Museums: National Gallery of Art #21 (Mark Rothko)

As Year 3 nears its end, we returned to the East Building of the National Gallery of Art with a specific goal in mind:  To see whether some different Mark Rothko "color field" paintings were on view.  

You might remember from earlier blog posts that Greg is a fan of Rothko's paintings.  During visits to the East Building, we would often stop by the Rothko gallery.  Each visit was a pleasure, seeing the same set of paintings each time.

After several visits, we wished different paintings would be displayed.  After all, the National Gallery of Art has more than 1,000 of Rothko's works of art in its collection.

Our wish finally came true, with the substitution of three Rothko paintings pictured below.

Thanks for viewing some additional Rothko's with us.

P.S.  On the way to the Rothko gallery, we passed by the rain-soaked outdoor terrace of the East Building.  It looks like someone was learning their numbers but forgot to put them away.  

Museums: Phillips Collection #2 (Part 3 of 3)

Our return visit to the Phillips Collection wraps up with some random works of art--from Hopper to Matisse to Braque.  

 

In the Studio by Henri Matisse (1921) (ink on paper)

Le Pays total, by Georges Braque (1962) (signed lithograph)

Two Studies for Sculpture by Barbara Hepworth (1932) (inspired by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti)

Greg liked the painting below, because of its use of light, color and it Iimpressionist style. He liked it so much that he was distracted and failed to record the artist's name.  So, if you know the name of the artist, please let us know.

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Thanks for visiting the Phillips Collection with us.    

P.S.  At the Phillips Collection, not all of the artwork is on the walls.  Some of it appears on the ceiling.  In the photo below, a carved wooden ceiling decorates the Music Room in the Phillips House.  

Museums: Phillips Collection #2 (Part 2 of 3)

Our return visit to the Phillips Collection continues with a sampling of abstract art.

 

Museums: Phillips Collection #2 (Part 1 of 3)

We recently returned to the Phillips Collection, a modern art museum in D.C.

We visited earlier in the year and enjoyed viewing part of the collection, mostly works from the 19th and 20th centuries.  (You can view the earlier blog posts by clicking here and here.) 

When we visited previously, a large portion of the building was closed due to renovation.  Therefore, we could not see many of the works in the collection.

The renovation has been completed.  So, we returned to see what we missed on our first visit.  We were very happy that we returned.  We hope you are too.  Enjoy the photographic tour.    

 

 

Next Up:  Abstract art at the Phillips.