July 14, 2020
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5m
Folio's stunning limited edition of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary features a series of breathtaking oil paintings from French artist Nushka. In this blog, Nushka explains how she used live models in costume, including herself, to create the atmospheric scenes.
Sheri Gee, Art Director
'I am absolutely thrilled to be part of this project – as I have said, I always wanted to illustrate a novel but never had an opportunity as suitable as this Folio Society commission before. Painting is a lonely job and it was new to me to discover all the props and communication required for an illustration commission and the team behind it, and I really enjoyed this aspect of the project.
'I chose my childhood home in the countryside to stand in for the Bovarys’ house; we shot the ball scene on a public holiday at the Grobet-Labadié museum with the kind permission of the curator; and we had to wait for rainy days in Marseille to give a Norman look to the outdoor scenes...
Illustrations © Nushka 2020, from Madame Bovary