$15.00 I want it to hold my interest more than 15 minutes, which is about how long it took to make it through the exhibit. Monet can be good, but these Monet's are kind of a yawn. There are a couple of lovely Sargents, a Courbet or two, and a number of other "names".Sargent had such a facile hand...it's like he didn't even have to think about it---just reacted. It almost seems too easy, and those of us who have to struggle marvel at it and resent it a little, and think maybe he is a bit superficial. But I think there is a certain magic in him. His watercolors are stunning---perhaps the immediacy of watercolor was perfect for his abilities....
The Museum has a fabulous Keifer in its permanent collection, and several Wyeth's that make me scratch my head and calculate how long it must have taken to make all those little cross-hatched strokes....and a nice portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn with incredible edge quality.
I think a worthwhile stop, particularly for students, even though the feature exhibition didn't overcome my own snobbery.
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