Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Chaim Soutine at the National Gallery of Art

Soutine, "Portrait of a Young Man", National Gallery of Art

Russian born Impressionist painter Chaim Soutine always gets my attention in a museum. I enjoy his generous and playful application of paint, bright color, and masterful physical brushwork. It felt like a double treat to not only see one of his paintings, but to see a portrait done OF him by contemporary Italian painter, Amedeo Modigliani.

Modigliani, "Portrait of Soutine" National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is a treasure. What a thrill to see masterworks there!

Here's more of Soutine

2 comments:

Casey Klahn said...

Great vid. You are so lucky to see these. Safe travels.

loriann signori said...

Hi Kvan!
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip. I wish I knew you were in DC; it would have been fun to meet. Next time, k?