Art Talk: Old Friends at the National Gallery of Art in DC

Last month I was able to go to one of my favorite places-The National Gallery of Art in DC. I was in DC for three days and went to the museum each day. On the second day I saw a lady who had also been on a tour with me the day before. She said that she really likes the National Gallery and comes every opportunity and goes and see her "old friends". Wow! that is what I do too. I wander this museum that is so familiar and comfortable to me and go and see my old friends.

Let's start with two of my favorite sculptures

Roxy Pain
Graft, 2008-2009
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC

Henry Moore
Knife Edge Mirror Two Pieces, 1976-1978
National Gallery of Art East Gallery Entrance, Washington, DC

I have many favorites in the Italian Renaissance

Titian Venus with a mirror, 1555	Giotto Madonna and Child, 1310/1315	Leonardo da Vinci, Ginevra de Benci, 1474-1478

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Sandro Botticelli
Adoration of the Magi, 1478-1482

Dutch artists are amazing

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait, 1659	van der Weydan, Portrait of a Lady, 1460	Heda, Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635

The scale of American artist, Albert Bierstadt is astounding.

Albert Bierstadt, Mount Corcoran, 1876-1877

Martin Johnson Heade
Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, 1890

I always have to go see John Constable! And I always want to go to England after seeing Constable.

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Here are some of my French Friends

Fragonard, Young Girl Reading, 1769	Van Gogh, Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890	Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899

Morisot, In the Dining Room, 1886	Degas, Four Dancers, 1899	Monet, Banks of Seine, Vetheuil, 1880

There are 20 of my old friends in the gallery. I will also show you some new friends from this last visit.

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