Overview
This book is a celebration of the Shirley Sherwood Collection of contemporary botanical art, made over a period of 30 years by Dr Shirley Sherwood and considered the most important private collection of its kind in the world.
• Celebration of the world’s most comprehensive collection of contemporary botanical art• 7 chapters showcase the Shirley Sherwood collection, arranged by geographical origin of the artists• 285 botanical paintings by 144 artists representing the beauty and diversity of the collection are beautifully reproduced throughout• One of the most important works on contemporary botanical art published• Features the 1000th painting in the collection – Coral Guest’s pocket handkerchief tree• The Shirley Sherwood Collection is the most important private contemporary botanical art collections in the world, amassed over the past 30 years and comprising over 1000 works by 303 artists from 36 countries
- | Author: Shirley Sherwood
- | Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens
- | Publication Date: Oct 31, 2019
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9781842466933
- | ISBN-10: 1842466933
