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Apocynaceae -
Allamanda blanchetii
- Allamanda violacea From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1890, January - June, volume 37, plate 743. Chromolithograph by Guillaume Severeyns after painting by H.G. Moon (sheet 218 x 282 mm). 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 firm G. Severeyns and
its successor J.L. Goffart, notable for their craftmanship.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240; Nissen BBI 2264; BPH 391-10. www.meemelink.com | index | Apocynaceae |