from zaandam to amsterdam. i finally got the chance to visit hermitage museum again, this time not for the russian galore but for the masterpiece of matisse and a few others as the theme suggests 'from mattise to malevich'.
the main exhibition this time round... there is no queue for ticket at all, the admission is as smooth as silk...
inside the museum, photo taking is not allowed but i still manage to take a few, technically two prohibited snapshots, the other two are common area ...the next few photos are not taken by me, i just re-use some of the images from de hermitage amsterdam website.
my love so far, love the deep red. love the pattern of the table cloth and the wall paper. love the contrast of the painting hanging on the wall against the red. this red room in fact is not red originally but the painter decided to repaint it again at a later stage, to red!!
some other portraits, all using simple and almost geometry rough stroke and good use of color. sometime i wonder if painting is just so simple and doesn't need to be perfect or exact. i love this style...
this painting by picasso portrays a very melancholic mood...
my other favorite by van dongen, an elegant lady in green with a hat
and among other paintings by kandinsky, matisse and others...there are not too many paintings, perhaps 70 or so in total which make browsing through them a pleasure. the right air conditioning and no crowd also made this visit exceptionally pleasant.
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