Philly, Day 2
Ahhhh, what a relief was the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It's the Tao of museum experiences... a quiet temple to visual elegance, in a building that slurps you up into its mysterious insides. I would spin an eloquent web of verbal description, but.... I'd rather look at art!
Here are a few of my favorites--favorite for their juicy, generous brush work. The details are worth the price of admission. The Vuillard: oh my gosh, look at those COLORS!! And Van Gogh must have used a whole tube of paint on that baby's gown. No wonder Theo had to keep sending him supplies! Pissarro's crowd detail? Well, it looks like Pollock mined the old man for ideas.
Edouard Vuillard, "Flowers with Leda" (and Detail)
Vincent Van Gogh, "Portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin and Baby Marcelle" (and Detail)
Camille Pissarro, "Fair on a Sunny Afternoon, Dieppe" (and Detail)
Sept. 22, 2015
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