Bugs and Other Insects

Durin, Bernard, Scherer, Gerhard

ISBN 10: 382960632X / ISBN 13: 9783829606325

Published by Schirmer Mosel, 2013

Wie neu/Like new. Seller Inventory # M0382960632X-N

Synopsis:

French patinter and illustrator Bernard Durin (1940-1988) discovered the beauty of insects for himself and for his art during a walk in Provence in 1972. During the following decades he made around 60 portraits of insects, using rare and fascinating specimens entrusted to him by the etymologists of the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Superior in detail to photography and highly esteemed by natural scientists and art lovers alike, 48 of these portraits adorn this book. Going far beyond the centuries-old tradition of documentary representations of animals, Durin succeeded in portraying each insect as an "individual personality." Gerhard scherer wrote the introduction and the texts accompanying the plates.

From the Back Cover: Using rare and fascinating specimens entrusted to him by the entomologists of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, painter and illustrator Bernard Durin (1940-1988) portrayed each insect as an "individual personality." 48 of his mesmerizing portraits adorn this publication-masterly paintings that outshine any imagery that today's most advanced computer animation could ever produce.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bugs and Other Insects
Publisher: Schirmer Mosel
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: as new
Edition: 4th Edition