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Des paysages embellis par l’art des jardins by Pierre WITTMER – Château de Bénouville
Landscapes embellished by the art of Gardens
From a water mill on the left bank of the Seine to the famous ‘Moulin Joly folly’ (1750-1812), to the damp rural sites that were themes for the painter Gustave Caillebotte during the Naturalist and Impressionist movements (1881-1894), to the development of the Pierre Lagravère park (1973-2017).
Pierre Wittmer
After a career in the legal and administrative field, Pierre Wittmer became an art historian in 1987. Devoting his time to the study of the composition and the architecture of the gardens in France, he is also the author of a number of studies and publications on the art of gardens. He has also worked as Commissioner and coordinator for several exhibitions, in particular those focusing on the painter Gustave Caillebotte, of whom he is a specialist. His book entitled Aux Jardins de Méréville. Une promenade aux jardins de Méréville pittoresque sous la IIIe République 1895-1905, (In the Gardens of Méréville. A stroll through the picturesque gardens of Méréville under the 3rd Republic 1895-1905) in collaboration with François d’Ormesson, was the winner of the ‘Eugène Carrière’ prize awarded by the Académie Française in 1999.