Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza contains an amazing collection of art from thirteenth-century Italy to twentieth-century America. It is especially rich in Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Expressionist paintings.

Edouard Manet 'Horsewoman, Full-Face' (c.1882)

Edouard Manet ‘Horsewoman, Full-Face’ (c.1882)

Paul Gauguin 'Mata Mua (In Olden Times)' (1892)

Paul Gauguin ‘Mata Mua (In Olden Times)’ (1892)

Natalia Goncharova 'The Forest' (1913)

Natalia Goncharova ‘The Forest’ (1913)

Ernst Ludwig KIrchner 'Street with Red Streetwalker' (1914 - 25)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ‘Street with Red Streetwalker’ (1914 – 25)

Piet Mondrian 'New York City 3' (1940 - 42)

Piet Mondrian ‘New York City 3’ (1940 – 42)

Salvador Dali' Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee ...' (1944)

Savador Dali ‘Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second before Wakening Up (1944)

Also an opportunity to see two exhibitions being held at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, ‘Caillebotte, Painter and Gardener’ and ‘Caravaggio and the Painters of the North’.

Gustave Caillebotte 'Oarsman in a Top Hat' (1878)

Gustave Caillebotte ‘Oarsman in a Top Hat’ (1878)

Gustave Caillebotte 'Self-Portrait at the Easel' (1878 - 79)

Gustave Caillebotte ‘Self-Portrait at the Easel’ (1878 – 79)

Caravaggio 'Boy Bitten by a Lizard' (c.1595 - 96)

Caravaggio ‘Boy Bitten by a Lizard’ (c.1595 – 96)

Caravaggio ' The Sacrifice of Isaac' (1603)

Caravaggio ‘The Sacrifice of Isaac’ (1603)

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