23rd November 2011
Less than 48 hours after seeing the Degas exhibition, I was standing in Trafalgar Square awaiting the opening of the National Gallery, my ticket in my hand. I was surprised by the long queue formed by people without tickets -they had a very long, cold wait ahead of them.
Whilst the Degas exhibition had been full of surprises, this exhibition simply filled me with the joy of seeing these great works for myself. An added delight was found in all the drawings, diagrams and sketches which were preparatory works for the completed paintings. I had seen some of them before in an exhibition at Windsor Castle but found them far more valuable when placed on display so close to the works themselves. They acquired a new level of fascination and greatly enhanced the experience and awareness upon studying the paintings.
I have included some postcards in my Learning Log.
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