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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group UK

ISBN-100711233616

ISBN-139780711233614

eBay Product ID (ePID)113252738

Product Key Features

Book TitleFlower : Paintings by 40 Great Artists

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTechniques / Painting, History / General

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorCelia Fisher

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal758.42

SynopsisThis is a book about flowers and about painters. The author has chosen forty of her favourite flower paintings and as she is both expert gardener and art historian, she has all manner of fascinating things to say about the flowers, the artists and the contexts of the paintings. Manet's Still Life with Rose and Brioche may still hold secrets but it certainly records the arrival of the new hybrid tea rose in all its perfection. Vanessa Bell's Red Hot Pokers and Artichoke came in the wake of Roger Fry's Post-Impressionist exhibitions in London and at a time when Bell had found refuge and creative energy with Duncan Grant at Charleston. The paintings are not always the most obvious - Van Gogh is here represented by a ravishing branch of almond blossom. But Monet has his waterlilies and Rennie Mackintosh his delicate fritillaries and there is a feast of glorious Dutch bouquets. There is old and new, known and unknown in this wonderful collection. Each painting has been chosen both to delight the eye and to offer a source of lively stories and intriguing facts., 40 great paintings of flowers which reveal fascinating facts about the flowers, the artists and the contexts of the paintings., Jo Self spent two years as artist-in-residence at Kew Gardens, a position created specially for her. Her bold, deceptively simple large-scale paintings of flowers are a striking blend of the sensuous and the symbolic. Self has been painting flowers since 1993, and this book is a record and an exploration of her work. The first part of the book contains four essays, each discussing a different aspect of Self's work. The contributors will be: the author and broadcaster Will Self - Jo Self's brother-in-law - the garden writer Elspeth Thomspon and the art critic Sarah Kent. Also included is a revealing interview with the artist by the critic Cathy Courtney. The second part of the book contains full-colour reproductions Jo Self's bold, compelling paintings. This book also features newly commissioned photographs of Jo's studio and garden in South London.