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Article #306: The Art Of Spanish Travel

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If you have a desire to see some of the attraction with the crowds who come in.
best art in Spain, look no further than The collection includes Escargot, Femme,
the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Man With A Pipe, Fleur, and Femme et
Sofia on Calle Santa Isabel 52. Among Oiseau Dans La Nuit (Woman and Bird in
the masterpieces hanging on the walls are the Night). These works were painted in
works from Solana, Miro and Picasso. One the 20s and 30s in Barcelona. Another
of the most famed pieces of the hundreds very popular series of works in the
of works hanging on the walls of the museum are those of Dali. Included at the
Queen Sofia is Picasso's Guernica. That Queen Sophia are By the Light of the Moon
joined with the other works have ranked from 1927, the 1945 portrait Galarina,
this museum's modern art collection as and his 1951 and 1955 Crucifixion
one of the most important not just in paintings. Of course, many are drawn to
Spain, but in all off Europe. When one the several Picasso pieces housed in the
thinks of modern art, they also usually museum. They may not be what many would
think of that art being housed in a very expect from a Picasso assortment.
modern gallery. This is not the case with Included in this collection is his 1896
the Queen Sofia. The building was First Communion , which has a young
constructed in the 18th century. It's Picasso painting in a very academic
life was to end in the 1970's, with a style. In addition, the 1901 Woman In
date to be demolished, but it was then Blue also shows some of his younger work.
declared a historic monument and You begin to see Picasso's cubist style
preserved, then turned into a museum. Not in the 1907 Las SeƱoritas de Avignon .
only is the building a place to view Eye catching is the 1937 Guernica
great works, it also offers a great view painting, which displays Picasso's
of the city. The building has impression of a bombing of this town. The
transparent framed elevators that you Queen Sophia collection is not limited to
will travel on as you go to the gallery. paintings. The collection also includes
From the elevator, you can get a fabulous over 46,000 square yards of exhibition
view of Madrid. Once you step out of the area which houses a number of pieces of
elevator, your art experience is porcelain, glass, pottery and other works
underway. First, you will encounter a of art. In addition, there is a library
selection of Solana artworks including for studies and research into artworks,
The Circle of the Cafe Pombo, The Meeting as well as a cafeteria once you work up
of the Pharmacy, and The Chorus Girls. an appetite from your travel through the
While these are more modern of pieces, vast halls.
the collection runs the range from the Focusing on informating about Torrevieja,
late 19th century to modern day works. Leroy Calstard writes articles at large
There is an ample collection of Miro in for . His writings on property for sale
the museum, which is a very popular costa blanca are published on his site .






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