaah thanks, hadn't seen that one before, it looks great! Ordered it o_o

rubbadub, yessssssssssssss that's exactly what I'm looking for O_O Thank you! Got any more of these?

Gloominati sweeeeet as well! Thank you! *save save save* Mainly posters though... Want more sketches =0

sebbonaparte, yes, yes he is O_O




Doesssss anyone have/know where to find more of his pencils? Line studies, drawings? That would be sooo appreciated.

[Felicia]

Here are some that I have on my computer, too. :)

Edit- Sorry for the double post of the first image.

[Equality72521]

Ive got like three mucha books and the one Arshes suggested is great because its pretty much his sketches and studies before his finished illos. Is it legal for me to scan them and put them in a pdf download? if so, I can do that.

But if anyone has his slav epic, I would love those!!!!!!!

[George Abraham]

Timeless

[Equality72521]

in the process of scanning a lot of his stuff for you guys, hopefully will be done later after work.

[algenpfleger]

Aaaaah thank you so much o_o

[RyerOrdStar]

I wish there was a book with huge full colour pictures of the Slav Epic, I've been looking forever. :(
I have Mucha's Figures Decoratives, I think it's a great book. It's purely sketches. If you're still looking I can scan some of them later.

[algenpfleger]

I wish there was a book with huge full colour pictures of the Slav Epic, I've been looking forever. :(
I have Mucha's Figures Decoratives, I think it's a great book. It's purely sketches. If you're still looking I can scan some of them later.

That would be awesome, thanks!

[uneaz]

I think you would like these. I saw them on Shelly Wan's blog the other day. They're from the book "La Pater".

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[Felicia]

Here are some more. :)

[Equality72521]

awesome stuff, none of those are in my books. Im about halfway done now


i need to know how to put these in a downloadable format cuz im gonna have 200-300 pictures, any help on this?

[janni]

there's this brand new catalog of the mucha exhibition that's in vienna at the moment:

http://www.amazon.de/Alfons-Mucha-Ausstellung-2-02-2009-01-06-2009-25-09-2009-10-01-2010/dp/377747035X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242160325&sr=8-4

i got it a couple of days ago. it's pricy, but i love it. it has lots of his prelims and sketches too. for me definetly worth the money.

the exhibtion is moving to munich in september this year. if you love mucha you don't wanna miss it. i sure won't!

the dover book is a must have!

[PieMonster]

Mucha was the man! Awesome pictures!

Can't you just zip or rar the folder with the pictures and upload it somewhere?

[oracrest]

These are some of his paintings from his Slav Epic. Incredible work! They are currently being displayed in the small town of Moravsky Krumlov, in the Czech Republic. I think they are being moved to Prague soon, but it was quite nice to travel to the small town in the countryside to see these. I'm glad we traveled there before they had been moved.

[oracrest]

some more...

[oracrest]

and finally... They had 18 of 20. I believe one is at the Vienna show, and I am not sure about the other. Benzo in there for size reference!

[Equality72521]

I think this should work

put this in your web browser

file:///Users/Scott/Sites/Site/Photos.html

[fersteger]

:x
Holy moly, those 'sketches' are amazing. I never seen some of those, mindblowing, man. To see the slave epic stuff in real life has got to be crazy. Never realized how big they were.

[paberu]

This thread is EPIC, more!!!!!!! :D :D :D

[the ANGRY filipino]

I think this should work

put this in your web browser

file:///Users/Scott/Sites/Site/Photos.html

link isn't working....:(

[openanewworld]

nothing to say, this is insane!!!

[Noah Bradley]

Someone say Slav Epic? Aw hell ya:

A whole bunch of pics of (and studies for) the Slav Epic just got posted on this awesome blog (that all of you should be watching anyways). (http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/alphonse-mucha-1860-1939-slav-epic.html)

[Equality72521]

some of these arent the best of scans, so sorry about that

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[Equality72521]

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[Equality72521]

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[algenpfleger]

You, Sir, deserve a medal for this O_O Thank you so much!

[Aly Fell]

You, Sir, deserve a medal for this O_O Thank you so much!

Indeed! Thank you! :)

[Whitevillage]

Great topic, thanks everyone for posting Mucha!

[benzo]

This thread is turnin' epic! After visiting the Mucha Museum in Prague and the Slavonic Epopej in Moravsky Krumlov, I was surprised. Seeing his work in real life, just made him an even bigger badass in my book than he already was! He has a lot of works he did later in his career after he left Paris and went back to Prague that aren't as well-known but are among his best (I'm referring to the posters he made in Prague-some are already posted in this thread.) Also, the mansion that currently houses the Slav Epic in Moravsky Krumlov has a lot of character and didn't have that many visitors when Oracrest and myself attended it. The town is pretty isolated- about 2 hrs out of Brno- which is a good thing because it let me stand infront of all the paintings by myself and take them in without distraction. One of the best museum experiences I've had- because you realize not only are the paintings epic but so was Mucha's career. Very inspiring. Once they go to Prague you won't be able to experience them like that, I reckon.

