Norway’s National Gallery possesses one of the finest collections of fine art in Europe. While they could make use of a more updated curating model, there are a few true masterpieces amongst their permanent exhibition. Picasso’s “Le Pauvre Ménage” (1903), Manet’s “Mrs. Manet in the Winter Garden”(1876/79) or Degas’s “Morning Toilet” (1892/95) are hidden gems. However, the highlight of the show is Erik Werenskiold’s “Peasant’s Burial” (1885), a masterwork of naturalism where the artist allow us to witness the grief of a family just as we have been spotted nosing by a secondary character. Werenskiold uses local colours to create a dichotomy between the subject matter and the setting. The bright summer day jars beautifully with the deep inward experience of the funeral.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
"National Gallery of Norway"
Norway’s National Gallery possesses one of the finest collections of fine art in Europe. While they could make use of a more updated curating model, there are a few true masterpieces amongst their permanent exhibition. Picasso’s “Le Pauvre Ménage” (1903), Manet’s “Mrs. Manet in the Winter Garden”(1876/79) or Degas’s “Morning Toilet” (1892/95) are hidden gems. However, the highlight of the show is Erik Werenskiold’s “Peasant’s Burial” (1885), a masterwork of naturalism where the artist allow us to witness the grief of a family just as we have been spotted nosing by a secondary character. Werenskiold uses local colours to create a dichotomy between the subject matter and the setting. The bright summer day jars beautifully with the deep inward experience of the funeral.
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