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The Artist's Garden - The secret spaces that inspired great art (Hardcover)
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The Artist's Garden - The secret spaces that inspired great art (Hardcover)
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The Artist's Garden offers an intriguing study into 20 gardens that
have inspired and been home to some of the greatest painters of
history. The most alluring image of an artist at work is surely one
where he or she has come out of their studio, set up their easel on
the garden path, pulled on a hat to shade their eyes from the sun
and taken their brush and palette in hand. This sumptuously
illustrated and fascinating book delves into the stories behind the
gardens which inspired some of the most beautiful and important
works of art. These gardens not only supplied the inspiration for
creative works but also illuminate the professional motivation and
private life of the artists themselves - from Cezanne's house in
the south of France to Childe Hassam at Celia Thaxter's garden off
the coast off Maine. Flowers and gardens have often been the first
choice for artists looking for a subject. A garden close to the
artist's studio is not only convenient for daily material and
ideas, but also has the advantage of changing through the seasons
and over time. Claude Monet's Giverny was the catalyst for hundreds
of great paintings (by Monet and other artists), each one different
from the one before. Sometimes a whole village becomes the focus
for a colony of artists as at Gerberoy in Picardy and Skagen on the
northernmost tip of Denmark. This book is about the real homes and
gardens that inspired these great artists - gardens that can still
be visited today. The relationship between artist and garden is a
complex one. A few artists, including Pierre Bonnard and his
neighbour Monet were keen gardeners, as much in love with their
plants as their work, while for others like Sorolla in Madrid, his
courtyard home was both a sanctuary and a source of ideas. This
book is as unmissable for art lovers as it is for anyone who knows
the joy of time spent in gardens, offering an intriguing insight
into the lives of these great painters and the gardens which
inspired them to their creative heights.
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