Monet at Giverny
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Book Description
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 re-interpret in 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.
About the Author
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.
Monet at Giverny,Caroline Holmes,Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1841882313,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Individual Artist,Art / Individual Artist,COOKBOOKS - Cookbooks Gen TRD PB,Gardens (descriptions, history etc),Individual artists,Painting & paintings
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