It was wonderful. We went through the exhibition twice and stopped for lunch in the gallery cafe in between.
I really like this style of painting and the way light was captured in three or four painting was truly amazing! My favorite section was the portraits. There were some great painting and several interesting stories to go with them. We didn't stick with the tour that was happening while we were there but we did listen in from time to time.
One of the highlights was the painting below. It was commissioned as a wedding gift for the couple pictured and was originally going to be of the woman and her dog. But the dog didn't make it so the artist included her husband instead. Interesting.....
John Singer Sargent | 1856–1925 | Mr and Mrs IN Phelps Stokes 1897 | Oil on canvas | 214 x 101cm (84 1/4 x 39 3/4in.) Bequest of Edith Minturn Phelps Stokes (Mrs IN), 1938 | 38.104 | Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of ArtIf you have the means I would highly recommend seeing this exhibition.
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This painting has me scared. Her body language is scary. His postion in the background and closed posture make me wonder if he was a tad peeved he was only included because of the puppy's unavailability.
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