Impressionists in their Gardens
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 185149653X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Caroline Holmes is a garden historian and writer. Join her in the garden for the great pleasures of solitude and sociability; food and friendship; sound and scent; cool shade and balmy warmth, not forgetting glorious color.. Her travels have enabled her to take this unique approach, as a garden historian and gardener she understands how weather has shaped and forme
Nice, but some poor reproductions There are many pages of gardens and I was hoping for more art. I love the cover. The book is perhaps 50% garden photos and 50% art. Some of the art reproductions were off-color. I am a stickler for this as I have many art books, so have high expectations. This is a book for someone who might not have much art publications, but is an avid gardener. I returned this.. "Fresh as a blooming Apple Tree." according to Duke of KC. This book is for those of us whose passions are gardening/landscaping and art. It has done a good job of blending both passions with writing (even poetry) and images of beautiful paintings.As an art lover who is familiar with European and American artists I especially enjoyed see a chapter about Australian artists and their gardens which feature the artists, Conder, McCubbin and Streeton. The flora photos and gardens of Jekyll, Monet, Renoir and others are stimulating to the landscaper in me, I just can't wait for Spring.
(chicagobotanic)Inspirational Book of the Year Award Nominee (Garden Media Guild Awards)Impressionists in their Gardens is a delight for art and garden lovers with beautiful colour plates providing colour palettes for gardeners and bringing gardens to life. Illustrated in gorgeous color photographs of famous impressionist paintings and garden sites, the highly informative text leads readers through individual artists’ life stories. (Our Australian Gardens)
The enclosure of the garden acts like a picture frame showcasing a living canvas that exudes the individuality, vision and taste of its tenants, their family, friends, lifestyles and, in the simple words of the greatest Impressionist and gardener Monet, providing motifs to paint.The first section uses contemporary paintings and photographs to see the who, what and where of Impressionist gardens - planting, eating, loving, sleeping, children, animals, working and painting. The second section, illustrated with paintings, old photographs and modern images, starts at the horticultural source - the nurseryman Latour-Marliac at Temple sur Lot, then Monet at Giverny; American Impressionists at Old Lyme, Cos Cob and Appledore in the USA; Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood and beyond; the Heidelburg School and Frederick McCubbin at Fontainebleau; and, chronologically last but not least, Renoir at Les Colettes.. Lavishly illustrated, this publication includes photographs of how these gardens are nowImpressionists in their Gardens covers the entire impressionist movementFeatures information on how the fashionable plants that were used, discovered and cultivatedIllustr