Bauers - Joseph, Franz and Ferdinand - Hardcover

Walter Lack, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791354892 ISBN 13: 9783791354897

Publisher: Prestel, 2015

Synopsis

As artists, Joseph, Franz and Ferdinand Bauer were independently highly successful: Joseph as court painter to the Prince of Lichtenstein; Franz (later Francis) was employed at Kew Gardens, England, as the "Botanick Painter to His Majesty"; and Ferdinand's seminal collection of 1500 paintings created from sketches he made traveling in and around Australia, is the first detailed account of the natural history of that continent. Drawn from the holdings of the Natural History Museum in London, this illustrated history of the Bauers and their work unfolds chronologically, starting with the brothers' formative years in Feldsberg, Austria, where they produced more than two thousand drawings of plant specimens under the guidance of the local abbot. Learning how to dissect plants as well as how to use microscopes to paint them in intricate detail, the Bauers became well known for their extraordinary precision. Their incredibly detailed work, along with their beautiful and highly developed methods of colouring their paintings, comes to life in numerous superbly reproduced illustrations. A celebration of an indelible body of work, this unique volume recalls the Golden Age of botanical artistry through the lives and contributions of the renowned Bauer brothers.

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Review

"This richly illustrated biography of the Bauer brothers offers extensive insight into the lives of these artists and the scientific, social, and political atmosphere in which they worked . . . This hefty volume begins to fill the gaps in understanding these artists, as well as the history and development of natural history illustrations in Europe." --Choice

Hans Walter Lack has produced a masterpiece. He has done a masterful job to recreate the Bauers lives and times, bringing in the geography, the political and social history, the scientific knowledge of the world and how it developed during the period. Lack has skilfully woven a complex web of people, places and events. --The Australasian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter

The Bauers is a very worthwhile addition to Bauer scholarship, accessible to a general and specialist audience, and remarkable value for money. --Archives of Natural History

About the Author

HANS WALTER LACK is Director of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum in Berlin, Germany. He has written extensively about botanical art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3791354892
• ISBN 13: 9783791354897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528