There are so many galleries in Berlin. They have a place called ‘Museum Island’. It’s near the Dom. It has free entry on Thursday evenings, 6 til 9 pm. I have been to the Bode Museum (Will write about that later) and The National Gallery. Three levels of paintings and sculpture. I felt that some sculptures were parked away in the corners of the buildings when they should be somewhere accessible to the eye from every aspect. And some of the large paintings were in too narrow of a hall to be able to take it all in. But other than that, this gallery houses some amazing works by amazing artists. There is a lot of work by Adolf Menzel, and a particularly amazing portrait of him done by the artist Giovanni Boldini (above). I also enjoyed works by Sabine Graef, Louis Corinth, Franz Von Stuck, Max Beckmann and Arnold Böcklin’s “Self portrait with death playing the fiddle”. (Also above)
Ok, that is me done for now..I have to go read some more.
That trip to London really inspired you!! Thanks a lot for sharing with us your experience! If you have the time, (and the cash) don’t forget Paris. A bientôt!
After I get some work down, I will be heading over to Paris!! I’d say in the next few months for sure!