Robert Storr is a great critic & therefore, as you would expect, this is an excellent introduction to one of the most interesting & consistant painters alive to-day. Pearlstein, now in his 80s, arrived in New York with Warhol, but has rejected all the art fads & fashions over the last 50 years to concentrate on the human form. His paintings are larger than life. This book concentrates on them - personally I think Pearlstein's drawings show some of his greatest talent (they are "purer" than the paintings)- but for any student/lover of painting here is a book that does justice to an exceptional artist.