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Offered is one of the most beautiful books we have ever encountered, "Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom", a feast …
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Offered is one of the most beautiful books we have ever encountered, "Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom", a feast for the eyes featuring paintings, prints, ceramics, textiles, photography and more centered around flowers. We've sampled many of the goodies in our images above, but there are many, many, MANY more. Even the dust jacket is a washing work of art, it's very rigid, almost like a thin cardboard. Picasso, Marimekko, Tim Walker, Yayoi Kusama, and 100s more exquisitely selected by the editors at Phaidon. This book would make an amazing gift for someone in your life who loves flowers or art photography
Format: Hardback and dust jacket
Size: 290 × 250 mm (11.375" × 9.875" x 1.75" in)
Pages: 352 pp
Illustrations: 316 illustrations
ISBN: 9781838660857
From their website:
Winner of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2025 Award of Excellence in Series
A comprehensive and sumptuous survey that celebrates the beauty and appeal of flowers throughout art, history, and culture
Take a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs throughout history. With 316 color illustrations showcasing the diversity of blooms from all over the world, Flower spans a wide range of styles and media - from art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles - and follows a visually stunning sequence with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired to allow interesting and revealing juxtapositions between them. Flower follows in the footsteps of Plant, Exploring the Botanical World, which Martha Stewart Living described as "breathtaking."
Featuring large-scale images and accessible texts Flower offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject and includes both much-loved works together with examples that may prove more surprising discoveries, even for specialists. Selected by an international panel of art historians, museum curators, botanists, florists, horticulturalists, and more, works by a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists and image-makers are featured, including: Nobuyoshi Araki, Cecil Beaton, Georg Ehret, David Hockney, Horst P. Horst, Nick Knight, Yayoi Kusama, Leonardo da Vinci, Robert Mapplethorpe, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Cedric Morris, William Morris, Georgia O'Keeffe, Irving Penn, David Hockney, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Rachel Ruysch, Constance Spry, and Flora Starkey.
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- Dimensions
- 9.88ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 11.38ʺH
- Styles
- Abstract
- Expressionism
- Styled After
- Assouline
- Pablo Picasso
- TASCHEN
- Period
- 2020s
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Photography
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Orange
- Condition Notes
- Alas, this book is in amazing condition but has 2 very small flaws. The book corners are slightly bumped, and … moreAlas, this book is in amazing condition but has 2 very small flaws. The book corners are slightly bumped, and the rear of the dust jacket has a very small dent in the center - see detailed images.. The book itself is very clean, no markings, inscriptions, creases, stains, or loose pages. Any wear is commensurate with use. less
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