French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 part 5 and last!

 

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 part 4

 

Today's quote:

Miguel de Cervantes said, “Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.”

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 - Part 1

 

First we looked at the great landscapes painted with the early Impressionist techniques. I found new-to-me artists that I liked. I'll post different paintings and sculptures as I have time. I'm still evacuated from Black Mountain NC after hurricane Helene devastated the area.

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950 part 2

 I admit that the iPhone camera did change some of the coloration and contrast in paintings. I'd hold it in front of the painting and be surprised how a dark moody scene became more reasonable. So I have just left all the paintings as they were captured. I worked a bit to bring the sculptures into visibility, since some were behind glass with reflections, and some were lit completely from above, thus had shadows that inhibited really seeing their beauty.

Here's the next line of photos from my editing program. Descriptions are above illustrations.

Last of the Eschers

 

And then we said goodbye to the Columbia Museum of Art. I am happy to have shared our Escher experience with you, and to have my memories stored here in Blogger, where I hope they will be safe for me to look at in years to come.