Impressionism: 2012 Engagement Calendar

 (2 customer reviews)

Two unwelcome surprises about this calendar. One is that the "full-page" copy of the artwork shows only about 1/2 to 2/3 of most of the paintings, and in at least one case, as little as 1/3 (March 19-25 painting, I'm looking at you. Or what's left after they cropped you). This makes the painting look more like a bunch of brush strokes than an actual Impressionist painting. This could be helpful if you are an art student who wants a glance at the technical work that goes into the painting, but it's not much help to those of us who prefer to see the whole picture. The other issue is that a full copy of the painting is actually included--in a majorly reduced version (about 1 by 1.5 inches, I think) on the calendar page. The layout squishes the actual calendar to about 2/3 of the page, instead of fully across like in other engagement calendars. I don't know why they didn't just put the whole painting on the artwork pages--it can't be because they would have had to shrink it, since they...Read more

I have bought this Impressionism calendar for several years and love the pictures. It has just the right amount of space for daily entries. Recommend as a gift or for personal use.