Series

Publishing and print commissions

Images in direct dialogue with magazines, print culture, and the prestige of reproduction.

Works in this series

In this series, ornament meets the modern circulation of images. The works do not only advertise a product or event; they also shape identity for publishers, periodicals, and the culture of print itself.

Works in this series

Images in direct dialogue with magazines, print culture, and the prestige of reproduction.

F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur poster by Alphonse Mucha
1898 Promotional poster, color lithograph

F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur

A poster about print that also glorifies the power of reproduction.

Zodiaque La Plume poster by Alphonse Mucha
1896-1897 Magazine and publishing poster, color lithograph

Zodiaque (La Plume)

Magazine iconography recast as cosmic branding and refined design.

La Plume by Alphonse Mucha
1899 Publishing poster

La Plume

A magazine and print institution given a tall, almost iconic public face through Mucha's poster language.

Cocorico magazine title illustration by Alphonse Mucha
1898 Magazine title illustration

Cocorico magazine title illustration

A wide title illustration in which the magazine becomes a playful yet confident emblem of image culture and editorial identity.

Soleil du Dimanche by Alphonse Mucha
1900s Publishing poster

Soleil du Dimanche

A Sunday paper or cultural title turned into a vertical image of lightness, circulation, and urban readability.

Menu Card by Alphonse Mucha
circa 1900 Printed menu design

Menu Card

A small print format showing that even a menu can carry prestige, ornament, and publicly shared style in Mucha's hands.

L’Illustration, Noël, 1896 by Alphonse Mucha
1896 Magazine poster, color lithograph

L’Illustration, Noël, 1896

A holiday print commission that turns a seasonal issue into an ornamental event.

Société Populaire Des Beaux-Arts by Alphonse Mucha
1897 Exhibition poster, color lithograph

Société Populaire Des Beaux-Arts

A public-facing poster where Mucha gives a cultural association monumental dignity and collective prestige.

Salon des Cent, 20. Ausstellung by Alphonse Mucha
1896 Exhibition poster, color lithograph

Salon des Cent, 20. Ausstellung

An exhibition poster that joins cultural publicity to Mucha's ornamental authority.

Salon des Cent. A. Mucha by Alphonse Mucha
1897 Exhibition poster, color lithograph

Salon des Cent. A. Mucha

An exhibition statement recast as an elegant emblem of public artistic identity.