Painting the modern garden : Monet to Matisse / exhibition curators: Ann Dumas, William H. Robinson ; authors: William H. Robinson, Clare A. P. Willsdon, Ann Dumas, Monty Don, James Priest, Heather Lemonedes, Lucy I. Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willsdon, Clare A. P., author.

Don, Monty, author.

Priest, James, author.

Brown, Heather Lemonedes, author.

Zimmerman, Lucy I., author.

Contributor:

Dumas, Ann, curator, author.

Robinson, William H., 1955- curator, author.

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), publisher, host institution.

Cleveland Museum of Art, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Impressionism (Art)--Europe--Exhibitions.

Impressionism (Art).

Painting, European--19th century--Themes, motives--Exhibitions.

Painting, European.

Painting, European--20th century--Themes, motives--Exhibitions.

Gardens in art--Exhibitions.

Gardens in art.

Themes, motives.

Europe.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

325 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2015]

Summary:

"While depictions of gardens are found throughout history, the impressionists were among the first to portray gardens directly from life, focusing on their color and form rather than using them as a background. This volume explores the close, symbiotic relationship between artists and gardens that developed during the latter part of the 19th and first part of the 20th centuries, centering on Monet, a great horticulturalist as well as a great artist who cultivated gardens wherever he lived, and the creation of his masterpiece garden at Giverny, where he painted his renowned water-lilies series. Beautifully illustrated with masterpieces by Monet and later painters--Renoir, Bonnard, Sargent, Klee, Kandinsky, and Matisse, among others--Painting the Modern Garden traces the evolution of the garden theme from impressionist visions of light and atmosphere to retreats for reverie, sites for bold experimentation, sanctuaries, and, ultimately, signifiers of a world restored to order--a paradise regained." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Painting the modern garden: an introduction / William H. Robinson

Making the modern garden / Clare A.P. Willsdon

Monet's garden at Giverny / Ann Dumas

Painting with plants / Monty Don and James Priest

Impressionist gardens / Clare A.P. Willsdon

International gardens / Heather Lemonedes

Gardens of reverie and imagination / Heather Lemonedes

Monet's early years at Giverny / Ann Dumas

Avant-gardens / William H. Robinson and Lucy I. Zimmerman

Gardens of war and regeneration / William H. Robinson.

Notes:

"Exhibition organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, London."

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, October 11, 2015-January 5, 2016 and the Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 30-April 20, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-319) and index.

ISBN:

9781910350027

1910350028

9781910350034

1910350036

OCLC:

921938654