num_pages: 143
description: Living Monet The gardens from Argenteuil to Giverny Doris Kutschbach This multi-faceted tour through the gardens of Claude Monet and his home at Giverny offers a stunning portrait of a great artist’s world. The radiant colors and brilliant composition of Monet’s floral paintings have inspired artists, gardeners, designers as well as life-style gurus. This delightful gift book features dazzling reproductions of Monet’s paintings and it expands on the experience of Giverny with photographs of the gardens from the artist’s time and today, insights into the artist’s domestic world, examples of his horticultural genius and even recipes from his kitchen. Readers will learn what daily life was like in the artist’s home and find inspiration on how to create their own beautiful gardens. The book also includes reproductions from famous American Impressionists in the collection of the Musée d’art américain, a living tribute to Monet. Doris Kutschbach is the editor and author of many books on art. A passionate amateur gardener, she lives with her husband and two children in Munich, Germany.
language: English
title: Living Monet: The Artist's Gardens
titlecomplete: Living Monet: The Artist's Gardens
genres: Art
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Prestel Pub