A beautiful and elegant collection, with gorgeous full-color art
reproductions, Looking at Pictures presents a little-known side of the
eccentric Swiss genius: his great writings on art. His essays consider
Van Gogh, Cezanne, Rembrandt, Cranach, Watteau, Fragonard, Brueghel and
his own brother Karl and also discuss general topics such as the
character of the artist and of the dilettante as well as the differences
between painters and poets. Every piece is marked by Walser's unique
eye, his delicate sensitivity, and his very particular
sensibilities--and all are touched by his magic screwball wit.