Public Parks, Private Gardens Part 1

One of the most lovely exhibits I have recently enjoyed at the Met is Public Parks, Private Gardens: Paris to Provence. It is a wonderful choice after the amazing Visitors to Versailles exhibit. This exhibit features some 150 works by more than 70 artists, spanning the late eighteenth through early twentieth century. They are truly so wonderful to view in person, and I find Monet's work just breathtaking. I hope you enjoy the highlights which will be shown over 2 features.  

Monet's works are so soothing to see in person, the colors and beautiful brushstrokes make me smile 

I really enjoyed this one as well and look at that frame!  

 

I totally fell in love with this one, look at that gown and the way she is wearing those pearls! Pearls are so elegant and never go out of style. This was painted in 1854, just a bit of 164 years ago. What is also interesting is the painting was gifted from Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bulow who made headlines when he was convicted for the attempted murder of his wife Sunny von Bülow in 1979. She was left in a coma from which she never recovered. If this painting could talk, oh it would be interesting! 

 I also looked up Empress Eugenie as well who led a very interesting life. Now you see how art can teach you things and make you curious about various parts of history. I would love a replica of this to hang in my home.  

Don't you feel relaxed after looking at this painting?  

I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of Public Parks, Private Gardens: Paris to Provence and it is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue location until July 29, 2018.

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The Peggy and David Rockefeller Auction

I had the pleasure to view the auction for Peggy and David Rockefeller at Christie's in Rockefeller Center. The Rockefeller name is classic, and has so much history. David Rockefeller was the great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller who was an American oil industry business magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist. David Rockefeller's net worth as of March 2017 was estimated to be 3.3 billion US Dollars. The financial times has a great article with an interview of David Rockefeller, Jr. which is a very interesting read. 

There were so many items but I decided to show you the ones that I liked, or would purchase if money was no object. I really loved this painting, and since it is a Renoir, I guess I have good taste!  

This one was very pretty as well, I love the colors  

As much as I can appreciate Picasso as an artist, I just am not too fond of his work. This piece doesn't show an estimate, but they are expecting it to fetch 100 million dollars. Mind-blowing to say the least.  

I really love Monet paintings, they just make me smile. This was just gorgeous and I would purchase if I was able and hang in my home. Somewhere that I can see it every single day.  

Another lovely flower painting and I love the frame as well.  

For some reason, I liked this one. Maybe it is the colors, I am not sure, but it was lovely in person. They are talking about this piece going for 70 million dollars.  

This one was really quite lovely as I am a big fan of mosaics.  

There were lots of silver items, I would hate to have to polish them on a daily or weekly basis. These candlesticks were pretty darn cool and you could tell by the look of them they were used.  

I really loved this chair, the design on the back is just so lovely. Would purchase this in a heartbeat.  

Many of the dinner service pieces were very neat, I would be so careful in using these since they are from 1805!  

This was an awesome tea pot, I could imagine this on my kitchen table.  

Another one of those great chairs, there were a few of them available. I just love all the detail and with these you could tell as well they were used.  

I loved this group of costume jewelry available and the photo. So darn classic. 

This auction is one of the biggest to come around in a long while. The media is expecting it to bring a total of 500 million to 1 billion US Dollars, all of which is going to charity. This type of an estate sale is just oh so rare. I still remember viewing the Elizabeth Taylor auction, which was pretty mind blowing to say the least.

You can view the auction live via Christie's website and I will be watching on May 8th as this will be the sales for the major art works. It should be pretty exciting to watch and see how much these classics bring in for charity.

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