



Of all the art galleries I have been to, my favourite is the Musée D’Orsay in Paris . It is on the left bank of the Seine . It has artworks from 1848 to 1914.









The first time I was there, I was a bit overwhelmed. The next time I was much more focused. In the interim I had bought a big lovely but expensive book called “ Paintings in the Musee D’Orsay” by Robert Rosenblum. This meant that I knew what in particular I wanted to look at. It meant that I didn’t skip over the 19th century academic art just to look at the more famous impressionist and modernist works.





The architecture of the gallery is also interesting. It is a converted railway station. The conversion dates back to only the late 1970’s.













My favourite works in the collection include:





The Gleaners – Millet

The Fifer – Manet

The Regatta at Argenteuil , Monet

A Dance in the Country – Renoir

The Red Buoy – Signac

Motherhood - Melchers



