A Year Of Orchids (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: Signed Limited Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Boards: good. Binding: remains tight. DJ: yellowed with some edge wear. Pages: light foxing on the book block.
Where art and natural science converge, A Year of Orchids stands as a breathtaking testament to one of Australia's most celebrated painters, Clifton Pugh, whose passion for the Australian bush translated into an extraordinary chronicle of orchid life. The work presents a year-long journey through the orchid's seasonal rhythms, capturing the delicate beauty and remarkable diversity of these extraordinary flowers through Pugh's masterful artistic eye, accompanied by text from Campbell and David Beardsell and additional drawings by Dailan Pugh, Adriane Strampp, and David Beardsell. Beyond its botanical significance, this volume stands as a remarkable intersection of fine art and natural history, reflecting Pugh's lifelong dedication to the Australian landscape and its native flora — a dedication that earned him three Archibald Prizes and an OBE. His trademark style, rooted in the earthy textures and muted tones of the bush, brings each orchid to vivid life on the page, transforming scientific observation into genuine artistic expression. For lovers of Australian art, botany, and the natural world alike, A Year of Orchids raises a compelling question: where does art end and nature begin?
Author: Clifton Pugh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Richard Griffin, South Melbourne
Genre: Botany
Edition: Signed Limited Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Boards: good. Binding: remains tight. DJ: yellowed with some edge wear. Pages: light foxing on the book block.
Where art and natural science converge, A Year of Orchids stands as a breathtaking testament to one of Australia's most celebrated painters, Clifton Pugh, whose passion for the Australian bush translated into an extraordinary chronicle of orchid life. The work presents a year-long journey through the orchid's seasonal rhythms, capturing the delicate beauty and remarkable diversity of these extraordinary flowers through Pugh's masterful artistic eye, accompanied by text from Campbell and David Beardsell and additional drawings by Dailan Pugh, Adriane Strampp, and David Beardsell. Beyond its botanical significance, this volume stands as a remarkable intersection of fine art and natural history, reflecting Pugh's lifelong dedication to the Australian landscape and its native flora — a dedication that earned him three Archibald Prizes and an OBE. His trademark style, rooted in the earthy textures and muted tones of the bush, brings each orchid to vivid life on the page, transforming scientific observation into genuine artistic expression. For lovers of Australian art, botany, and the natural world alike, A Year of Orchids raises a compelling question: where does art end and nature begin?