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Monet’s Water Lillies at L’Orangerie- Paris
At Monet’s opening at L’Orangerie Art critic Louis Gillet declared, “An Astonishing painting, without pattern, without borders… there is no sky no horizon hardly any perspective or stable points of reference enabling the viewer to orient himself, just completely arbitrary boundaries between actual space and pictorial space.” MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE Jardin des Tuileries Place de la Concorde 75001…
Read MoreMonet’s Water Lillies at L’Orangerie- Paris
At Monet’s opening at L’Orangerie Art critic Louis Gillet declared, “An Astonishing painting, without pattern, without borders… there is no sky no horizon hardly any perspective or stable points of reference enabling the viewer to orient himself, just completely arbitrary boundaries between actual space and pictorial space.” MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE Jardin des Tuileries Place de la Concorde 75001…
Read MoreReview: Gustav Klimt at l’Atelier des Lumières- PARIS- a MUST SEE
Gustav Klimt at L’ Atelier des Lumières – A MUST SEE in Paris a dazzling immersion of lights in the City of Lights By Leticia Marie Sanchez All Photography and text © 2018 Leticia Marie Sanchez This month’s Cultural Cocktail recipe includes 2 Oz of Gustav Klimt, A Dash of Beethoven, A Sprinkle of Wagner, and a Splash of Visual Splendor– Enjoy! The perfect Cultural Cocktail involves a…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour reports from Paris: Garnier and the Paris Opera
A brief history of Le Palais Garnier: Persona Non Grata and the Opera Bombs By Leticia Marie Sanchez All Paris Photography and Text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Persona Non Grata On the exuberant opening night at Le Palais Garnier, the Paris opera, one person was not on the guest list: Charles Garnier, the opera’s architect. In…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour heading to Paris!
Cultural Cocktail Hour will head to Paris at the end of this Month! (the last week of June) In the meantime here are some photos from CCH’s 2012 exploration of Paris All Paris Photography © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreIn the news: The missing Caravaggio and “the Pizza Connection”
The missing Caravaggio and the “Pizza Connection” By Leticia Marie Sanchez A pilfered painting by Caravaggio has been in the news this month, thanks to an article from Smithsonian magazine that offers new clues to the art mystery. The missing 17th century work, the Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is on the FBI’s list of Top Ten Art Crimes. The painting was…
Read MoreAlliums in Bloom at the Boston Public Garden
Claude Monet — ‘I must have flowers, always, and always”
Read MoreRenoir and Boston
Renoir’s “The Seine At Asnieres” reminds me of my boat ride this week at the Boston Public Garden
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour in Boston
Cultural Cocktail Hour is in Boston, admiring the flowers in each window in Beacon Hill “There are always flowers for those who want to see them”– Henri Matisse All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreNew Installations at the Getty Villa- *A Must See!*
by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour had the pleasure of visiting the new installations at the Getty Villa. Prior to seeing it firsthand, I honestly wondered how this oasis in Malibu, remodeled after the home of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law, could in any way be improved. After seeing the results of this massive undertaking, I am a believer.…
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