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Alstroemeriaceae - Alstroemeria aurantiaca (+ varieties) From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1884, July - December, volume 26, plate 472. Chromolithograph (sheet 217 x 280 mm). Illustrated text enclosed. € 100
All gardeners owe an infinite debt of gratitude to William
Robinson - founder of The Garden (1871-1927) and Flora and Sylva
(1903-05), and author of The English Flower Garden (1883, etc.) and other
works - who helped to break the tyranny of formal bedding and, like Ruskin, drew
attention to the beauties of the wild garden. Among the artists whom he employed
was Henry Moon, who struck a new and personal, if not entirely healthy, note in
botanical illustration. … (Blunt & Stearn). From 1880 Henry George Moon’s plant
portraits dominated the pages of The Garden, a popular horticultural
publication. Renowned for his lifelike paintings of orchids, Moon appealed to
Robinson because of his ability to sketch flowers in a graceful, naturalistic
style. The subtle colourings of his paintings and simple arrangement of flowers
were very unlike the more stylised renderings that appeared in competitors’
publications. The beautiful colour-plates were lithographed and printed by the
Belgian firms G. Severeyns and J.L. Goffart, notable for their craftmanship.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240; Nissen BBI 2264; B-P-H 391-10. www.meemelink.com · index · Alstroemeriaceae |