Author: REDOUTE, PIERRE JOSEPH (1759-1840)
Title: The floral art of Pierre-Joseph Redoute / Marianne Roland Michel ; Peter C. Sutton, Carolyn Rose Rebbert, Cynthia A. Drayton
Description: London : Frances Lincoln in association with Bruce Museum of Arts & Science and Kimbell Art Museum 2002. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 112 pages; Physical description: viii.112p. : ill. (chiefly col. 1 folded).ports. ; 31cm. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Bruce Museum. Greenwich. Conn. July 10 - Nov 3. 2002. and the Kimbell Museum. Fort Worth. Tex. November 17. 2002 - March 2. 2003. Summary: Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) is the best known botanical artist of any era. Described as both the 'Rembrandt' and the 'Raphael' of flowers by 19th-century writers. Redoute brought the tradition of botanical painting to its apogee. Born in the Belgian Ardennes. he studied the work of earlier Flemish and Dutch floral artists. and when in Paris studied botany. He was given special access to the gardens of Versailles by Marie Antoinette and to those of Malmaison by the Empress Josephine. This text accompanies the first ever exhibition of Redoute's work in the USA held in July. 2002 at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. Connecticut.ISBN: 0711220719. Weight in Kg appr.:

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