[Kan Muftić]

I would be very interested in knowing how he turned those sketches into those.. errr...supernatural posters. Without the "Undo" button.

[Rob!T]

I would be very interested in knowing how he turned those sketches into those.. errr...supernatural posters. Without the "Undo" button.

he would do about 10 full size sketches of the idea that all looked the same, just with tiny changes before taking it to print, his process was very time consuming, but i guess that's the only way he could get them to look so perfect without the undo button like you said :)

I visited the various mucha museums in prague, but i definitely still want to see the slav epic. for anyone who doesn't know, those paintings are about 20ft high in real life and he made about 40 of them AFTER he'd turned 70-75 he was still churning out amazing art past 80.

[RyerOrdStar]

Could anything involving Mucha NOT be epic?

[reme]

thank you so much! mucha is one of my fav master :D

[Felicia]

Speaking of the Slav Epic, Golden Age Comic Book Stories (an awesome blog) just posted a bunch of nice scans and some color studies:
Mucha Slav Epic (http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/alphonse-mucha-1860-1939-slav-epic.html)

[Aly Fell]

Thanks for the link to that blog Felicia. Fab!

[Soja]

Hey There's going to be a big Mucha Exhibition in October in Munich!!
Maybe u want to there!! Im definetly going! So if u want we could have a Mucha day together!!!

[danlambert]

How the fuck did I not know who this guy was!?

[OmenSpirits]

Now you know why art history is a good thing to have had at one point. :D

TAKE NOTE those that don't understand why studying is good. Learning to draw doesn't mean shit without the history.

Got a few mucha sb's & saw his work at the Met years ago.

[Imaginary]

How the fuck did I not know who this guy was!?

I'm wondering the same thing. :O

Anyway, Art Renewal Center has some stuff from him.

http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=598&page=1

EDIT: Seems you can't save the images... bummer.

[Puck]

Seems you can't save the images... bummer.

You can drag and drop them into photoshop.


Love me some Mucha! Thanks for the epic and sketches.

[SenEnd]

Holy **** on a **** sandwich! (Saves) :lounge: :lounge: :lounge:

[rocketcandy]

these are great! right click saving everything!

[Ryan K]

My eyes, they just exploded with goodness :jawdrop:

You guys must see this cathedral window he did: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Mucha_window_in_St_Vitus.JPG

[StreetBehemoth]

saved! I love seeing the pictures of the models posing, that makes Mucha really come to life for me

[Jovian M]

Anyone got a RS of all this they feel like sharing?

[Riiroi]

Awesome stuff! Thanks!!!

[Leonor]

I was appreciating this and wondering that instead of these random threads once in a while that will get drowned eventually, why not sticky sketchbooks of the old masters artists in the sketchbook section?

[Liam Harvey]

where have these been my entire life? where has Mucha been? Mucha is tha MAN!

Loving these works so hard.

[Arshes Nei]

You can find quite a bit of Mucha's stuff on this site too: http://www.abcgallery.com/M/mucha/mucha.html You'll find quite a bit of some rough works in there

I had like quite a bit of images but due to a hdd crash they're gone.

Mucha Postcards found on this thread: http://www.cparama.com/forum/mucha-t424.html

Blog displayed his sketchbook: http://mattjonezanimation.blogspot.com/2009/04/praha.html

If I get the pics back maybe I'll store them (seeing how bad the hdd crash is)

[Line]

Son of a...!!!

All I can say is one thing...Γ@μώ την Ελλάδα μου!!!!!

[KTF Fang]

Sorry if this has been answered but those with the Drawings of Mucha: 70 Works and Figures Decoratives, can you clarify if there are any images printed twice in both books? Basically, if you can only get one which one would you get? I'll probably end up getting both.

[RyerOrdStar]

I would definitely get Figures Decoratives. It's the definitive book for his sketches (well they're plates). And I see sketches in there that no one ever reproduces in his other books.

[Funkyflesh]

I've been doing studies of these images. It's really helping my heavy handedness - a lot of delicate strokes that imply much.

"Muchas" Gracias for the images.

[SenEnd]

Bump :D

[Psychotime]

Every time I see this thread I keep thinking the OP is using "Mucha" as some sort of slang.

[OmenSpirits]

Bam!


:yayca:

[lumar]

wow, to think i'd barely seen anything from this guy before this thread. ive heard the name but never looked into his stuff

[Mat Kaminski]

Oooohhh I love this!!!