The Book of the Tree: Trees in Art

by Angus Hyland, Kendra Wilson

古往今来,树木一直是艺术家们的灵感来源。本书汇集45位世界著名艺术家的101幅名作,从艺术的角度对树木进行了赞美。从古斯塔夫·克里姆特那缀满累累果实的云状林冠到文森特·凡·高渲染的普罗旺斯柏树,从大卫·英肖精致的栗树到亨利·卢梭笔下的异国森林,从克莱尔·坎西克栩栩如生的林地到大卫·霍克尼创作的绿树成荫,展示了各位艺术家对树木的由衷热爱。其间穿插关于艺术家妙趣横生的故事,还有许多与树木相关的谚语和名句,再现了树木的独特魅力。

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Nature

152 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2023

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way." - William Blake

"The murmur of an olive grove has something very intimate, immensely old about it." - Vincent to Theo van Gogh

"In a forest you sense the presence of a deity." - Anton Chekhov

"A hawthorn is the tree most likely to be inhabited by 'wee folk. Hawthorn after all is the entrance to the Underworld."

"In Japan, the transience of cherry blossom is celebrated, not mourned; it inspires reflection on mono no aware, or the pathos of things."

"Poetry in precision: the Russian painter Ivan Shishkin was known as both "Bard of the Forest' and 'Accountant of Trees."

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

Un libro precioso. Combina reproducciones de pinturas y grabados donde los árboles son los protagonistas, con pequeñas historias de sus autores y algo de poesía. Un libro de una sensibilidad exquisita.

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ein schönes Buch mit Abbildungen in hoher Qualität. Die dazugehörigen Texte sind eher anekdotisch und ich hätte manchmal gerne eine Anmerkung zum Material gesehen. Aber zum Blättern und Genießen ist dieses Buch genau richtig.

[Gayatri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant. 😍

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved - makes me want to go on walks and paint trees in the countryside for the rest of my life.

[Mayu Vargas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Que hermoso libro, "Árboles en el arte" de Hyland y Wilson, recuerdo que cuando vi este libro dije: debe ser mío!!! Y es de los libros que yo sí recomiendo comprar, el libro en papel es una joya, un libro dedicado a los árboles y lo que significaba para varios pintores. 🖤🌲🌳🌴

[Hannah Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I admit I haven't read every page but I couldn't wait to write a review because this book is just sublime. It is a comforting, soothing book to be picked up and looked at when you need a moment of calm. Every single piece of art is wonderful. It connects me to the natural landscape and also inspires me to pick up a pen or paintbrush and capture it on paper. There is a good mix of famous artists and those who are new to me. A book to treasure.

[Alice Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautiful book pairs the illustrations of famous artists with historical descriptions, excerpts, and literary quotes. Overall beautiful, informative, and engaging for artists and observers — I think anyone could take something from this!

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

It only feels right to list my favorite pieces of art in this book, in order of presentation.
- Gustav Klimt, Pear Tree
- Vincent Van Gogh, Undergrowth with Two Figures
- Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin, In the Wild North
- Claude Monet, Antibes
- Harold Sohlberg, The Blue Bench
- Dame Laura Knight, Spring at John’s Wood (Overall fav of the book btw)
- Dame Laura Knight, Peach Blossom

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book featuring trees in works of art over the last few hundred years, including many contemporary works. As a tree lover, I enjoyed this very much!

There were little mini bios (~1 page at most) of many of the artists, which were well done and served to break up pages and pages of art.

[Lauraine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful!

[Maddie Pearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous photos and beautiful descriptions of how these painters use trees in their art. I’d read this a million times over! I just wish we had a bit more text with substance.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

perfectly lovely blend of artists familiar and unfamiliar, with brief text and quotes scattered throughout. a calming compilation, easy to drop into for a little respite.

[Ruth Brumby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good quality illustrations and quite an interesting selection, but the writing is poor, including describing a monoprint as a 'drypoint'

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life giving.

[Ingrid · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good variety of styles and artists, but the works are frustratingly presented in random order, and it's not clear why some artists get writeups and others don't: Georgia O'Keefe gets one despite only having one of her works included, while Phil Greenwood doesn't merit a single word, despite having the most works of any artist in this book.