Tag: Gardens

Gardens to dream your way into whenever you want. Color plates from “Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture.” Published in London in 1816, it was written by H. Repton with the help of his son J. Adey Repton. Collections of the University of Wisconsin.

General view of Sherringham Bower, Norfolk: Abbot Upcher, Esquire. Page 305 of H. Repton and J. Adey Repton’s 1816 work Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture. Published in London by J. Taylor. Collections of the University of Wisconsin. Image
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARNROAEXKQQ7R38Y/pages/ARTXV3M5KE2V7R8F
General view of Sherringham Bower, Norfolk – Abbot Upcher, Esquire. Page 306 of H. Repton and J. Adey Repton’s 1816 work Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture. Published in London by J. Taylor. Collections of the University of Wisconsin. Image
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARNROAEXKQQ7R38Y/pages/ARTXV3M5KE2V7R8F
General view from the south and east fronts of the cottage at Endsleigh, Devonshire – Dutchess of Bedford. Page 330 of H. Repton and J. Adey Repton’s 1816 work Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture. Published in London by J. Taylor. Collections of the University of Wisconsin. Image
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARNROAEXKQQ7R38Y/pages/ARTXV3M5KE2V7R8F
General view from the south and east fronts of the cottage at Endsleigh, Devonshire – Dutchess of Bedford. Page 330 of H. Repton and J. Adey Repton’s 1816 work Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture. Published in London by J. Taylor. Collections of the University of Wisconsin. Image
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARNROAEXKQQ7R38Y/pages/ARTXV3M5KE2V7R8F
View from my own cottage, in Essex. Page 358 of H. Repton and J. Adey Repton’s 1816 work Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture. Published in London by J. Taylor. Collections of the University of Wisconsin. Image
© Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARNROAEXKQQ7R38Y/pages/ARTXV3M5KE2V7R8F

Out in the garden with artist William Constable Adam. Living from 1846 to 1931, he was born in England but spent the last 33 years of his life painting in California.

Garden Path. Undated, by 1931. Oil on canvas affixed to board. William Constable Adam, artist (1846-1931). signed Wm Adam on the lower right. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27584/lot/62/william-constable-adam-1846-1931-garden-path-14-x-18-in-framed-21-x-25-in/

Path by the garden. Undated, by 1931. Oil on canvas affixed to board. William Constable Adam, artist (1846-1931). Signed Wm Adam on the lower left. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19244/lot/5030/

Garden Path. Undated, by 1931. Oil on canvas board. William Constable Adam, artist (1846-1931). Signed Wm Adam on the lower right. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21005/lot/4061/

Plates of German Romantic gardens influenced by Goethe and Caspar David Friedrich from a 1792 work by Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Published in Leipzig and Dresden. Up for sale with Michael Laird Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Plate from Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Romantic Gardens in the Seifersdorf Valley. 1792. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Image © 2022 Michael Laird Rare Books. Fair use license. via https://www.michaellaird.com/pages/books/3715/wilhelm-gottlieb-becker/german-romantic-gardens-das-seifersdorfer-thal

Hermanns Denkmahl (Hermann’s Memorial). Plate from Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Romantic Gardens in the Seifersdorf Valley. 1792. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Image © 2022 Michael Laird Rare Books. Fair use license. via https://www.michaellaird.com/pages/books/3715/wilhelm-gottlieb-becker/german-romantic-gardens-das-seifersdorfer-thal
Ruine der Vergänglichkeit. Plate from Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Romantic Gardens in the Seifersdorf Valley. 1792. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Image © 2022 Michael Laird Rare Books. Fair use license. via https://www.michaellaird.com/pages/books/3715/wilhelm-gottlieb-becker/german-romantic-gardens-das-seifersdorfer-thal
Anficht von Seigersdorf. Plate from Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Romantic Gardens in the Seifersdorf Valley. 1792. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Image © 2022 Michael Laird Rare Books. Fair use license. via https://www.michaellaird.com/pages/books/3715/wilhelm-gottlieb-becker/german-romantic-gardens-das-seifersdorfer-thal
Tempel der Musen mit Wielands Buste. Plate from Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker’s Romantic Gardens in the Seifersdorf Valley. 1792. J. A. Darnstet, engraver. Image © 2022 Michael Laird Rare Books. Fair use license. via https://www.michaellaird.com/pages/books/3715/wilhelm-gottlieb-becker/german-romantic-gardens-das-seifersdorfer-thal

Garden designs to make your home be like endless summer. British. Humphry Repton, designer (1752-1818). These are sketches from the Red Books made for clients that he used as sales devices.

