The Conversation, Henri Matisse, 1938.
at SFMOMA.
One Mr. Albert C. Barnes had the foresight to collect deeply in the Modern Art movement. His foundation, for years a quirky and intimate museum, is now available to your eyes, too. Follow the link for a virtual and interactive tour, and be amazed by rooms full of Matisse, Cezanne, Renoir, Seurat, Modigliani and Picasso.
Tour.
Thanks for the tour, Casey. Another good example of why your blog's a must-read. And thanks for posting "The Conversation" again. I should study it every morning.
ReplyDeleteI love the way Matisse did the black in this painting. Thanks for the thoughts - I should study it, too, Sam.
ReplyDeleteCasey - have you seen the movie "The Art of the Steal"? It's all about the epic saga of the Barnes Foundation art collection that began after his death. If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful thing that it's been made virtual (which was my hope when I saw the movie), since that's the only way most of us will ever be able to see the works.
Thanks for posting the link.
Great tour!
ReplyDeleteI am reading several biographies of Joan Mitchell and have discovered that she a super fan of Matisse, as you are.
By the way, you know your own way around the use of the black line!
Sonya, I never have heard of that one, but I'll be checking the Netflix for it. I am trying to catch every art movie I can, good, bad and indifferent.
ReplyDeleteKatherine, I posted a photo I took of the Joan Mitchell at the SFMOMA. Go ahead and query it on The Colorist if
ReplyDeleteyou're interested. I found her painting the best in the room, except for the Rothko - which ate the room.
Black - I'm glad you think so, thanks. I am finding my self wanting to use some pure black like Manet next.
Sonya, I watched the movie. I am happy you gave me the heads up on the controversy, since I was completely ignorant of the story.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this link! I had the great fortune of growing up almost within walking distance of the Barnes Foundation. I spent many, many hours between the ages of 9 - 17 wandering the house when only 50? 100? people were admitted twice per week. There was nothing quite like standing directly in front of an Hieronymous Bosch, next to a Pippin. It was floor to ceiling Matisses, Renoirs, Cezannes... a Toulouse-Lautrec portrait of a young red haired girl looking off to the side, Giocomettis on the landings and so forth. Yes, just like you see it but room after room (and a 2nd floor, and botanical gardens, too). It was a great privilege and education to have such access to this rare experience.
ReplyDeleteHi, Suzanne. Pleased to hear your experiences. What I like about your story is that you understood, at a young age, the treasure you were looking at.
ReplyDeleteNow, to look through your blogs.
thanks for the great link, Casey! wow!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link Casey, I’ll spend a bit of time there this evening. We are lucky here in Wales to have the Davies Sisters collection which was bequeathed to The National Museum in Cardiff. The collection is similar to the Barnes, here is a link if you are interested.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/art/collections/daviessisters/
Dave
Thankyou for this link. I'd never heard of The Barnes Foundation or knew of this wonderful collection of paintings.Is amazing how little we know of other countries' treasures. Also thankyou to Journeyman for the Welsh link.
ReplyDeleteDave and Bridget - thank you for adding to this talk.
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