Museo de Thyssen

June 9th, 2022

On Thursday we took a trip to another art museum. This was my favorite museum so far because there was a big variety of art. The museum has a collection of aristocratic man and his wife’s paintings that they collected through life together.

Our homework was to find one work for each of the following categories.

• One that shows a place where you have been

Architecture II by Lyonel Feininger

- This painting is set in New York. I went to New York before I came to Iowa and this painting reminded me of the buildings. New York is one of my favorite places I’ve been to.

• One that you would hang in your bedroom

Picture with Three Spots by Wassily Kandinksy

- I would hang this one in my room because I love the fun colors. My room is grey so this would accent my walls very well.

• One that you would give to someone in particular

The Cliff of Aval by Eugene Boudin

- I would give this painting to my mom because she loves the ocean. The ocean always reminds me of my mom because I grew up going to the beach as a kid. She taught me to love the ocean because it’s not something we get to see hardly ever!

• One that represents something you believe in

Woman in The Mirror by Paul Delvaux

- To me this painting shows that no matter where you are, or who you are, you can find beauty within yourself and you should always hold yourself to the upmost power.

• One that you simply loved at first sight

Yvette Guilbert by Henry Toulouse-Lautrec

- I loved this painting. It felt like something I dreamed I would look like when I was little. It reminded me of something I used to sketch in my journals growing up!

Adios!

Morgan