num_pages: 144
description: In this engaging, award-winning book, an acclaimed art writer journeys through centuries of the painted world—from the luscious fruit of Italy's Caravaggio to the lonely landscapes of New Zealand's Rita Angus, the dazzling panoramas of America's Lari Pittman and the mysterious "tombstones" of Japanese artist On Kawara.
language: English
title: How to Look at a Painting
titlecomplete: How to Look at a Painting (The Ginger Series)
genres: Nonfiction, Art, Essays
ratings_count: 119
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture (Montana NZ Awards)
publisher: Awa Press