Art of Flowers, The: A Celebration of Botanical Illustration, Its Masters and Methods - Hardcover

Kramer, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823003116 ISBN 13: 9780823003112

Publisher: Watson-Guptill, 2002

Synopsis

Showcases nineteenth-century botanical illustrations by top contributors, tracing the development of the genre, the contributing trends of the Victorian era, and reproducing excerpts from some of the periodicals and publications of the time.

About this title

Synopsis:

A visual celebration of the best in botanical art. Featuring rare, unpublished works from such renowned 19th-century masters as P.J. Redoute, Augusta Withers, Jane Loudon and Walter Hood, this volume contains examples and techniques for capturing the beauty of flowers on paper. Jack Kramer discusses simple botany basics and how they relate to drawing flowers. He demonstrates how the masters took "artistic licence" in their floral interpretations and presents an overview of the golden age of floral art (1848-1880). Within this, Kramer reveals the specific flowers the master artists were especially known for, such as Redoute's roses and H.G. Moon's orchids. A special section features actual how-to-draw flower books from the 19th century, complete with ready-to-use templates for copying anemones, clematis, dahlias, daisies, daffodils and many more flowers.

About the Author:

Jack Kramer, an authority on the floral arts, is the author of numerous articles and more than 130 books, including Women of Flowers, which has sold 40,000 copies since 1996. He lives in Naples, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0823003116
• ISBN 13: 9780823003112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176