~Max Beckmann, 1884–1950
I enjoyed spending a little time at the St Louis Art Museum (SLAM) this week. While obviously I do like looking at art online, there is something special about being in the same room with a compelling painting. SLAM has "Stairway at Auvers" by Van Gogh, which fairly vibrates in person (link below).
I thought Max Beckmann's work was fascinating. His "Titanic" reminded me of refugees. There's a certain desperation that both groups have in common. I'm including another painting from SLAM below, and a bunch of links to other favorites that I saw there.
Titanic
by Max Beckmann
Mother
by Pablo Picasso
Max Beckmann's Harbor of Genoa
Interior with Young Woman Tracing a Flower by Louise-Adéone Drölling
The Louvre, Morning, Sunlight by Camille Pissarro
Madame Roulin by Paul Gauguin
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion by John Martin
Singer with a White Plume by Georges Rouault
Stairway at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh
4 comments:
So glad you had a chance to visit the St. Louis Art Museum. They certainly seem to have some excellent works there.
I like all the paintings you show (and link to) in this post, but I must admit that Max Beckmann's Titanic is about as powerful a piece as I've seen. I've seen portrayals of the aftermath of the sinking before, but this one really captures the chaos and desperation that must have ensued.
I always love a good van Gogh!
I will definitely need to come back and check out those links. Right now their site is "updating under maintenance". Oh, the anticipation! ;-)
Yes, it's so wonderful to see works of art "in person." I got to go to the Art Institute of Chicago this summer, and I've thought about it every day since.
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