Review: This really is a Stunning Adventure into the World of the Horse!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
For anyone at all interested in Art or specific Artists, this book will astonish you in its scope whether or not you have an interest in the Horse. The author covers a number of centuries in this analysis of Horses in Art. There are a large number of paintings depicted in this stunning book with details of the Artist and the name of the particular work.Many of the paintings, which are in spectacular colour clarity, are by very well known Artists such as Da Vinci, Goya, Toulouse- Lautrec, Gauguin, Stubbs, Seurat,  to name a few, others you will not have heard of.The Japanese paintings are superb. There are so many illustrations that are mouth-watering, so singling out any for special attention is nigh impossible. After all, Art is a very personal choice.For me, the turn of the 20th Century French artists hold the most interest. As a Toulouse -Lautrec fan I guess his works here would be among my favourites in this book. Degas also gets a few entries which are superb! Finally, Honore Daumier's black and white depiction of a demoralised, overweight Napoleon leaving the field of battle is thought provoking.This is a remarkable book with colours that are clear, crisp and just like they would appear to you if you were standing in a gallery in front of them.  I hope Marci goes on to use this concept for further books. My only disappointment is the lack of a hyperlinked table of contents which I think would greatly improve the presentation and allow a reader to return more easily to favourite paintings.