NGV Cont..

The European Collection is stunning, the detail and realism is admirable.This room is one that you walk into and want to stay for awhile and just look and ponder. I felt this room was for me a highlight.

La Defenestration. By V. Brozik. I chose this as a stand out for it's composition, use of light, his ability to capture so much going on in one room, the characters, movement, emotion, atmosphere and detail. It left me wondering how he did this so well.

This one I could not see the title or the artist, its the one of the horses, a beautiful play of horses and their handlers in the surf. This one is casual and pleasant, no gallantry, war, or ferocity, just a lovely depiction of this occasion as if it is an ordinary part of their routine. You could almost walk into this painting.It was just a bit high up to see the title and artist.

Anguish, by A.F.A Schenk. AS a complete contrast, this image is provokingly powerful. A sheep has lost it's lamb, we don't know how, but the despair in this is wrenching as you see the inevitability in this painting. Ouch, I had to walk away, as I noticed other people commenting on the sadness of this image. I had to wonder what heart ache would provoke an artist to paint such an image so painstakingly.