A Night at the Met
On our way to La Boheme last night, we received word that it had been cancelled because of rain. Total bummer.
But. It happened to be Museum Mile Festival yesterday as well, which meant that certain galleries in the Met were open till 9:00. A very worthy alternative to the Opera.
We spent our time in the special collection Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings: The Clark Brothers Collect. I was surprised how consistent I am. I walk into a gallery and am immediately drawn to the American art. Every single gallery. I knew I liked the Americans, but I didn't realize how much.
My favorites from last night:
Frederic Remington, The Scout
Edward Hopper, House by the Railroad
John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Carolus-Duran
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posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Wednesday, June 13, 2007
6 Comments:
What a motherlode of inspiration you draw on! John Singer Sargent is one of my favorite artists; there are many glorious paintings of his at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston (definitely worth the trip - with its beautiful atrium - if you ever visit Boston).
And the Met! I've been to NYC oodles of times, but haven't had that experience just yet. I will though!
"The House by the Railroad"...that's what I want our house to look like after we're done tweaking. So cool, those old places.
How cool and lucky is that!? I am drawn to American artists as well, Hopper and Sargent especially. Fantastic stuff.
More people should stroll a gallery. It's refreshing.
I was bummed about La Boheme last night as well. But it gave us a chance to go to museum mile. Our last stop was the Met-- I can't believe we were there at the same time!
I love Hopper-- my favorite is the the painting of the old gas station they have at the MOMA.
Anything by John Singer Sargent I love. Or Whistler, Eakins or Homer. The early American realists are amazing.
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