Yesterday my sister and I met up at the De Young Museum in San Francisco to take in the Birth of Impressionism exhibit. We were able to get up close and enjoy the early impressionistic masterpieces of Monet, Degas, Bezille, Manet, Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro, and others. The colors, textures, and designs were amazing. It was fun to listen to the stories of the paintings and take in messages that might be missed by the casual observer. One of the new things I learned was how many of these revolutionary artists were actually of band of brothers. A circle of close friends. They exchanged ideas and even painted portraits of each other.
The Birth of Impressionism is on display until September 6. Go and check it out. Then Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Beyond: Post Impressionistic Masterpieces will be on display from September 25-January 18. Both exhibits are from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. I guess they are doing renovations to the Orsay, and so we here in the Bay area are able to enjoy two of their exhibits back-to-back - a very rare gift indeed.
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I happened by the De Young on a free admission day a few weeks ago. I was impressed by the Amish quilts--learned a lot from the commentary on the walls. Also was fascinated to see artifacts from Mexico dating as far back as 300 BC. I'm now reading a book titled"1491" about the history of the Americas before Columbus.
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