"Rosarium," from the Red Book created for the Earl of Bridgewater at Ashridge Park. 1813.
“Rosarium,” from the Red Book created for the Earl of Bridgewater at Ashridge Park. 1813. Image © 2019 · American Gardening. Fair use license. via http://americangardening.net/in-1813-english-landscape-gardener-humphry-repton-proposed-a-flower-garden-of-roses/

Repton and Nash article image
“General View from the Pavilion, ” from the volume that outlined designs for the Prince Regent’s Brighton Pavilion. 1808. Collection of the British Library. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/humphry-repton-and-john-nash

Drawing from the Red Book made for Sheringham Hall. 1812.
Drawing from the Red Book made for Sheringham Hall. 1812. In the public domain due to age. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-red-book-for-sheringham-hall-c1812-humphry-repton.html

Down in the garden with watercolors by Irish artist Mildred Anne Butler (1858-1941). Associated with the Newlyn School of painters, she mostly painted landscapes and animals along with genre scenes.

"In the Walled Garden, Kilmurry, County Kilkenny." No date.
“In the Walled Garden, Kilmurry, County Kilkenny.” No date. Image © Dolan’s Art Auction House. Fair use license. via http://dolansart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2476

"The Garden at Kilmurry." No date.
“The Garden at Kilmurry.” No date. In the public domain. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/mildred-anne-butler/the-garden-at-kilmurry

"Gardens at Kilmurry." 1906.
“Gardens at Kilmurry.” 1906. Image © James Adam & Sons Ltd Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers, Dublin. Fair use license. via https://www.adams.ie/89066/Mildred-Anne-Butler-RWS-FRSA-RUA-1858-1941-Gardens-at-Kilmurry-Watercolour-18-x-26cm-7-x-10%C2%BC-Signed-and-dated-May-1906-89066?view=lot_detail

Gardens to dream in by German painter Heinrich Vogeler. Living from 1872 to 1942, he was associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

"Garden in Spring." 1912.
“Garden in Spring.” 1912. In the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=156619

"Spring." 1913.
“Spring.” 1913. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=59293

"Summer Evening." 1905.
“Summer Evening.” 1905. In the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=59291

"Summer Garden." 1913.
“Summer Garden.” 1913. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=156622

This is the second post in the blog of Heinrich Vogeler’s work, the other not being of gardens. It was a while back so check it out again if you like.

Portraits of gardens by Spanish painter Santiago Rusiñol. Living from 1861 to 1931 he used more shades of green than I can count.

"Parc Badés, Arbúcies." 1929.
“Parc Badés, Arbúcies.” 1929. Image © Sothebys. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via http://www.sothebys.com/es/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/european-paintings/lot.80.html

The Old Stairs (Pedres velles), Raixa. 1907.
The Old Stairs (Pedres velles), Raixa. 1907.

The Old Stairs (Pedres velles), Raixa. 1907.
“The Old Stairs (Pedres velles), Raixa.” 1907. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://www.fieldandgarden.com/2018/06/art-for-inspiration-old-stairs-raixa-by.html

"Aranjuez Garden, Arbor, II." 1907.
“Aranjuez Garden, Arbor, II.” 1907. Collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. Cc0 license 1.0. via Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

"Aranjuez Garden. Arbor, II." 1911.
“Aranjuez Garden. Arbor, II.” 1911. Collection of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1907_Rusinol_Garten_von_Aranjuez_anagoria.JPG

Places to hibernate in till spring comes back . . . .garden pictures by Scottish painter William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881–1941).

"Interior of Elsie De Wolfe's music pavilion looking out on to the pool, The Villa Trianon." Before 1941.
“Interior of Elsie De Wolfe’s music pavilion looking out on to the pool, The Villa Trianon.” Before 1941. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_Elsie_De_Wolfe%27s_music_pavilion_looking_out_on_to_the_pool,_The_Villa_Trianon.jpg.

"A Dripping Fountain, Versailles." Painted before 1941.
“A Dripping Fountain, Versailles.” Painted before 1941. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Dripping_Fountain,_Versailles.jpg