Posted on 07/26/2019 9:43:18 AM PDT by mairdie
The actual art has been thru a lot. It was confiscated from collectors during the Russian Revolution, and removed and hidden during wars. Fascinating to see whole batches by a single artist from a single year in the collection, due to collectors traveling to France and purchasing directly from new artists.
PING to Impressionist art from The Hermitage in Russia
What a stunning treasure trove! THANK YOU! :D
Bookmarking for repeat viewing!~
Many, many HUGS!
Nicely done! I’ll send that on to my Impressionist-Loving friends. Thanks! :)
Thank YOU, Diana!
Very nice, thanks. Youtube once had a “Tour the Hermitage” video, that went from gallery to gallery. The museum is of course in the old home of Peter the Great.
If I can take one more trip before I croak, it will be to St. Petersburg to spend a week walking through the palace and touring the gorgeous city by boat. Thankfully, the commies preserved it pretty much intact, though they had to hide the art when the Nazis were on the way.
The building itself is a work of art. Never been anywhere that exuded such an impression of wealth and power, the Winter Palace of the Tsar is just one section out of six. The word “opulence” falls far short.
I haven’t watched Mardie’s video yet, but DITTO! Would love to see St. P and The Hermitage in person.
It is incredible that such seemingly fragile items can survive so much chaos and destruction.
Thank you for sharing!
bttt
Wonderful Mary. the Saint Saens was perfect.
“If I can take one more trip before I croak, it will be to St. Petersburg to spend a week walking through the palace and touring the gorgeous city by boat. Thankfully, the commies preserved it pretty much intact, though they had to hide the art when the Nazis were on the way.”
I was in St. Petersburg for 2 days about 3 years ago, well worth the trip. Wish I could make it back and stay longer. Be advised that during summer the city is very crowded with yourself and seems like a million other tourists. Not sure I would want to be there in winter however.
Just saying Thank you, Captain. MUCH appreciated.
My deepst thanks, Veto. I don’t fly, so these Internet tours are the only way I get to see the art. But I love being able to organize them so that the experience is a different slice of understanding - in this case, seeing who was painting what at the same time, and how the overall style was developing over the decades.
I promise you, sharing is what makes it all so much fun. Thank you for being there for me.
I was there during the winter many years ago. Everything was frozen, including the river. It wasn’t crowded, though.
Fascinating collection, mairdie! I loved all of them.... and I really loved the Saint-Saens clarinet piece. I had not been familiar with that. Most of the art I had not seen before, though some I had.
While I loved all of them, I made a list which caught my eye particularly:
0:30 - lady pianist and lady doing handwork - wholesome way to pass the time with companionship and gentle occupation.
1:59 - horses - What’s not to love?
2:12 - white and orange/peach flowers - so balanced and harmonious. Very peaceful.
2:46 - ballerina - so very lovely
4:07 - Farmer walking with hay fork behind his wife on donkey - Such care and love of each other, although not demonstrative, along with the sense of a good tired, with accomplishment of a good day’s work done.
4:25 - girl with flowers - Loved the technique of how the flowers were executed by the artist
5:03 - blue tree reflections in ponds beside road - That was a very intriguing image. Some of the trees just don’t look like trees - but are, somehow. Also loved the blue clouds repeating the blue of the water and the trees.
5:07 - lady arranging things / cleaning (?) on shelf in a corner - she looks so familiar and comfortable, like she’s getting ready to have me sit and have a cup of tea with her and visit.
5:53 - 2 ladies primping. He captured how it really is in those cloak rooms/ ladies’ rooms where ladies eternally look after showing themselves to best advantage
6:10 - Madonna in window overlooking sea with boat in background - So much love flows from this canvas.
6:15 - LOVE the lady in blue with blue hat! She reminds me of someone I know - or ought to know!
6:34 - Landscape with cows and river with trees along the bank. Stunning light contrasts.
6:40 - Street scene (Paris?)
