Simply..thriling....

28/4/2024

The SMK in Copenhagen is a wonderful place - the collection, the architecture, the cafe and the shop - loved the shop!
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Everything spacious and airy and clean, and everything in Copenhagen seems to work. I find the city and the gallery very elegant and at the same time friendly.

The huge modern extension is gorgeous.

We especially wanted to see the collection of Hammershoi's work, which didn't disappoint. He paints two of my favourite things - silence and empty space. I can see why he is sometimes called the Vermeer of the north.

There is nothing like the thrill of standing in front of the original. What a brave painter Matisse was!
I came across the Matisse unexpectedly - I know this painting well from reproductions and did not know the original was here. How different from Hammershoi - extrovert and vibrant.

I love them both.

8 Comments

Mike

28/4/2024 04:21:41 pm

It's wonderful to see you so deeply enjoying yourself Freda - it's uplifting! x

Freda

29/4/2024 02:38:54 pm

That’s so nice.

Gwendoline

29/4/2024 01:20:52 am

Thank you so much for sharing this! Your pictures are a treat. The light reminds me of how I felt when I visited Copenhagen. It seemed such a sensible and serene place. Civilised.

Freda

29/4/2024 02:40:38 pm

Sensible and stylish is such a lovely combination. I wonder if that’s what you get when form follows function. Copenhagen is very civilised.

Mary R.

29/4/2024 07:09:28 am

Breathtaking Pictures. I love space and silence, too. And seeing an original painting as you described brought back memories. I once rounded a corner in a small museum in San Antonio, Texas and found myself face to face with the original of THE SOUL OF THE ROSE 1908 done by John William Waterhouse. It literally took my breath away. I also once made a trip to the same museum to specifically see a very small rectangular painting of Van Gogh’s. These incidents were early in my life and I recall them with such emotion. I have since been to other large museums but these still stand out so much in my memory.

Freda

29/4/2024 02:43:00 pm

Isn’t it remarkable, and sometimes inexplicable what has an impact on you. Speaks to your condition to use the Quaker phrase.

Swissrose

18/5/2024 06:49:06 am

Just catching up a bit...!

I didn't know Hammershoi's name, though I have seen the painting, which I associate with the airy Biedermeier style I love so much, so thankyou for that :)

Swissrose

25/5/2024 06:51:14 am

https://www.hauserwirth.com/news/inaugurating-our-new-basel-gallery-with-switzerlands-first-solo-exhibition/

When I looked him up, I see I'm in for a day out and a treat... :)!!

Simply..thriling....

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