Not enough paintings, and too much biography. Not enough about his techniques or who influenced him. ( )

A thin biography and compendium of Maxfield Parrish's life and work by the same team that produced a more sumptuous book by the same title that I have. I haven't done a side-by-side comparison, but I suspect that this book, nicely illustrated as it is, has little material not already in one or another Parrish book of mine - although a few of the landscapes don't look familiar to me. It's a good introductory sort of book to an artist that ranks among my favorites. ( )

A 47th birthday gift from my folks, I was touched by their boldness in trying to select a book for me. Usually, if it's one I would have liked, I've already bought it. But they struck gold this time, with a sumptuous reference, biography and portfolio of one of my favorite artists, Maxfield Parrish. Much of the beautiful artwork here is duplicated in another Parrish book I own, but much is new. And the biographical material is more frank and complete, less airbrushed in tone and substance than the earlier book. In all, a satisfying addition to a collection of art books. ( )