Ben once again was able to accomodate my obsession with art museums with a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the end of my Fathers Day weekend trip East. I got to meet and listen to the author Peter Bringley, author of All The Beauty in the World this past year and that made this visit even more special.
Founded in 1870 The Met collects, studies, conserves, and presents works of art across time and cultures. It is an encyclopedic art museum that is the largest in the Americas and forth largest in the world. It is one of the largest and finest art museums in the world.
Rothko painting from 1949.
The Picasso painting from 1904 has Picasso dressed as Harlequin and with Germaine in Paris.
Picasso's best friend, Casagemas (1880–1901), the son of the American consul general in Barcelona, was a year older than Picasso. A painter and poet, he accompanied Picasso to Paris to visit the World's Fair in autumn 1900. There, he fell in love with Laure Gargallo, known as Germaine, who ultimately spurned his affections. In despair, Casagemas committed suicide on February 17, 1901, after first attempting to kill Germaine. Picasso was already back in Barcelona by that time but was deeply affected by the news. Nevertheless, when he returned to Paris in May 1901, he took up residence in Casagemas's former apartment and began a liaison with Germaine. Picasso's blue period is often sited as part of the reason for the short period of Picasso's work.
Degas Little Dancer sculpture.
All the Beauty in the World, authored by Patrick Bringley. (I had the pleasure of meeting the author at Saint Louis Art Museum this past year.)
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