Living Monet

The Artist's Gardens

By Kutschbach, Doris

Publishers Summary:
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.

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ISBN
978-3-79133-551-3
Publisher
Prestel Publishing


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Reviewed on July 15, 2006

The garden was a constant source of inspiration for Claude Monet throughout his life. Cultivated spots around his house looked like the Impressionist paintings that he created, jam-packed from top to bottom and from side to side with color, form, and a play of light and shade. Kutschbach (Henri Rousseau's Jungle Book) highlights these similarities in this lovely coffee-table book, with beau...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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