Veletržní palác - Classic and Impressionist Paintings

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Veletržní palace is part of the National Gallery.  Its exhibits are around art of the 20th and 21st century.  There are also collections of French painters and modern art from Czech Republic and other countries.  The building has a central stunning atrium rising through many floors.


This article shows some older and impressionist paintings.  The exhibits were impressive.  Both Czechs art and foreign art impressed the visitors. 



Emanuel Krescenc Liška

Christian Ruben - Columbus Discover the Shore of America 1846






Karel Vitezslav Masek - Slavnost jara

Impressionist Painting
 Claude Monet
Claude Monet - Orchard in Bloom 1879




Alfred Sisley - the Bourgogne Lock at Moret 1882
Camille Pissarro - Garden at Val Hermeil 1880

Paul Cezanne - The House in Aix-en_Provence 1885-87

Paul Gaugain - Bonjour Monsieur Gaugain 1889

Vincent van Gogh - Green Corn 1889

Paul Signac - L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine1901

Henri Matisse - Joaquina 1910
Apart from French painters, local impressionist paintings are also appealing.  At time, I didn't know the painter of the two paintings about the Charles Bridge.  Subsequently, I found the painter, Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian with Czechs parents.

Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka





Location: Prague, Czech Republic

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