Musee D’Orsay … impressionists

This afternoon I visited an impressionist exhibition at the Museum. It was wonderful telling the story of the beginnings of Impressionism. In 1874 the artists who were excluded from the traditional Salon decided to mount their own … The Salon de Refusees. It was the first coming together of artists we now know as Impressionists. The exhibition showed clearly the break In artistic expression. I loved it.

A traditional work of the type accepted by the Salon
Monet .. impression sunrise which gave the name Impressionism
Manet
Degas

I’m sharing with a lovely trans woman in the hostel. Charming and sweet she opened my eyes to the difficulties she faced. This is the beauty of travel. Widening horizons and challenging perceptions. We had a great time this evening drinking limoncello spritz. a great evening.

2 responses to “Musee D’Orsay … impressionists”

  1. The exhibition and the evening sound wonderful.x

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    1. It was good… i hope to see more in Vienna … Klimt and Schiele

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