Back to the land of the 7 euro breakfast, and we were off an running to yet another museum! Today it was the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. This turned out to be my favorite in Madrid. For one thing, you can take photos of pretty much anything you want! I am posting my favorite works of art. The first is by some French dude named Renoir.
Then there is Van Gogh. He’s not too shabby.
I’ve never heard of this guy before (Theo van Rysselberghe), but I love the colors and the Maritime theme.
This was so stunning in person. The photo doesn’t do it justice. Another guy I’ve never heard of before (Maximilien Luce).
Now we have my 2 favorite pieces in the gallery, by somebody who is also new to me, John Atkinson Grimshaw. The use of light and intricate detail is amazing! You can’t see any brushstrokes….I don’t know how he did it. I would love to have these in my house!
Another Renoir. Looks like a field in Livermore!
This is Sundown at Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt. This guy was a mountaineer AND a painter. There is a 14,000+ foot peak in Colorado named after him that I hiked with Fletcher when he was 6 years old. This is the first time I’ve seen his art. I love this gallery!
Time for the bizzare. This is Salvador Dali, and the piece is called Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second before Waking up. Just to be clear, the hallucinogenic properties of LSD were discovered in 1943, and this was painted in 1944. Coincidence?
I loved the broken window and the glass shards showing the view from before it was broken. Very cool painting! Thanks Rene Magritte!
