25th Boston Turkish Film & Music Festival opening night film on March 20 at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston was Fatih Akın’s “Amrum” which received enthusiastic applause from the audience.
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This is sad to hear. I've always loved my visits to MFA Boston - so many fascinating exhibits. If you're in Massachusetts, consider becoming a member like me - it’s well worth it.
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Winslow Homer watercolor works exhibit poster at Boston’s MFA.
One of the curator’s helpful additons explaining the words Homer painted on the walls of his workspace.
A monumental Dale Chihuly piece in the MFA atrium. The glass sculpture is bright chartreuse and resembles a tall thin pine.
At the #MFABoston for an excellent Winslow Homer watercolor exhibit. Good fun! #art #watercolor #winslowhomer
A photograph taken of a model ship
A photo taken of a very full and lively gallery
A couple of photos from visiting the MFA Boston earlier tonight. #MFABoston
Another year, another lovely #ArtInTune at the #MFABoston (and my delightful alma mater #HandelAndHaydnSociety turning it out).
That image shows The Blue Boat (1892) by Winslow Homer. It’s a watercolor depicting two figures in a blue rowboat on quiet water, with their reflections mirrored below and a low, grassy shoreline behind them. The loose yet controlled brushwork, natural palette, and calm outdoor setting are characteristic of Homer’s late watercolors, emphasizing everyday labor and the quiet rhythm of life close to nature.
Old Settlers (1892) by Winslow Homer. It’s a watercolor depicting tall pine trees rising from a rocky hillside, with distant blue hills and a pale sky beyond. The composition emphasizes vertical trunks and quiet endurance, a hallmark of Homer’s late work.
The Winslow Homer exhibit at #MFABoston is really good,¹ & given watercolor’s sensitivity to light, they only tend to display the collection every 40-50 years. No pressure; it runs through Jan 19.
If like me you dabble in watercolor, nothing can replace in-person. 🎨👌
¹ www.mfa.org/exhibition/o...
Vertical handwritten-style white text reading “twalla twalla twan” on a dark wall, accompanied by a wavy line, part of a minimalist art installation.
Ornate gold picture frame mounted on a gallery wall with a placard titled “Who is Missing?” explaining the absence of a painting.
Photograph of a woman in a peach gown with dark feathered wings standing in a grassy area, with a cityscape and crane in the background.
Wall-mounted installation of nine sculpted hands in various American Sign Language gestures, each uniquely colored and arranged in a horizontal line.
Had a pleasant time at mfa.org today - some real gems in there!
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El Anatsui Black River, 2009 Aluminum, bottle caps and copper wire
A fantastic and long overdue return to the #MFABoston.
Come along through the evening with me 👇
“Hope” by English artist Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones is a striking late work by one of the leading figures of the Pre-Raphaelite / Arts & Crafts movement. The painting was commissioned by Mrs. George Marston Whitin (Catharine Lasell Whitin) who originally requested a painting of a dancing figure; however, the artist who was freshly grieving the loss of his friend English poet, novelist, translator, and pioneering designer William Morris, proposed instead this allegory of hope. The painting personifies Hope as a chained, imprisoned figure indoors, yet not defeated. Despite her confinement with chains around her ankle and prison bars, she lifts one arm skywards, reaching toward the blue sky through a barred window. In her other hand, she holds a branch of apple blossoms, a traditional symbol of renewal and the promise of life. The upward gesture combats darkness; the blossoms suggest spring, rebirth, and fragile beauty. Burne-Jones based this oil painting on an earlier 1871 watercolor and a design for stained‐glass windows of the Christian Virtues Faith, Hope, and Charity. The vertical format of “Hope” recalls the scale and proportions of stained glass and textile panels, elements Burne-Jones often designed. The work carries deep symbolic resonance: Hope is constrained, yet not extinguished. The chain and bars denote suffering or limitation; the reaching toward light suggests aspiration, faith in what lies beyond immediate adversity. The apple blossom branch signifies a delicate but living hope. In historical context, Burne-Jones was working at a time (1890s England) when many artists, writers and thinkers were preoccupied with the role of moral and spiritual ideals in a changing, more secular, industrial world. “Hope” can be read both as personal mourning and as broader meditation on how one retains aspiration under constraint. After Mrs. Whitin’s death, her daughters donated “Hope” to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston “in memory of Mrs. George Marston Whitin.”
