Art Notes
Today, A. and I went to visit the Lenbachhaus here in Munich as there is currently a Picasso exhibit being shown there. It is a very nice collection consisting of a variety of his works, including a huge collection of sketches.
However, in addition to seeing the Picasso exhibit, we also toured the rest of the Lenbachhaus. One of the highlights of their collection is a collection of works from a group of Expressionists that were centered around Munich in the early 20th century: Der Blaue Reiter.
One of the main artists of this group was Wassily Kandisky and I just fell in love with his works. They are abstract and so colorful. I am in the process of reading up on him and his works, but if what I saw today is any indication, I think I will be adding him to the list of my favorite artisits.
14 April 2004 at 23:32
Lenbachhaus is my favorite museum in Munich (and I’ve been to nearly all the major ones here). And I love the Blaue Reiter! Franz Marc is my favorite of all of them. He painted most of the animal pictures (the tiger, the horse, the deer in the snow, etc).
I’m glad you enjoyed it too! I haven’t made it to the Picasso exhibit yet. Maybe next week…
15 April 2004 at 08:02
I love Picasso! The Kandinsky “Blaue Reiter” collection is also fascinating!
I am glad you enjoyed the exhibition, the collection in Munich is normally homed in Cologne (where I am), so we have a little swap…as the Blaue Reiter collection is in Cologne at the moment!
Nina
4 May 2004 at 18:15
Lenbachhaus - Picasso Exhibition
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) was a Spaniard and a genius of 20th century art. The world’s third largest collection of his work is currently on display at the Lenbachhaus gallery in Munich. The collection includes around 100 paintings (including…