Flowers

This fabulous book takes the reader on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the countless ways in which artists from all walks of life have interpreted flowers throughout the ages. Showcasing the diversity of flowers from around the world, Flower covers a wide range of styles and techniques: from art to botanical illustrations, from sculptures to flower arrangements, film stills and textiles. The works are judiciously assembled in pairs to create juxtapositions that stimulate curiosity. - Intended for a wide audience of flower lovers, florists, gardeners, botanists but also for the curious, artists, designers and art historians, Flower offers a complete introduction to the subject as well as surprising examples and others less known, even for specialists Includes in particular emblematic works produced by internationally renowned artists such as Cecil Beaton, Rachel Ruysch, Horst P. Horst, Claude Monet, Georg Ehret, Georgia O'Keeffe, William Morris, Nick Knight, Leonardo da Vinci, Hayao Miyazaki, David Hockney, Araki Nobuyoshi, Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Cedric Morris - The reproductions of the works in large format are accompanied by documented texts, introduced by a text by Anna Pavord, the author of La Tulipe and supplemented at the end of the book by a glossary, an illustrated chronology and biographies - The entries were selected by an international jury composed, among others, of art historians, curators of museums, botanists, florists and horticulturists - An ideal gift in line with the best-selling book from the same collection, Plants: Exploring the Botanical World.