It is no secret that I’m a fan of art glass and this is delightful. It’s part of the permanent collection of the Columbia Museum of Art.
I think it’s about 10″ tall. Not a full foot.
The contrast of the ridges and bumps inside that very smooth clear casing really made me want to touch it.
I didn’t look up as I walked in and did not see this until I came out of the French Moderns exhibition.
It’s over the ticket desk. The special exhibition section is behind that and I was focused on getting paid ($15, not expensive) and getting in.
The permanent collection is mostly upstairs.
This is very small.
So, I found the huge frame puzzling. (I’ve been noticing frames more in the last couple of years after a conversation with a friend about them.)
Makes me think of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof. I don’t think that’s coincidental.
My cousin is a big fan so I texted the picture to him while I was there.
Another fairly small piece in the French Moderns exhibition. I don’t remember ever seeing this before and I’ve seen a decent amount of Monet’s work in books that I have never seen in person. I love the feeling of impending rain from the sky and waves. I can almost feel a cold wind.
Women’s contributions to almost everything have been neglected for millennia and I was glad to see the work of several women in this exhibition. I didn’t know if women had not been allowed to be part of that particular art scene or if they had simply not been talked about. I believe it was probably both.
This was part of the French Moderns exhibition. I had never heard of her and took these pictures as a note to myself. The pieces were small.
And, as I got closer, had some of that texture that some Post-Expressionists leaned into.
Nightfall in Saint Cloud, 1906
Countryside Near Paris, 1907
I absolutely love the loaded colors.
I am the Audience 