Marianne North

A Very Intrepid Painter. Second edition.

Michelle Payne (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2016 | New edition
Kew Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84246-608-7 (ISBN)

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This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, who set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world.

This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. Marianne produced more than 800 paintings which are housed in a special gallery at Kew.

Now in second edtion, this book provides an overview of her paintings and the Marianne North Gallery (built under her patronage) where almost all her paintings hang, the history of the gallery and its architecture and its restoration. The beautiful gift book details Marianne’s life and travels, fully illustrated throughout with her stunning botanical paintings.

This second edition of the bestseller features updated information and the new format allows Marianne’s paintings to be reproduced on a larger scale.

Michelle Payne holds an MA in twentieth century literature and its intellectual contexts, awarded by Goldsmith College, University of London. She is a writer and an editor.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.02.2016
Verlagsort	Richmond, Surrey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	198 x 255 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-84246-608-9 / 1842466089
ISBN-13	978-1-84246-608-7 / 9781842466087
Zustand	Neuware