For many great artists, the garden has long been considered a desirable subject for the expression of color, light, and atmosphere. Claude Monet is perhaps the most well-known painter of gardens, but other greats such as Van Gogh, Pissarro, Matisse, and Sargent all viewed the garden as a meaningful focus for their talents. The work of these great artists, along with many others, featured in a major 2016 exhibition, “Painting the Modern Garden,” at London’s Royal Academy.

 

This dazzling film takes a magical journey from the gallery to the gardens—to Giverny, Seebüll, and other glorious grounds favored by artists. Discover how early-20th-century artists designed and cultivated their own gardens to explore contemporary utopian ideas and motifs of color and form.

 

“A ravishing joy from start to finish.” —Guardian