Contemporary Botanical Artists

The Shirley Sherwood Collection
by Shirley Sherwood, edited by Victoria Matthews

This gorgeous collection of plant portraits celebrates the renaissance of botanical art, displaying works collected during the last 5 years from over 100 painters living in 17 different countries.

Shirley Sherwood started collecting contemporary botanical art in 1990 and has brought together a collection of works from around the world. In this marvelous book, over 100 artists are represented, with work that rivals—and in some cases surpasses—even the exquisite botanical studies of the 18th and 19th centuries. The career of each artist is examined in an illuminating essay accompanying the work. The result is an important and ravishing record of an exquisite art form.

“A highly intriguing and deeply satisfying visual experience.” –Roy Strong, Country Life

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