RJ came to botanical painting relatively late, and later still to success. This memoir of her life as a painter also talks about her childhood, and about both Augustus John and Gwen John, her grandfather and great-aunt. Illustrated with her delicate and finely observed botanical watercolours.
Thinking the Plant: The Watercolour Drawings of Rebecca John
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ÂŁ30.00
Edition:Paperback978191025831622/10/2020
Categories: 08. Books for Christmas 2020: Art & Exhibitions, Art, Books for Christmas 2020, June 2021
Tag: Individual artists, art monographs
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