tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113759008281214618.post8624832992069457277..comments2023-10-17T16:18:05.101+01:00Comments on Run Paint Run Run.: What would be in your dream art collection?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113759008281214618.post-60339466753267405102011-02-20T18:29:07.023+00:002011-02-20T18:29:07.023+00:00Well since you asked...
I spent more time studyin...Well since you asked...<br /><br />I spent more time studying 17th c. N. European art than I would have expected, and my taste probably reflects this. I'd love a Rachel Ruysch still life. <a href="http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rachel-ruysch-flowers-in-a-vase" rel="nofollow">This</a> is an early example of her work in the National Gallery. A Vermeer would be nice, either "The Art of Painting" or "View of Delft".<br /><br />Jumping forward a century, Gainsborough's "The Hon. Mrs Graham" is an old friend from hours spent in the National Gallery of Scotland. One of John Singer Sargent's ladies with an attitude would be a good companion for her.<br /><br />As for the 20th century, I'd like one of Marcel Duchamp's <i>Boite en Valise</i> his oeuvre in miniature. Matisse is probably favourite artist, and while I love his Mediterranean landscapes, it has to be "Blue Nude" for sentimental reasons. Photography...well, that's a collection unto itself. And I would like a set of Quentin Blake's illustrations for "Matilda" as that was a cornerstone of my childhood.<br /><br />Don't think I have any wall space left now!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542619202440106713noreply@blogger.com