6:52 - Woman playing piano with open window - so very familiar and homey
7:41 - Blue vase of roses or peonies - they are still, but not static
7:44 - Blocky townscape reflecting on water
7:50 - View of barges and street - church in background (Notre Dame?)
8:08 - Trees/orchard. Very fascinating technique and flowing lines
Thank you for educating me!
HUGS!
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I saw this when it first went up on YouTube. You must have done a lot of work on this. It was beautiful.
1868-hermitage-unk-Paul-Cezanne-1839-1906-French-Girl-at-the-Piano
0:30 - lady pianist and lady doing handwork - wholesome way to pass the time with companionship and gentle occupation.
1880s-hermitage-unk-Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec-1864-1901-French-Riders
1:59 - horses - What’s not to love?
1881-hermitage-unk-Henri-Fantin-Latour-1836-1904-French-Petunias
2:12 - white and orange/peach flowers - so balanced and harmonious. Very peaceful.
1885-86-hermitage-unk-Jean-Louis-Forain-1852-1931-French-Dancer
2:46 - ballerina - so very lovely
1890-hermitage-unk-Vincent-van-Gogh-Dutch-Morning-Going-out-to-Work
4:07 - Farmer walking with hay fork behind his wife on donkey - Such care and love of each other, although not demonstrative, along with the sense of a good tired, with accomplishment of a good day’s work done.
1890-met-800-Odilon-Redon-1840-1916-French-Woman-with-Wildflowers
4:25 - girl with flowers - Loved the technique of how the flowers were executed by the artist
1893-hermitage-unk-Charles-Guilloux-1866-1946-French-Flood
5:03 - blue tree reflections in ponds beside road - That was a very intriguing image. Some of the trees just don’t look like trees - but are, somehow. Also loved the blue clouds repeating the blue of the water and the trees.
1893-hermitage-unk-Edouard-Vuillard-1868-1940-French-Old-Woman-in-an-Interior
5:07 - lady arranging things / cleaning (?) on shelf in a corner - she looks so familiar and comfortable, like she’s getting ready to have me sit and have a cup of tea with her and visit.
1898-99-hermitage-unk-Edgar-Degas-1834-1917-French-Two-Dancers
5:53 - 2 ladies primping. He captured how it really is in those cloak rooms/ ladies’ rooms where ladies eternally look after showing themselves to best advantage
1900-hermitage-unk-Maurice-Denis-1870-1943-French-Mother-with-a-Child-at-a-Window
6:10 - Madonna in window overlooking sea with boat in background - So much love flows from this canvas.
1900-hermitage-unk-Paul-Cezanne-1839-1906-French-Lady-in-Blue
6:15 - LOVE the lady in blue with blue hat! She reminds me of someone I know - or ought to know!
1903-hermitage-unk-Felix-Vallotton-1865-1925-French-Landscape-Arques-la-Bataille
6:34 - Landscape with cows and river with trees along the bank. Stunning light contrasts.
1903-hermitage-unk-Camille-Pissarro-1830-1903-French-Quai-Malaquais-Sunny-Afternoon
6:40 - Street scene (Paris?)
1904-hermitage-unk-Felix-Vallotton-1865-1925-French-Woman-at-a-Piano
6:52 - Woman playing piano with open window - so very familiar and homey
1910-17-hermitage-unk-Pierre-Auguste-Renoir-1841-1919-French-Roses-in-a-Vase
7:41 - Blue vase of roses or peonies - they are still, but not static
1910-hermitage-unk-Andre-Derain-1880-1954-French-Houses-on-the-Waterfront
7:44 - Blocky townscape reflecting on water
1910-hermitage-unk-Albert-Marquet-1875-1947-French-Rainy-Day-Notre-Dame-de-Paris
7:50 - View of barges and street - church in background (Notre Dame?)
1912-hermitage-unk-Andre-Derain-1880-1954-French-Grove
8:08 - Trees/orchard. Very fascinating technique and flowing lines
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