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"While depictions of gardens are found throughout history, the impressionists were among the first to portray gardens directly from life, focusing on their color and form rather than using them as a background. This volume explores the close, symbiotic relationship between artists and gardens that developed during the latter part of the 19th and first part of the 20th centuries, centering on Monet, a great horticulturalist as well as a great artist who cultivated gardens wherever he lived, and the creation of his masterpiece garden at Giverny, where he painted his renowned water-lilies series. Beautifully illustrated with masterpieces by Monet and later painters--Renoir, Bonnard, Sargent, Klee, Kandinsky, and Matisse, among others--Painting the Modern Garden traces the evolution of the garden theme from impressionist visions of light and atmosphere to retreats for reverie, sites for bold experimentation, sanctuaries, and, ultimately, signifiers of a world restored to order--a paradise regained." -- Publisher's description.

Im 19. Jahrhundert erschaffen die impressionistischen Maler in ihren Gemälden Idyllen der Schönheit und Ruhe. Denkt man an Impressionismus, entstehen vor dem geistigen Auge Bilder von sonnendurchfluteten Feldern, schimmernden Flüssen oder von belebten Cafés und Straßen. Der wahre Inbegriff einer eigenen idealen Welt sind jedoch gerade die Gärten. Ihre Gemälde verbreiten in leuchtenden Farben den Eindruck sommerlichen Lichts und zarter Düfte. Der vorliegende Bildband lädt zu einem Ausflug und zum schwelgerischen Verweilen in den lichten Gärten der Impressionisten ein und lässt von warmen Sommertagen in duftenden Gärten träumen.

Citing the relevance of Impressionist gardens as subjects of par excellence by master painters, a lavishly illustrated volume explores history's fascination with gardens, parks, and flowers in a context of modern horticultural trends and the changing political landscape in France, describing how gardens were central to the Impressionists' discovery of the outdoor style. 10,000 first printing.