Artistic Places [Hardcover]

Explore the landscapes and places that inspired great art: find peace in Monet’s lily-filled garden oasis, climb Mount Fuji on a printmaker’s pilgrimage, sail with Gauguin to the South Pacific to stretch your imagination, or contemplate light and the changing seasons on Chelsea Embankment.

Artistic Placesis a stunninglyhand-illustrated, visionary guidefor seekers of beauty, rare tales and cultural riches. Find yourself instantly transported to the places where great artists have sought refuge, found their inspiration and changed the course of art history forever.

Susie Hodge, bestselling author and art historian, presents25 famous and forgotten artistic destinations around the world, and connects these to the artists they inspired. In keeping with theInspired Traveller’s Guideseries design, each entry is accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations from Amy Grimes which perfectly evoke the wonders that first attracted the masters, while Hodge delves into each location's curious history with insightful stories both in and beyond the canon. So take a leaf out of your favourite artist’s sketchbook and discover the places they loved best.

Artists and locations include:

• J.A.M Whistlerin London, England
• John Constablein Suffolk, England
• Barbara Hepworthin St Ives, England
• Paula Regoin Cascais and Estoril, Portugal
• Pablo Picassoand Guernica, Spain
• Salvador Dalíin Catalonia, Spain
• Claude Monetin Giverny, France
• Vincent van Goghin Arles, France
• Rene Magrittein Brussels, Belgium
• Paul Kleein Bern, Switzerland
• Michelangeloin Florence, Italy
• Canalettoin Venice, Italy
• Johannes Vermeerin Delft, Netherlands
• Anni Albersin Dessau, Germany
• Caspar David Friedricl’