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Monet At Giverny: A Painter and his garden

Monet At Giverny: A Painter and his garden

by Caroline Holmes (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $4.91
Synopsis

Claude Monet spent the last 43 years of his long life at Giverny creating the beautiful gardens: the most famous in France and one of the most visited in the world. Garden historian and designer Caroline Holmes explores Monet's twin passions -painting and plants - and looks at his intelligent approach to creating a personal paradise of lily ponds and kaleidoscopic colour. This beautiful book shows the artist as a consummate plantsman who composed his gardens with an Impressionist's care for colour and form, later to be reinterpreted into paintings of beautiful abstraction. Drawing upon Monet's own voice and those of his contemporaries and offering a wealth of horticultural detail, this book provides fascinating insight into his obsessional love of gardening and painting.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 08 May 2003
ISBN 10: 1841882313
ISBN 13: 9781841882314
Book Overview: 'Visually stunning and biographically incisive, fans of either Monet or gardening, or both, will love it' - FRENCH MAGAZINE 'As an introduction to Monet's most popular genre it has a point, and makes it well' - Brian Sewell of the EVENING STANDARD Huge interest in Monet as a key Impressionist - recent exhibitions of his work have drawn record crowds and created a new fascination with the man behind the art Monet's house and garden at Giverny are internationally famous: the focus of thousands of tours and study groups, they have been a magnet for visitors for over a hundred years Includes new horticultural insights from the nurseries Monet used, including contemporary correspondence and previously unpublished plant catalogues Over 150 illustrations, including paintings, engravings and garden views from Monet's lifetime and today, show how the artist reshaped his physical world

Media Reviews
Caroline Holmes is going to be participating in the Dartington 'Ways with Words' literary festival on Sunday 20th July. 'If you love your garden and obsess over colour then you'll adore 'Monet at Giverny' by Caroline Holmes. This beautifully illustrated book portrays Monet's outstanding planstmanship, his obsession with gardening and colour as well as a wealth of horticultural detail. Sectioned into chapters of 'The Man', 'The Garden' and 'The Paintings' this is a book which encompasses all three equally brilliantly and can be relished by both gardner and Monet fans alike.' ESSENTIAL WATER GARDEN, July '03 'In this beautifully illustrated paperback exploration of the gardens, Caroline Holmes considers the influences that shaped Monet's life and vision. Biographically incisive, it shows the artist as a consumate plantsman who composed his garden with care for colour and form, and then re-interpreted it into his
Author Bio
Caroline Holmes is a writer, garden designer, garden historian, consultant and lecturer. She frequently appears on television and radio as well as lecturing and running workshops. French gardens, and Giverny in particular, are a special interest -- she takes many tours to Giverny each year. Caroline Holmes lives in Denham, Suffolk.