I saw so much art in Madrid, wonderful art, and yet I have hardly posted on any of it. The problem is that there is so much of it, and after finishing the posts on the city itself, other things came up that I wanted to write about, and all this wonderful art got neglected. I hope that slowly, I will rectify this omission, as, posting about things is a way of reliving them but also, remembering.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is part of the so-called Golden Triangle of Art which you can read about here and unlike the other two, the Prado and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, the Thyssen is manageable - one is not overwhelmed by the sheer number of what is on show.
Impressionism at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
I enjoyed looking at the Impressionist paintings in this Museum: some known and beloved classics but also a lot of artists I had not come across before. Furthermore, any exhibition that features work by Kandinsky is a pleasure.
Henri-Edmond Cross, Beach, Evening Effect, 1902
Theo Van Rysselberghe, Entrance to the Port of Volendam, 1896
Natalia Goncharova, Fishing, 1909
Such a rare pleasure seeing a painting by Goncharova - there don't seem to be that many around, not in the West, anyway. My favourite painting of hers is Aplesinia and I have posted twice about it: here and here. The second link is about an exhibition of hers I saw at Tate Modern - in the post I say how I was slightly disappointed by the exhibition, but having looked at it again, I think I was too harsh - a lot of it is wonderful work.
Finally, I remember so clearly this group of school children because they were so engrossed, listening to their teacher talking to them about the artworks.
oh wow.
ReplyDeleteso much that's interesting here.
That Georges Braque's Seascape is new to me. I;m so used to his cubism that I am shocked to see other works.
Emile Bernard's Bathers is great. Surisier too. I've not seen much of his work in London so that's nice.
Rysselberghe and Henri-Edmund Cross - I just saw the exhibition at the NG of their works. Great to see here too.
Those kids look peaceful. But I've been in the Tate Britain and the rothko rooms and had hoards of unruly noisy kids too many times.
I know what you mean about children shouting and running around galleries… these children were amazing - so well-behaved and they seemed to be awed by the art. But their teachers explained it so well.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the Goncharova and then the two Kadinsky. Yeah, I sympathise about the Braque - we do sometimes tend to associate artists with one style… I liked the bathers too.
Went to the NG recently but did not see the Rysselberghe or the Cross. Will remedy that next time as I like their work.
I was disappointed with the quality of my photos and almost did not post this but am glad that i did
The Anonymous is me, Eirene. I’m on holiday at the moment and the ipad did not pick up who i am.
DeleteHi Eirene,
ReplyDeleteThat Goncharova is amazing. I had a look at your write-up of the Tate exhibition of some years back and wow she is amazing and quite refreshing. Thanks for that.
I went to a special exhibition on neoimpressionism so they have specials brought in to the NG. I just went yesterday and saw some lovely Ryselberghes showing his evolution.
I wrote a line about the quality of the photos. I also noticed that they were a bit hazy. I wanted to say something but I thought it might seem rude. I had to same problem a while back and rejigged my phone and everything improved. Did you tweak something?
Liam.
P.S. On the subject of gallery etiquette, I saw a lady yesterday answer a phone call in the middle of the exhibition and actually answer the call then and there!! Did even try to be quiet.
I don’t know what happened to my camera but most Madrid photos came out hazy and I lost all of the Prado ones (except for some Goya that I took with my phone). So a total disaster, really. I now use my phone
DeleteAs for gallery etiquette, I get so mad. Kids are kids but adults should know better. I was in a small, intimate gallery recently, just me and two people who were shouting to each other, as if they were at home. It ruins the experience.
Unfortunately it seems like I will miss the Rysellberghes.
It is so exciting coming across a new artist who one likes…..