Jacques Garcia: Twenty Years of Passion: Chteau du Champ de Bataille
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Jacques Garcia: Twenty Years of Passion: Chteau du Champ de Bataille
Editions Flammarion
Flammarion
10th January 2014
France
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Architecture: palaces, stately homes and mansions
747.888092
Physical Properties
Hardback
400
Width 265mm, Height 350mm
Description
Famous not only for his passion for antiquities but also for his much-lauded and internationally famous interior design work, Jacques Garcia purchased the imposing Chteau du Champ de Bataille twenty years ago in a state of virtual ruin and lovingly restored it to its former splendor. The chateau is now a treasure house of seventeenth and eighteenth century architecture, furniture, and garden design, to which Garcia brought his considerable expertise gained from numerous restoration projects including rooms at Versailles and the Louvre. Every detail-from the library with its collection of priceless books, to the grand dining room with its rare collection of Svres porcelain, to the hall of taxidermy-has been carefully studied and interpreted through the prism of Jacques Garcia's extraordinary eye and inimitable style. This superbly illustrated volume, documents the meticulous research and epic restoration undertaken by Jacques Garcia. Informed by history and imbued with the exquisite beauty of the chteau and its priceless collection of paintings, sculptures, porcelain, silver, and furniture, Garcia's masterpiece will be a revelation to specialists on French art and a delight and inspiration to anyone interested in interior decoration and restoration.
Reviews
Jacques Garcia showcases the AD100 decorators jaw-dropping Normandy estate. Architectural Digest
The sumptuous new volume reveals what the designer has been doing for the past two decades when he wasnt dreaming up interiors for clients. Elle Dcor
Champ de Bataille is the culmination of a personal journey and life story; it is also the most subtle and eloquent of self-portraits. Departures Magazine
A new monograph from the incomparable French designer puts the spotlight on his most personal and ambitiousproject to date -1st Dibs
Author Bio
Henri Loyrette is the former director of the Louvre Museum (20012013). He is the author of nineteen books on various subjects, including Degas, Gustave Eiffel and Marcel Proust.
