April 23, 2007
The Phillips Collection
I had the pleasure yesterday of visiting the Philips Collection in Washington, D.C. I spent the day in D.C. to visit my first cousin and her husband and have a good brunch (Cafe Saint Ex).
They kindly invited me to join them at the Phillips Collection for a Beethoven trio performance (the Archduke). As we were leaving, I noticed an interesting painting on the wall. Walking over, I discovered it was a Picasso. Lifting my eyes and looking around the room, I found several more Picassos, a Klimt, and a Mondrian. Duncan Phillips was a wealthy young man with an eye for art and he built an extraordinary collection over his lifetime.
They noticed my interest (they are members, so they've seen the collection before) and we walked through much of the collection. The pride and joy, to my mind, was Renoir's "The Boating Party", which I absolutely loved.
This picture sadly doesn't come close to doing it justice as I found the original much more colorful.
In any event, a wonderful collection and highly recommended should you visit D.C.
Posted by artandscience at April 23, 2007 09:37 AM