Description
Dover Publications can always be counted on to provide a virtually neverending source of obscure beautiful graphics and arts books. This one is no exception. The designs are beautifully rendered and detailed. -- Nonstop Reader
This early collection of graphic designs by German artist Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) features images intended for menu cards, wine lists, and other food service applications. Although produced for commercial use, the artist's excellent draftsmanship, clean graphic designs, and imaginative use of mythological subjects signal his later development as a leader of the Symbolist movement.
Stuck had just begun to exhibit his paintings during the 1890 publication of this portfolio. The artist was soon to become a founder of the Munich Succession movement, and these graphics exhibit the trained hand of a professional and a foreshadowing of his future work. The images abound in playful cherubs, grinning grotesques, amorous couples in period costume, and other motifs characteristic of the Symbolist preoccupation with eroticism and decadence. Reproduced directly from a rare volume that has been out of print for over a century, 50 plates include line art and employ multiple colors. This new edition offers a splendid combination of traditional academic work with mythic themes and late nineteenth-century graphics that will inspire modern designers, illustrators, and fans of period design work.
Author: Franz Von Stuck
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 07/18/2017
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780486815909
ISBN10: 0486815900
BISAC Categories:
- Art | European
About the Author
German artist Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) was a significant painter of the Symbolist movement who was also noted for his architecture and sculpture. His self-designed home, Villa Stuck, is the Munich-based museum of his work.
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