Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Wednesday Wonder

 Enjoyed an exhibit at the Meadows Museum on the SMU campus in Dallas.  It's a lovely museum that emphasizes Spanish artists.  The current exhibit is Fortuny - Friends and Followers

Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838 - 1874) was popular in the proto-Impressionist style. He had a large following and hung with other artists in Europe and the United States. This exhibit features his work as well pieces from William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, James Tissot, and more. The painting were excellent, and it's worth pondering what more Fortuny could have done if he hadn't died from malaria at age 36.


All of these were influenced in the style of Fortuny who said, "I can paint for myself, to my taste, and whatever blessed thing I choose. "   1874

10 comments:

  1. Best way to be creative indeed. Sure could capture an image.

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  2. Not a big impressionist fan but I know all of those works. Still cool to see them for real. (Or a real replica!)

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    1. in person, they are pretty with depth. Worth looking at ( yes, dangling preposition)

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  3. Lovely work. Interesting exhibit I'm sure.

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    1. we enjoyed it and had a great lunch in Dallas at a German restaurant. Multi-cultural day

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  4. Such a talented man, lost at age 36. I love impressionism. This is wonderful.

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    1. then pop into Dallas and I'll show you around. Lots to see here and enjoy

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  5. I love, love, LOVE that you go to the museum so often. I've always been a museum slut, but I don't go nearly as often as I once did. (There was a small museum in Maryland that I visited so regularly, the mummies knew me by name...)

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    1. they keep changing their shows, so I have to see new stuff. It's fun!

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