Place du Carrousel by Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro was an Impressionist painter who created this sun-drenched view of a famous park in 1900. We’ll find out where this lovely scene takes place and how and why just 5 small strokes of color can conjure up a fashionista.

We’ll also discover its connection to Hermann Goering and how a Gallery director was instrumental in the formation of the Monuments Men program.

Here’s a detail of the frame I describe. Check out the carving!

SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)

“A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas

Episode theme is Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Luis Sarro. Courtesy of musopen.org

Place du Carrousel information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52199.html#overview

Impressionism
https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/impressionism.html

World War II Provenance Research
https://www.nga.gov/collection/wwii-research.html

Monuments Men information
https://www.nga.gov/about/monuments-officers-national-gallery-art.html

The Monuments Men (movie)

The Monuments Men (book)

Slow Art Day

Recommended Reading

Art and Illusion by E.H. Gombrich

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