Impressionists at the National Museum
Good to be back home again. Had visited the National Museum in Stockholm last weekend. It is probably not much larger than our very own National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, but the collection of old european masters is good. They have paintings from both renaissance and modern eras. In fact at the time of my visit, a great exibition on pre-raphealite painting was going on. Of that, perhaps another day. From early teens, my main interest in painting has been in impressionist and post-impressionist forms. So I did get some satisfaction in spending hours staring a the few pieces that were there of impressionist masters. Here are a few samples captured directly from my camera (using flash was not allowed) ....
Monet's "From the mouth of Schelde"
Starting with the "god" of impressionism,
Camille Pissaro's "Landscape from pontoise" 1874
Another guru. Whatever he paints is gold.
Camille Corot's "Red rocks in Civita Castellana"
I had not heard of this painter before, but this one looked pretty.
Alfred Sisley's "Landscape from Bougivil", 1873
Another famous impressionist master.
Adolphe Monticelli's "Party Strolling In Park With a Dog"
Hadn't heard of Monticelli . But his style seemed quite impressionist as well
Eugene Boudin's "harbour in fecamp", 1824
A discovery for me.
Paul Cezanne's "landscape"
One of the most admired Masters.
Paul Gauguin "landscape from arles", 1888
Flattening Peculiar to Gauguin. I stare for hours and hours and still don't understand Gauguin...
Now comes the time for the dedication. Let it be the muse again. The one who is inspiration for all art. The one worthy worship. She may be fickle but life is colourless without her... Let it also be my sister, who is the opposite of me in every sense, except for our shared interest in impressionism :-).