To be perfectly honest, I'm pretty tired of Monet's lily ponds and such, having seen them a kajillion times in my lifetime. Ah, but this seldom seen beautiful painting strikes a resonant chord with me!
Claude Monet
L'Église de Varengeville; soleil couchant
1882
I'm with you there, Thom. I'm over the impressionists and the contemporary impressionists. Not that they weren't/aren't wonderful artists, but over-exposure kills everything. JK Huysmans said it best: "The loveliest tune imaginable becomes vulgar and insupportable as soon as the public begins to hum it and the hurdy-gurdies make it their own."
ReplyDeleteNicely expressed, Tom!
ReplyDeletethe actual painting just sold for 10 million , well 9.5 million feb 2014, ohh to be rich, not about anything really they all claim, well maybe private plane, and buying a painting like this.
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