“Hope” by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English) - Oil on canvas / 1896 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Massachusetts) #WomenInArt #hope #art #artText #MFAboston #EdwardColeyBurne-Jones #Burne-Jones #artwork #OilPainting #WomanPortrait #BlueskyArt #EnglishArt #EnglishArtist #MuseumofFineArtsBoston
Whirlwind #Boston trip which included time for family, friends & culture! #VanGogh exhibit of Roulin Family Portraits at #mfaBoston was spectacular & is a #MustSee before it closes 9/7/25! 💛🎨🖼️🌻 Also, I was tempted, but I did NOT buy the $600 VG skateboard collection in the gift shop‼️🤣🛹 #ArtSky #art
Weekend trip to Boston
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P.S. Odilion Redon is the unsung hero of #French.Impressionism
Vincent depicts this scenic ravine near the asylum in Saint Rémy. His expressive strokes highlight his exuberant love of plein air work. I didn’t know of this piece until recently; standing in front of it was a hell of an introduction. #art #arthistory #painting #VanGogh #MFABoston
Silver stater (coin) with the beautifully molded head of Hera Lakinia facing three quarters right, wearing a high stephanos (crown or tiara) with a palmette between the foreparts of right-facing griffins; the edges of the stephanos is dotted. The goddess' hair is shown long and in thick masses of curly locks which radiate out from her face, as if alive. She wears a dotted necklace with acorn-shaped pendants. The inscription in Greek is the name of the city: Kroton. MFA Boston (00.89)
This silver stater from Kroton displays a portrait of Hera Lakinia with her high stephane (tiara) and distinctive hair that flies out around her head as if alive. Note also the necklace with leaf or acorn pendants. 🏺 2/
Greek, 400-325 BCE
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Boston this summer – Museum of Fine Arts
Museum is a “biggie,” so allow plenty of time.
Tip: It’s air-conditioned, cool on a hot day.
More artworks to see at the museum:
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Sometimes a piece sucks you in. If I got sea-sick, this painting would induce it. The composition makes you feel like you’re on the ship, beside the sailor. The boat is rocking and he’s calling out “eleven o’clock and alls well!” Then you get hammered on rum. #art #arthistory #painting #MFAboston
A long flight of steps flanked with statues on both sides
#blueskyartshow #lines #womensart #MFABoston
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This is a reminder to artists: go to the museum and draw. Your soul will be happy. @mfaboston.bsky.social
#mfa #mfaboston #museum #museumoffinearts #artmuseum #sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing #africanart #southamericanart #southeastasianart #egyptianart #characterdrawing #observationaldrawing
Exterior of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, showing the statue Appeal to the Great Spirit by Cyrus Dallin. Banners for the Van Gogh Roulin Family Portraits exhibit hang above the museum entrance.
Vincent van Gogh quote from an 1888 letter to his brother Theo, describing the appeal of the gas lighting of his studio in Arles (known as The Yellow House) for portraiture. The quote reads, “In the evening especially, with the gaslight, I like the look of the studio very much… And I believe that in the evening we’ll bring neighbors and friends here, and that in the evening we’ll work as in the daytime, chatting as we do so. Portraits of people lit by gaslight — that always seems to me a thing to do.”
Van Gogh portrait of Armand Roulin, 1888
Van Gogh self-portrait, dedicated to Paul Gaugin, 1888
Had a lovely time at the #VanGogh exhibit at #MFABoston yesterday. I needed some life perspective and there’s nothing like being surrounded by masterworks for a few hours to do the trick.
A sweeper leaning against an empty gallery wall. From my walls series. #photography #wall #mfaboston
Long flight of stairs leading up to an arched doorway with statues on each side of the stairs and artwork on the ceiling
Our AS115 Capsule Previews include Marjorie Kaye, Carolyn Letvin & Goddesses at Galatea, Disintegration at Gallery VERY, #ParadiseCityArts Marlborough, Art from #MFABoston Staff at #CopleySociety, Nancy Jenner at AMZehnder & Currents at PILLAR Gallery + Projects: artscopemagazine.com/2025/03/caps...
