Explore the landscapes and places that inspired great art: find peace in Monet's lily-filled garden oasis, climb Mount Fuji on a printmaker's pilgrimage, sail with Gauguin to the South Pacific to stretch your imagination, or contemplate light and the changing seasons on Chelsea Embankment. Artistic Places is a stunningly illustrated, visionary guide for seekers of beauty, rare tales and cultural riches. Find yourself instantly transported to the places where great artists have sought refuge, found their inspiration and changed the course of art history forever.
Susie Hodge, bestselling author and art historian, presents 25 famous and forgotten artistic destinations around the world, and connects these to the masterpieces that celebrate them. None of these unique locations are merely backdrops to the insightful stories told, but are characters in their own right. So take a leaf out of your favourite artist's sketchbook and delve into this book to discover the places they loved best. Artists and locations include:
J.A.
M Whistler in London, England
John Constable in Suffolk, England
Barbara Hepworth in St Ives, England
Paula Rego in Cascais and Estoril, Portugal
Pablo Picasso and Guernica, Spain
Salvador Dali in Catalonia, Spain
Claude Monet in Giverny, France
Vincent van Gogh in Arles, France
Rene Magritte in Brussels, Belgium
Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland
Michelangelo in Florence, Italy
Canaletto in Venice, Italy
Johannes Vermeer in Delft, Netherlands
Anni Albers in Dessau, Germany
Caspar David Friedrich in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Germany
Gustav Klimt and Lake Attersee, Austria
Edvard Munch in Oslo, Norway
Hilma af Klint and Lake Malaren, Sweden
Henri Matisse in Tangier, Morocco
Hokusai on Mount Fuji, Japan
Paul Gauguin in Papeete and Papeari, Tahiti
Jean-Michel Basquiat in New York, USA
Grant Wood in Iowa, USA
Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico, USA
Frida Kahlo in Coyoacan, Mexico
Each book in the Inspired Travellers Guides series offers readers a fascinating, informative and charmingly illustrated guide to must-visit destinations round the globe. Also from this series, explore intriguing: Spiritual Places, Literary Places, Hidden Places and Mystical Places.
By:
Susie Hodge
Illustrated by:
Amy Grimes
Imprint: Quarto Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780711254534
ISBN 10: 0711254532
Series: Inspired Traveller's Guides
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
CONTENTS: Introduction 6 London, England, J.A.M Whistler 10 Suffolk, England, John Constable 16 St Ives, England, Barbara Hepworth 20 Cascais and Estoril, Portugal, Paula Rego 26 Guernica, Spain, Pablo Picasso 30 Catalonia, Spain, Salvador Dali 36 Giverny, France, Claude Monet 42 Arles, France, Vincent van Gogh 48 Brussels, Belgium, Rene Magritte 54 Bern, Switzerland, Paul Klee 58 Florence, Italy, Michelangelo 64 Venice, Italy, Canaletto 70 Delft, Netherlands, Johannes Vermeer 78 Dessau, Germany, Anni Albers 82 Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Germany, Caspar David Friedrich 88 Lake Attersee, Austria, Gustav Klimt 92 Oslo, Norway, Edvard Munch 98 Lake Malaren, Sweden, Hilma af Klint 102 Tangier, Morocco, Henri Matisse 106 Mount Fuji, Japan, Katsushika Hokusai 112 Papeete and Papeari, Tahiti, Paul Gauguin 118 New York, USA, Jean-Michel Basquiat 124 Iowa, USA, Grant Wood 128 New Mexico, USA, Georgia O'Keeffe 134 Coyoacan, Mexico, Frida Kahlo 140
Susie Hodge has written over 100 books on art, art history and artistic techniques, including I Know an Artist, Art Quest: Classic Art Counterfeit, What Makes Great Design, Modern Art Mayhem, Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That, Art in Detail and Modern Art in Detail. In addition, she hosts lectures, talks and practical workshops, and regularly appears on television and radio, as well as in documentaries. She has twice been named the No. 1 art writer by the Independent. Amy Grimes is an illustrator based in London. Drawing inspiration from nature and the natural world, Amy's work often features bright and bold illustrated motifs, floral icons and leafy landscapes. As well as working on commissioned illustrations, Amy also sells prints, textiles and stationery under the brand of Hello Grimes.
