Musee de l'Orangerie's first floor is dedicated to a series of seven massive works by Monet. These paintings are huge and were painted on curved canvases. The curved canvases are then hung on curved walls to give the viewer the best view of these large paintings. In the basement there was the huge collection of the Art Dealer Paul Guillaume. Guillaume had an astounding collection and he sold works by painters such as Picasso, Matisse, Rousseau, Modigliani and Soutine. His collection contained works by these artists as well as earlier paintings.
Walking past the Egyptian obelix from Luxor
Waiting for the trucks to leave and let us pass
We are raedy to enter
Monet!
This looked like a face while standing in front of it, now not so much
Monet loved the water lilies and painted them primarily in his later years
A great burst of color
We had to wait for a break in the stream of people so we could take this picture
This was how crowded it was
The lighting from above was very diffuse
One long canvas and a rare break in the crowd
The weeping willows reflected in the water is sublime
We are now in the basement and the exhibit starts with infants
these are by Rousseau and the two on either side are recent acquisitions
It moves on to portraits
Everyday scenes
African tribal art that inspired many of the artists at the turn of the 20th century
Twins
A pair of paintings by Utrillo
Scenes from Montmartre. We ate at the cafe down the lane the last time we were in Paris
Andre Derain's niece was his model
The three sisters by Matisse
Matisse and Picasso were shown together in exhibitions sponsored by Guillaume
A Russin Painter Soutine
Soutine had an exclusive with Guillaume
Sharp contrasts are seen in the portraits
Soutine had a series of carcass paintings
First the chicken and now the bunny
The chef will be busy today
Weeeeeee, this painting is melting
Soutine's work had a very wide range
This is a big departure from the earlier owrks
Back to Rousseau
A fancy guitar player
A Picasso
Modigliani painted Paul Guillaume looking dapper
One fancy plaque
On our way out
We admired this ladies hand carved cane. It was carved by her husband before he passed away
