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Amaryllidaceae - Sternbergia macrantha From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1895, January - July, volume 47, plate 1001. Chromolithograph by Guillaume Severeyns after painting by H.G. Moon (sheet 223 x 285 mm). Illustrated text enclosed. € 135
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; B-P-H 391-10. www.meemelink.com · index · Amaryllidaceae |