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The Tree of Houses by Paul Klee, 1918 Watercolour, gouache and Indian ink on chalk-primed gauze on wove papers, on cardboard. The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena. #paulklee #klee #colottheory #red #treeofhouse #indianink #nortonsimon #parkstoneinternational #arte #kunst #pictureoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqo4tdEhIzu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sqaurqbph33y

Digging this audio tour . . . . . . . . . #gay #gaymen #beard #art #nortonsimon #scruff (at Norton Simon Museum)

David found me on a bench sobbing my eyes out. I couldn't speak. When I finally could, "Those were his things. He was gone a year later. People just pose for selfies, ignore the others and move on. There is his wash pan, his brush..." It was so hard to leave. I went back several times and stood in front of each painting and the letter. I will be back before it closes. #VincentVanGogh #Bedroom #VanGogh #VanGoghBedroom #nortonsimon #greatartists #greatpainters #greatmen (at Norton Simon Museum)

We went on a field trip! We were at the @nortonsimon In Pasadena! As artists, we obviously love art. The Norton Simon is a great place to look at beautiful works, ancient, old or contemporary. It's a great museum, big enough to have a lot to see, small enough to see it in a day! One of the images is warped because ig is terrible lol #scribblesartcollective #scribblesfieldtrip #Nortonsimon #pasadena #pasadenacalifornia #gersomeculture #art #artmuseum #fineart #arthistory #fieldtrip #artfamily #southerncalifornia #Sunday #sundaytrip (at Norton Simon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClxTGh3L9V7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Guido Reni Italian 1575-1642 “Saint Cecilia” 1606 Oil on canvas Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, was venerated for her chastity. According to legend, on the day of her forced marriage to a pagan, Cecilia used the cadence of wedding music to sing to God in her heart. Seventeenth-century representations often visualize this private melody by depicting Cecilia as a musician. In this painting by Guido Reni, she holds a violin in an unusual position--balanced on a table rather than cradled against her shoulder or chest--though the careful placement of her fingers suggests knowledge of the instrument. Cecilia's upturned eyes guide her music heavenward. In the saint's dedicated church in Rome, devotees used this painting for meditation, imagining Cecilia's devout song, perhaps mingled with audible music filling the church around them. (This writeup is taken from the description at the museum.) Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA #guidoreni #reni #nortonsimon #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger #saintcecilia (at Norton Simon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjeCS4kPdgt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Alexei Jawlensky Russian I864-I94I “Black Tree-Bordighera” I9I4 Oil on cardboard Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr The Mediterranean resort of Bordighera, famous for its sunshine and palm trees, had already been portrayed many times by the Impressionists Monet and Renoir when Jawlensky traveled there on holiday in March I9I4. Painted on the back of this sheet is a sunny interior with an open window, perhaps the artist's hotel room. Though a bright green spray of palm fronds occupies the center foreground of the recto composition, more somber colors -for stone pines, rooftops, and the sea- predominate. A Russian citizen, Jawlensky had settled in Munich in 1896 and begun exhibiting with the Expressionist Blue Reiter (Blue Rider) group there in 1912; he was expelled from Germany a few months after painting this picture, upon the outbreak of World War I. (This writeup is taken from the description at museum.) Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA #jawlensky #nortonsimon #nortonsimonmuseum #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at Norton Simon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf77LNirAje/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch 1606-1669 “Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hat” 1633 Oil on panel Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr To his left, an inscription states that the sitter, possibly Pieter Sijen, a merchant and member of the Mennonite congregation in Amsterdam, is 41 years old. Dressed in sober black attire and presented close-up, the sitter embodies the ideals of sobriety and modesty valued by the Dutch middle class. However, Rembrandt transcended the customary limitations of the genre to compose an engaging portrait in which the vivid description of facial features, warm diagonal light and tangible brushwork impart a sense of the sitter's spirit. Sijen's pose, with his head gently turned toward us, suggests movement and alertness. The sense of animation continues in the undulating folds of his beautifully rendered ruff and the lively contours of his wide-brimmed hat. The lifelike description, and psychological depth, that Rembrandt brought to bear in likenesses such as this earned him a position as one of the most sought-after portraitists in Holland during the I630s. (This writeup is taken from the description at museum.) Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA #rembrandtvanrijn #rembrandt #nortonsimon #nortonsimonmuseum #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at Norton Simon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf5W11SLHU7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Édouard Vuillard French I868-1940 “The Pitch Pine Room” 19I0 Oil on canvas Photo is taken by: @robertpuffjr This modern pine-paneled room belonged to a country house in Normandy rented by Lucie and Jos Hessel in the summer of 1910. Madame Hessel was Vuillard's most frequent model at the time; Monsieur Hessel was the artist's primary dealer. Vuillard was on terms of intimate friendship with his patrons in the Parisian Jewish haute bourgeoisie, often painting them in relaxed domestic surroundings. Unmarried and childless, he was especially fascinated by the intergenerational relationships in and between such families. The little girl pictured here in red is Denise Natanson, the youngest member of the Natanson clan, Vuillard's first patrons and close friends. Her companion is Marcelle Aron, a cousin of the Hessels. (This writeup is taken from the description at museum.) Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA #édouard #vuillard #edouardvuillard #nortonsimon #nortonsimonmuseum #historyofart #arthistory #greatworksofart #artmuseum #art #artist #masterpiece #painting #museumvisit #artlover #artists #artblogger (at Norton Simon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfLF4dprWA3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=