Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism by Thomas Negovan 

Oversize hardcover, 224 pages

Coming April 2019

Originally published in an edition of only 510 copies in 1899, Le Pater, a series of psychedelic artworks by the quintessential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, was his deeply personal occult exploration of The Lord’s Prayer -  overflowing with androgyny, magick, and obscure mystical symbolism.

This beautiful new art book decodes Alphonse Mucha’s lost masterpiece of occult and magickal Symbolism, Le Pater. Profusely illustrated with grand two-page spreads, the book explores mystical Symbolist art with ultra high resolution images of rare and never-before-published artworks and photographs; from Albrecht Dürer to William Blake and Alphonse Mucha, with stops at the Invisible College and Joséphin Péladan’s legendary occult Salon Rose+Croix. 

Pre-order from the publisher: https://centuryguild.net/collections/books/products/pre-order-le-pater-hardcover

You’ve probably heard of Der Orchideengarten, the legendary German supernatural horror magazine published from January 1919 until November 1921. Though its literary content has been widely reprinted, the artwork—which ranges from medieval etchings to occult woodblocks to expressionist visions—has gone largely undocumented. Hence this Kickstarter campaign from @centuryguild.

The artworks balance the romantic and the gothic with hyper-elegant sophistication. The examples below only begin to convey the magazine’s incredible production values. Our friends at Century Guild are lavishing that same attention to detail on their reproductions.

Pledge rewards include hand-pressed letterpress cards, books, and even a dedication. And, of course, gemütlichkeit.

Enamel Pins + Art History: Five important works from the Art Nouveau movement, elegantly designed and beautifully presented on 1.75" tall enamel pins! http://kck.st/2CyXZCa 

Invocation of the Madonna of the Green Onyx

Marcel-Lenoir

1897

(from Infernal Creatures Rare Occult Artworks 1880-1970)

‘The Friends of the Devil in the Flesh’

Georges de Feure

1893