Ode to Spring – Last call

Apple Blossoms, Charles-François Daubigny

The last paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to be included in our Ode to Spring exhibit have been added. A magnificent work by Frederic Edwin Church, Heart of the Andes, takes us to South America in the spring of 1857. The other picture is Apple Blossoms by Charles-François Daubigny. Here is a detail… Continue reading Ode to Spring – Last call

Additions to our Ode to Spring exhibit

Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise - Camille Pissarro

This week two paintings by Camille Pissarro have been added to our Ode to Spring exhibit. The images come from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as do the notes here. The detail view here is from “Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise“. This painting shows a patch of purple flowers at the lower left adding a… Continue reading Additions to our Ode to Spring exhibit