#18 We "met" some of the world's most famous artists at The Met
Water Lilies (1919) by Claude Monet | Oil on canvas | 39 3/4 x 78 3/4 in. For me, s eeing in person the great works of some of the world's most famous visual artists is like meeting your favorite film or music artists. On a freezing, sunny Saturday morning in February, my wife and I had the privilege to see the well-known paintings of Van Gogh, Monet, Matisse, Vermeer, and Picasso currently on exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City for free! Although I like visual arts, I am far from being an art aficionado. However, with a bit of research, I learned and was fascinated by the techniques used by these artists. There are thousands of paintings at The Met, but we focused our visit on the works of the above artists. Notes: The information about each painting (e.g., dimensions) are taken from the museum's website. The clearer copied images below are in the public domain, which means they can be freely copied, modified, and distributed ...