The Orangerie, down-river a bit from the Louvre, is a three-fer: you get your two huge rooms of Monet water lilies, an always interesting/amusing special exhibition (Soutine/de Kooning), and best, for us, several rooms of Impressionists, post-Impressionists, and especially our favorite, Renoir.
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Two large rooms...almost 360 degree except for the entrances
and exits |
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| Vicki hypothesizes that this is Monet's self-portrait |
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I hypothesize this is Monet's homage to Turner (immediately
prior to the advent of Impressionism, Monet spent two years,
1870-72, in London) |
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| More art history...Soutine's homage to Rembrandt |
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| Seriously; as seen on this blog... |
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| Ditto |
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| And ditto |
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Rousseau's Les Pecheurs a la Ligne, 1908; never mind that strange
bird in the air... |
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| And then the Renoirs... |
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| Walls of them... |
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Greatest of his generation, greatest painter of the
female form; IOHO |
1 comment:
The Renoirs are indeed magnificent.
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