Wildlife: The Nature Paintings of Carl Brenders (Hardcover)

by Carl Brenders (Author)

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Product Description
The work of Carl Brenders, one of the world's most successful nature painters, is collected for the first time in this exquisite volume. Fifty of Brenders' finest paintings of North American wildlife are reproduced in lush, full color.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 90 pages
• Publisher: H.N. Abrams in association with Mill Pond Press; 1st edition (August 12, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810939770
• ISBN-13: 978-0810939776
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #490,402 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful collection of the best in wildlife realism., March 16, 2004

By	Monika "equestrienne_23" (Davis, California) - See all my reviews

Carl Brenders is one of the most amazing artists in existence when it comes to realistic animal paintings. His work is so fine and detailed that it would be easy to mistake one of his pieces for a photograph. Being a fan of realism, I can't help but love his exquisite paintings. This book contains over fifty beautiful pieces, depicting a wide array of North American wildlife, including bears, deer, foxes, raccoons, wolves, cougars, squirrels, many species of bird, and more. Each painting is accompanied by its title, dimensions, media information, and year of completion, as well as a few paragraphs explaining the inspiration for that particular piece (written by Brenders himself). With some he has included preliminary sketches, all of which are fine drawings in and of themselves. The margins are large and there is plenty of "white space" (but not too much) so that the pages look balanced and uncluttered. At the end there is a short biography of the artist, discussing his childhood in Belgium, how he came to love animals and nature, his schooling in art, his career as an artist, and a little about his technique. This book would be a terrific coffee-table item or gift idea for any lover of wildlife art.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The epitome of realism in wildlife painting., June 18, 1999

By	Jeffery L. Smith "Jeffery Smith" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love the works of Carl Brenders and Robert Bateman, and this volume is not a disappointment. Brenders paints with a realism that doesn't look like wildlife photographs; his works look better than photographs. If anyone can improve on the depiction of nature's beauty, it is Brenders.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply "WOW!", April 20, 1999

By	Rebecca Kemp (Salem, NH, USA) - See all my reviews

The man is a god. His wildlife paintings will absolutely blow you away. The depth of his realism is only matched by his depth of feeling. I'm so glad I now own this treasure.