Painting the modern garden
Subtitle: Monet to Matisse
By: 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
Contributors: Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain); Cleveland Museum of Art
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781910350027; 9781910350034
Subjects: European Painting; Gardens in art; Impressionism (Art); Themes, motives; Exhibitions
Description: "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.
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.
Table of contents: title: Painting the modern garden: an introduction  -- William H. Robinson; title: Making the modern garden  -- Clare A.P. Willsdon; title: Monet's garden at Giverny  -- Ann Dumas; title: Painting with plants  -- Monty Don and James Priest; title: Impressionist gardens  -- Clare A.P. Willsdon; title: International gardens  -- Heather Lemonedes; title: Gardens of reverie and imagination  -- Heather Lemonedes; title: Monet's early years at Giverny  -- Ann Dumas; title: Avant-gardens  -- William H. Robinson and Lucy I. Zimmerman; title: Gardens of war and regeneration -- William H. Robinson.