Walking in the gathered world of art by Musee d'Orsay, both in real life and in the digital, I here gather my jewels and gems, the highlights that inspire my soul, makes me think or feel, marvel or simple make me feel more alive and connected to the world and humanity. In most of the cases this is not an intellectualized process, but pure instinct that I do not question. My words as reflections are only added later as a reflection and intellectualisation of something very abstract, in an attempt to bring you into my internal world of how I react and see things around us. Welcome to my intimate space.
Vue générale de la gare d'Orsay en activité, General view of the Gare d'Orsay in operation, Vers 1905, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
It is incredible that this was once what Orsay looked like. I can still feel the airy train station athmosphere walking there. Unique and magnificent. Thank goodness it got saved from demolished in the very last minute.
The Floor Planers, Gustave Caillebotte, 1875, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
I associate this image found at the museum to the very recreation of the museum itself. The workmen that remade the rooms into beautiful halls for art. A train station might have had wooded floors, but now marble was put in its place.
Luncheon on the Grass, Edouard Manet, 1863, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
I remember this image from my junior high school art class book. The teacher explained different elements of it so well that I became interested in art for the first time. Seeing it for real was fantastic for me.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Auguste Renoir, 1876, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
It feels like this image is almost moving and sounding. I hear the music. I feel the breeze. The light glimmering in the glasses. The rustling of fabric. The glances thrown. A time capsule.
Woman Bitten by a Snake, Auguste Clésinger, 1847, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
When me and my boyfriend were walking in Orsay together I actually became jealous of this statue. I almost became angry at him, even though he barely looked at it. I felt threatened by something that isn't even real.
The Swing, Auguste Renoir, 1876, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Yet another image with people hiding in the background. Often behind trees. I wonder what this theme is all about? And why am I drawn to it. I quess I like secrets...
In a Café, Edgar Degas, 1873, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Many years ago, in a melancholy youth, this is exactly the feeling of my days, sitting in solitude at cafes, sighing and longing for something unknown.
Blue Water Lilies, Claude Monet, 1916 - 1919, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
In May I and Jonathan are going to go visit Monets garden in Giverny, not far from Paris, and apparently this is what the lillies still look like. That the colors are different there. Hazy.
Dante and Virgile, William Bouguereau, 1850, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
A Street in Paris in May 1871, Maximilien Luce, 1903/1906, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Gustave Le Gray, Gustave Le Gray, 1856 - 1857, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Dr Paul Gachet, Vincent van Gogh, 1890, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Nocturn in the Parc Royal, Brussels, William Degouve de Nuncques, 1897, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Rest along the Stream. Edge of the Wood, Alfred Sisley, 1878, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
The Angelus, Jean-François Millet, 1857 - 1859, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
The Orchestra at the Opera, Edgar Degas, circa 1870, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Poppy Field, Claude Monet, 1873, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Rousse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1889, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Feast Scene, Giovanni Boldini, circa 1889, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Chapiteau de la compagnie théâtrale Renaud-Barrault installé sous la verrière de la gare d'Orsay entre 1974 et 1980, Marquee of the Renaud-Barrault theatre company installed under the glass roof of the Gare d'Orsay between 1974 and 1980, 1979, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
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