Museums in Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou #8

We recently returned to the Pompidou.    

We learned that we never know what we might see, even if we cover the same territory.  It turns out that the fine folks at the Pompidou are always changing what is on display.  

Jean-Claude is fascinated by the work of Joan Miró, a Spanish/Catalan Surrealist artist (1893-1983).  So he was pleased to discover that many more Miró's had been put on display.  (You can learn about the Miró's life by clicking here.)    

The Pompidou's collection includes early Miró paintings as well as works from later in his life.  

The best discovery was a gallery in the Pompidou dedicated to Miró's Blue triptych--three large Surrealist paintings from the latter part of Miró's career.

We also discovered a Miro sculpture (pictured below).  We guessed that Miro and Picasso were hanging out together.

We also spotted a painting by another Surrealist, René Magritte.  Because we had recently visited the Magritte museum in Brussels, we were able to better understand the symbolism of the painting pictured below.  Of course, the underlying meaning is still a challenge to grasp, but we enjoyed finding the painting nonetheless.

Thanks for again visiting the Pompidou with us.