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Rare and modern books

Stearn, William T.

Botanical Masters; Plant Portraits by Contemporary Artists

1990

23.50 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1990
Place of printing
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney. Prentice Hall Editions
Author
Stearn, William T.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Nature - Botany Art botanical art
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [29 x 22 cm]; 160 pp, 56 fine color plates, other illustrations in text, bibliog, brief biographies of artist, index of plants. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (tear on front panel repaired, not price clipped), fine in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Published in Britain as 'Flower Artists of Kew', the respected and renowned author, gives a good introduction, as well as a description for each plate, and demonstrates that the botanical artists of today can compete with the best artists of the past. Includes artists such as Margaret Mee, Mary Grierson, Ann Farrer, Valerie Price, Margaret Stones, etc, and with descriptions of the great earlier artists such as William Jackson Hooker, Walter Hood Fitch, Redoute, etc, Kew Gardens, early engraving and woodcut illustrations, and other topics.