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Cézanne remains one of
the world's most beloved Impressionist
painters. His works are among
the most popular at major museums
around the world, and visitors
flock each year to Aix-en-Provence,
where the garden at his home and
studio in Les Lauves remains meticulously
maintained to honor his memory.
Now
in Cézanne's Garden,
award-winning garden writer
and photographer Derek Fell
offers a groundbreaking approach
to the study of the man and
his art. Setting images of Cézanne's
paintings against breathtaking
photographs of his garden as
it exists today, Fell offers
fresh insight into the man,
his art, and the natural world
that inspired him. Readers will
see how Cézanne's unusual
garden -- a wooded landscape
layered with brilliant greens
and punctuated by strong structural
elements -- reflects the artist's
innovative theories on color,
texture, structure, and light.
Using
Cézanne's own letters
and the musings of painters
who knew him, Fell draws an
astonishing portrait of this
socially awkward, hardworking
man, complete with his favorite
outdoor motifs, his favorite
still-life subjects, and even
his favorite flower: scabiosa.
As he traces the development
of the artist's career, Fell
takes readers on a tour of gardens
from Cézanne's early
life -- the Jas de Bouffan on
his family's estate and the
nearby Château Noir --
as well as from his adult years,
namely his garden and studio
at Les Lauves, showing how it
was then and how it stands now.
For the practicing gardener,
Fell also shows how to create
a Cézanne-like garden
of one's own, including how
to create favorite Cézanne
motifs such as vertical gardens
and leaf tunnels.
Beautifully
illustrated with more than one
hundred original photographs
and a dozen Cézanne masterpieces,
Cézanne's Garden is a
revealing look -- using art,
photography, and reflection
-- at one of the world's most
cherished artists.
About
the author
Derek Fell, a photographer and
writer, is the author of more
than fifty books, with more
than 2.5 million copies in print,
including The Impressionist
Garden, Renoir's Garden, Secrets
of Monet's Garden, Impressionist
Bouquets, and Van Gogh's Gardens.
He has won more awards from
the Garden Writers Association
of America than any other writer
and for six years he hosted
the QVC garden show Step-by-Step
Gardening. He was born and educated
in England and now lives in
Pennsylvania.
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