Claude Monet. Die Japannese loopbrug [Le Pont japonais]. c. 1920 -22. olie op doek. 89.5 x 116.3 cm. © The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Grace Rainey Rogers Fund.

Review of ‘Monet se water Lilies’ by MoMA, New York

It took me a long time to get down to the much-loved exhibit of six of Monet’s late garden paintings, created in his 70s and 80s at Giverny. Fortunately, though the one large exhibit room was crowded, one could still spend some time with the paintings which I did. [Lees meer →]

“This partnership speaks to the role that visual arts can play beyond aesthetic enjoyment. Every time we work with a different audience we learn so much more about how our works of art are meaningful to other people. & #8221; Dale Hilton, Cleveland Museum of Art, Februarie 2010

Gister, 24 Februarie 2010, die Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Clinic jointly hosted a symposium exploring the possibility of making art accessible to dementia patients. [Lees meer →]

“Clemenceau gekom om ons 'n besoek na die middagete en daar gebly tot 5 uur. … Hy was so verbaas deur die tuin, en die water lelies, sê hy aan sy dogter as hy na: ‘Jy ken, op die pad huis toe gaan ons Bernouville te verkoop, daar is niks meer te doen nadat hy die tuin van Monet!’” Baie van die Alice, Junie 1909*

Die Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York, het in sy versameling 'n aantal van Claude Monet se skilderye van die dam wat hy geskep, die water lelies en die Japannese brug. Dit sluit in die groot triptiek, Water lelies (1914 -26), 'n skildery van die water lelies in die dam, Water lelies (1914 -26), Die Japannese loopbrug (c. 1920 -22) en Agapanthus (1914 -26). [Lees meer →]