A Year in Art: A Painting a Day

by Prestel Publishing

Lovers of art can wake up to a new masterpiece every day. The popular format features double-page spreads with a splendid full-colour reproduction of a work of art on the right hand page and anecdotal information about the painting or quotations from the artist facing. In addition, there is plenty of space for writing important dates, notes and reflections. From cave renderings to contemporary masterpieces, Egyptian art to Picasso, Russian icons to Chagall, this global and historical collection of images makes the perfect gift for fans of any kind of art, on any occasion, for any day of the year.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

736 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Krisz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am disappointed that there is no info on the painters or the paintings.
Too many classic, well known pieces are included in the volume, I dare say all painters are male, and most of them Western European. It would have been nice to include more than one Asian picture, something from (ancient) China, the Arab world, Africa, South America, and of course other European nations, such as a Munkácsy or Vasarely or Rippl-Rónai from Hungary. Some modern work from US-Canada wouldn't have been amiss either.
As it is now, it feels like a collection of clichés for the dumb who wish to be seen smart.

[Maddelline · Rating 5 out of 5]

[coffee table book/journaling tool] este ideal pentru orice pasionat de artă care vrea să vadă o pictură și să citească un citat în fiecare zi pentru a învăța ceva nou și a putea contempla la ceva sublim.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A varied collection from which I discovered many artists. More abstract and modern art could have been included (it favors 1600s Dutch work, I'd say) but daily quotes bolster the volume as a whole. It's a good visual survey for non-experts. Some of my new favorites are August Macke, Franz Marc, and Carl Spitzweg.

[Ruth Hamilton]

Really enjoying the daily painting and recording a journal entry of the day and the painting.