Henri Matisse, The Piano Lesson, 1916, oil on canvas8.5" x 11.75"
The time has come to brave the heat of the City and pop up to NYC to check out Matisse at MoMA. Don't ask me how or when, I've got a little time yet. When I saw this painting recently, I knew I had to get up there. I haven't been profoundly moved by a painting in a very long time, but something in this, -even in reproduction, just grabs me. It's hard to explain; it's not like I love every moment of this picture, yet everything works for me at the same time. Is Matisse the answer? It has happened to other artists before me; traveling to the great museum and encountering another painter's work and then...everything becomes clear.
Yeah, it's 100 degrees here too, I'll be in the museum all day anyway.
Yeah, it's 100 degrees here too, I'll be in the museum all day anyway.
this has always been one of my favorite paintings ever. when i was 22 i had a job near MOMA and would go in every lunch hour just to look at this and the other Matisses. hope your trip is a good one!
ReplyDeleteRichard Diebenkorn loved this painting too and you can see much of his career in this one painting but especially the Ocean Park series.
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