RHS Botanical Illustration The Gold Medal Winners - ACC Art Books

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: For all botanical artists aspiring to enter the RHS Botanical Art Exhibition and win a Gold Medal - and for all botanical art lovers everywhere. This book makes a major contribution to both the recording of contemporary botanical art and learning about how to produce top quality botanical art" - botanicalartandartists.com "An attractively varied compendium of top prize-winning botanical paintings, together with an informative introductory essay." - Gardens Illustrated Botanical Illustration: a genre of art that endeavours faithfully to depict and represent the form, colour and detail of a plant. Abiding by this definition, the RHS Lindley Library has secured approximately 30,000 splendid illustrations of buds, fruit, flowers and leaves since they first started commissioning artists in 1806. RHS Botanical Illustration: The Gold Medal Winners represents a cross-section of recent gold medallists from around the world. The RHS only award their gold medal to the most outstanding exhibitions, encouraging the international artistic community to perform to the highest standard. This gold medal is a highly-coveted testament to an artist's abilities, and the illustrations gathered in these pages demonstrate great attention to detail, masterful colour work and outstanding technical skill. Insightful commentary on the artists' creative process accompanies each picture. The perfect book for the lover of horticulture, as well as an excellent reference both for botanists and aspiring artists, this collection also includes an introductory essay that delves into the history of the RHS.

ISBN:	9781788840149
Publisher:	ACC Art Books
Imprint:	ACC Art Books
Published date:	08 Dec 2021
DEWEY:	758.5
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	255
Weight:	1476g
Height:	277mm
Width:	223mm
Spine width:	27mm

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