Visiting the museum was a great experience. There was so much to look at in the short time I had. My favorite style to view was expressionism and realism. The most unusual pieces I chose were by German Expressionists named George Bellows and Magnus Zeller. The shapes were sharp and the painting gave me the impression of emptiness in the subject by Bellows His painting depicted vibrantly colored portraits of women with black eyes. I suppose it was quite avant garde in the early twentieth century. Magnus', The Orator appeared theatrical. The faces of the people in the entire painting had the same hard angled lines with varying expressions; it was like they were wearing masks.
Another painting I viewed was Frida Kahlo who was married to the artist Diego Rivera. He painted her portrait. I have a book of her work at home and it is like a pictorial autobiography. There are many paintings depicting her painful physical ailments due to a car accident in such great detail. Also, I chose American artist, George Bellows. The oil painting of Emma is his wife. Beautiful detail and color attracted me to this picture.
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