In the Gardens of Impressionism

Clare A. P. Willsdon

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Thames & Hudson
01 February 2016

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Painting & paintings

In the Gardens of Impressionism fully explores from Manet's Tuileries to Monet's Giverny with dazzling visual accompaniment, the Impressionist love affair with the new thinking about garden and landscape design that swept nineteenth-century France. Author Clare Willsdon discusses the artists complementary roles as painters and as gardeners, and offers exciting new interpretations of their art, informed by source material such as popular gardening manuals of the day. She also looks at the garden, public or private, as a new kind of space with political undertones, and relates it to the Impressionists adoption of plein-air techniques. In her analysis of specific works, their historical and horticultural context is presented in a clear, informative, and engaging manner including musings from such literary figures as Baudelaire, Duranty, Daudet, and Zola. Lively discussion of the artists private lives gives the text another satisfying perspective.

By: Clare A. P. Willsdon
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1.600kg
ISBN: 9780500292228
ISBN 10: 0500292221
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Flowers of Tradition * 2. Horticulture and Pleinairisme * 3. Private Gardens in Early Impressionism * 4. Painting the Parisian `Bouquet' * 5. Sunshine, Shadows and Sanctuary * 6. The Social Garden * 7. The Working Garden * 8. Cultivating Inspiration 9. The Impressionist Garden Beyond France

Reviews for In the Gardens of Impressionism

'Anyone interested in the Impressionists must obviously have this book, but it is a significant addition to the garden shelf as well' - The Art Newspaper 'A book that pleases both the mind and eye with intelligent new analysis of a beloved Impressionist subject' - Royal Academy Magazine 'Hugely enriches our understanding of the sensual culture in which Impressionist garden painting flourished' - Art Quarterly 'A millefeuille tapestry of observation, comparison and literary and philosophical analogy' - Apollo 'Lots of lovely pictures, but the text is serious and informative' - Sunday Times 'Ravishing' - Guardian 'Takes the reader on an exhilarating stroll past light-dappled lily ponds and through Parisian parks ' - The Times 'A luscious landscape of a book, showing how these artists adopted the plein air style' - Financial Times 'Elegantly and lucidly written, and blessedly free from jargon' - Gardens Illustrated