Excellent Van Gogh Paintings & the Beautiful Colors of Rome
You cannot go wrong when planning to see an exhibition devoted to art created by Vincent van Gogh — your only valid complaints could be that the show is too small, or perhaps covers only one tiny facet of his remarkable career. Our journey took place in 2023. We began by visiting a small exhibition featuring landscape paintings by Vincent…
The Best Surrealism in Venice and Potsdam
The presentation of “Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity” at the Barberini Museum in Germany (which was on view through January 29, 2023) provided a grand overview of the female and male Surrealists who were active for more than 50 years during the 20th century. The Barberini, where the amazing Hasso Plattner Collection of Impressionism is always on view, is displaying…
Alice Neel in the Guggenheim Bilbao — Astonishing Paintings
The Guggenheim Bilbao describes the painter Alice Neel (1900 — 1984) as “one of the most radical artists of the 20th century.” “A fervent advocate for social justice, humanism, and the dignity of people,” according to the organizers of this career-spanning retrospective, Neel “considered herself a ‘collector of souls’.” When this exhibition entitled Alice Neel: People Come First was presented…
Impressionist Art from Private Collections in Rome
A private home in Rome has become the newest showcase for exhibitions of fine art, and is currently featuring a fabulous show of Impressionist paintings.
Van Gogh — Vincent’s Influence in Germany
Based on the trailblazing exhibition entitled “Making Van Gogh” which was on view at the Städel Museum from October 23, 2019 through February 16, 2020, we feel it is justified to refer to Vincent van Gogh as the “Father of Expressionism.” Without a doubt, this spectacular presentation of 50 paintings (and additional works on paper) by Van Gogh goes even…
The Best Past Exhibits at the Grand Palais & Petit Palais
We put together this article for those of you who missed seeing interesting exhibitions at your favorite museums during recent years. Our hope is that you will enjoy seeing some of these images from Paris even though the works of art are no longer on public display. Past exhibitions you will find in this article include: Giovanni Boldini Ilya Repin…
Previous Exhibitions at the Musée d’Orsay
We put together this article for those of you who missed seeing interesting exhibitions during recent years at one of your favorite museums: the Musée d’Orsay. Our hope is that you will enjoy seeing some of these images from Paris even though the works of art are no longer on public display. Past exhibitions you will find in this article…
Great Exhibitions from the Past at the Pompidou Centre
We put together this article for those of you who missed seeing interesting exhibitions at your favorite museums during recent years. Our hope is that you will enjoy seeing some of these images from the Pompidou Centre in Paris, even though most of the works of art pictured below are no longer on public display. Past exhibitions you will find…
