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Book Summary
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Alexandre Jean Baptiste Brun, painter of maritime scenes and family portraits,
was commissioned in the 1890s by one Emile Libreck to paint outstanding
specimens from his orchid collection. The finished paintings remained in
obscurity until they won the Gold Medal at the 1981 orchid show of the Royal
Horticultural Society. The present work combines 59 full-page reproductions of
these watercolors with facing-page captions by Dr. Cribb, curator of the orchid
herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He also closes the book with an
essay on orchids, but Brun's extraordinary watercolors, glowing in rich colors
against dark backgrounds, are the heart of the
- ISBN-13
- 9780802115003
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Publishing Date
- 1992
- Total Pages
- 159
The Forgotten Orchids Of Alexandre Brun
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Book Summary
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Alexandre Jean Baptiste Brun, painter of maritime scenes and family portraits,
was commissioned in the 1890s by one Emile Libreck to paint outstanding
specimens from his orchid collection. The finished paintings remained in
obscurity until they won the Gold Medal at the 1981 orchid show of the Royal
Horticultural Society. The present work combines 59 full-page reproductions of
these watercolors with facing-page captions by Dr. Cribb, curator of the orchid
herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He also closes the book with an
essay on orchids, but Brun's extraordinary watercolors, glowing in rich colors
against dark backgrounds, are the heart of the
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9780802115003
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Publishing Date
- 1992
- Total Pages
- 159