点评:Read some articles about the Cone sisters and the incredible art collection they purchased in the early 1900’s, traveling to Paris and throughout Europe.
Their story is quite unique and their art collection is mind blowing! Two wealthy but single women, they thought nothing of traveling back and forth across the ocean, beginning in 1901, becoming good friends with Henri Matisse, meeting Picasso and filling their apartments with over 3000 pieces of stunning art etc.
They left it to the BMA!
In 2002, the collection was valued at over a billion dollars.
Be prepared to be impressed.
On my visit, a huge disappointment was that two of the galleries were closed for renovations. And it’s obvious that not all of the collection is on display.
Yet, everything is beautifully displayed from the Degas sculpture to the many Matisse paintings- including a rare one by his daughter, Marguerite Matisse.
Another interesting and incredible collection is the magnificent Antioch mosaics, which came from the Museum's participation in the excavations at Antioch, Syria. Twenty-eight mosaic pavements from Antioch on view, tell the story of this ancient city prior to its destruction in 528 A.D.
The sculpture garden offers a relaxing and beautiful area.
翻译:阅读一些关于科恩姐妹的文章,了解她们在20世纪初收集的令人难以置信的艺术收藏,这些收藏遍布巴黎和欧洲。
她们的故事非常独特,她们的艺术收藏也令人叹为观止!两位富有但单身的女性,从1901年开始,不惜往返于大洋彼岸,与亨利·马蒂斯成为好友,结识毕加索,并在她们的公寓里收藏了3000多件令人惊叹的艺术品等等。
她们把这些艺术品留给了英国艺术博物馆!
2002年,这些藏品的价值超过10亿美元。
准备好被震撼吧。
在我参观期间,令人大失所望的是,其中两个画廊因翻修而关闭。而且显然并非所有藏品都展出。
然而,从德加的雕塑到马蒂斯的众多画作——包括他女儿玛格丽特·马蒂斯的一幅罕见作品——所有展品都精美绝伦。
另一个引人入胜且令人惊叹的藏品是宏伟的安条克马赛克,它们出自博物馆参与叙利亚安条克的发掘。展出的28幅来自安条克的马赛克壁画,讲述了这座古城在公元528年毁灭之前的故事。
雕塑花园是一个令人放松而美丽的地方。