https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1384452 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1384452 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:18:42 +0000 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:18:42 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254980/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-23,doc-53254980 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:40:03 +0000 2025-11-09T15:15:17+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254980/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/80/53254980.a24b9ca9.240.jpg?r2" width="176" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hermann tom Ring ( 1521 - 1596 )<br /> Selbstbildnis / Self Portrait / 1544</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254980/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/80/53254980.a24b9ca9.240.jpg?r2" width="176" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hermann tom Ring ( 1521 - 1596 )<br /> Selbstbildnis / Self Portrait / 1544</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254238/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-22,doc-53254238 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:22:44 +0000 2025-11-01T14:51:02+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254238/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/38/53254238.e35e5d56.240.jpg?r2" width="216" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( 1880 - 1938 )<br /> <br /> Der Maler / The Painter <br /> Self Portrait / 1920</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254238/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/38/53254238.e35e5d56.240.jpg?r2" width="216" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( 1880 - 1938 )<br /> <br /> Der Maler / The Painter <br /> Self Portrait / 1920</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254116/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-22,doc-53254116 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:54:00 +0000 2025-11-01T14:50:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254116/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/16/53254116.aaad0fb0.240.jpg?r2" width="207" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( 1880 - 1938 )<br /> <br /> Kopf des Malers / Head of the Painter / <br /> Self Portrait / 1925</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53254116/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/16/53254116.aaad0fb0.240.jpg?r2" width="207" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( 1880 - 1938 )<br /> <br /> Kopf des Malers / Head of the Painter / <br /> Self Portrait / 1925</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53251204/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-19,doc-53251204 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:16:06 +0000 2025-11-01T14:16:39+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53251204/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/04/53251204.4d1fb23b.240.jpg?r2" width="151" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 - 1907)<br /> <br /> Selbtbildnis mit weisser Perlenkette / <br /> Self-Portrait with white Pearl Necklace / 1906</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53251204/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/04/53251204.4d1fb23b.240.jpg?r2" width="151" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 - 1907)<br /> <br /> Selbtbildnis mit weisser Perlenkette / <br /> Self-Portrait with white Pearl Necklace / 1906</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53248764/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-16,doc-53248764 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:34:22 +0000 2025-11-01T13:40:48+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53248764/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/64/53248764.c279f6a2.240.jpg?r2" width="200" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ida Gerhardi ( 1862 - 1927 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self Portrait / 1907</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53248764/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/87/64/53248764.c279f6a2.240.jpg?r2" width="200" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ida Gerhardi ( 1862 - 1927 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self Portrait / 1907</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53247950/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-15,doc-53247950 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:31:47 +0000 2025-11-01T13:38:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53247950/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/50/53247950.aa87ce3d.240.jpg?r2" width="199" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> Wilhelm Morgner ( 1891 - 1917 )<br /> <br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis II (Lachend in gelber Jacke)<br /> Self portrait II (Laughing in a yellow Coat) / 1910</div> Münster - LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53247950/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/50/53247950.aa87ce3d.240.jpg?r2" width="199" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Muenster, the cultural centre of Westphalia, is a city with a population of more than 250.000 of which nearly 50.000 are students at the University of Muenster. This surely helped Muenster to gain the status of the "bicycle capital of Germany".<br /> <br /> The "Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History" dates back to the 19th century and owes its existence largely to the contributions of local art associations. The Westphalian Art Association, founded in 1831, played a crucial role in collecting and preserving regional art. The museum has undergone several renovations, including the construction of a new building, which opened in September 2014. The museum displays artworks from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Its collection comprises more than 300,000 exhibits.<br /> <br /> <br /> Wilhelm Morgner ( 1891 - 1917 )<br /> <br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis II (Lachend in gelber Jacke)<br /> Self portrait II (Laughing in a yellow Coat) / 1910</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53244682/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-11,doc-53244682 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:58:32 +0000 2025-10-01T13:55:27+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53244682/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/46/82/53244682.1ee492ce.240.jpg?r2" width="163" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Franz Wilhelm Seiwert ( 1894 - 1933 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-portrait / 1931</div> Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53244682/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/46/82/53244682.1ee492ce.240.jpg?r2" width="163" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Franz Wilhelm Seiwert ( 1894 - 1933 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-portrait / 1931</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53243112/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-10,doc-53243112 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:50:28 +0000 2025-10-01T13:43:51+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53243112/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/12/53243112.3bd8fb44.240.jpg?r2" width="192" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Oskar Kokoschka (1886 – 1980)<br /> <br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-portrait / 1917</div> Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53243112/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/31/12/53243112.3bd8fb44.240.jpg?r2" width="192" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Oskar Kokoschka (1886 – 1980)<br /> <br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-portrait / 1917</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238682/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-05,doc-53238682 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:58:32 +0000 2025-10-01T13:18:34+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238682/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/82/53238682.c944e707.240.jpg?r2" width="140" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Beckmann ( 1884 - 1950 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis als Clown / Self-portrait as a clown / 1921</div> Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238682/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/82/53238682.c944e707.240.jpg?r2" width="140" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Beckmann ( 1884 - 1950 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis als Clown / Self-portrait as a clown / 1921</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238664/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-05,doc-53238664 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:31:55 +0000 2025-10-01T13:18:08+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238664/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/64/53238664.76b2518a.240.jpg?r2" width="168" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Beckmann ( 1884 - 1950 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis als Krankenpfleger / Self-portrait as a nurse / 1915</div> Wuppertal - Von der Heydt-Museum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53238664/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/64/53238664.76b2518a.240.jpg?r2" width="168" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Wuppertal, a city with around 360,000 inhabitants, is located south of the Ruhr area. Wuppertal was one of the first highly industrialized regions in Germany.<br /> <br /> The cityscape is dominated by the valley of the Wupper River which winds its way through the city for around 20 km. The "Schwebebahn", a suspension railway, in operation since 1901, is the city's landmark and most famous attraction. It is the oldest suspension railway still in operation. Most of the13km- route runs above the Wupper River.<br /> <br /> The Von der Heydt Museum was founded in 1902 as a municipal museum. Since 1961, it has borne the name von der Heydt in memory of the banking family that played an important role in promoting the museum. During the Nazi era, numerous works in the Von der Heydt Museum were confiscated as “degenerate art” and subsequently sold or destroyed.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Beckmann ( 1884 - 1950 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis als Krankenpfleger / Self-portrait as a nurse / 1915</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53237394/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-02-03,doc-53237394 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:45:26 +0000 2025-09-01T13:45:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53237394/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/94/53237394.e7b3f19e.240.jpg?r2" width="92" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Max Slevogt ( 1868 - 1932 )<br /> <br /> <br /> Bal Paré - Selbstbildnis mit Gattin / 1904</div> Mainz - Landesmuseum <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53237394/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/94/53237394.e7b3f19e.240.jpg?r2" width="92" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Mainz was founded around 20 BC by the Romans under the name “Mogontiacum” as a military camp. Today's capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate forms a metropolitan area with Wiesbaden, the neighboring capital of Hesse, with a combined population of around 500,000.<br /> <br /> The "Republic of Mainz", a product of the French Revolution, was the first democratic state on German territory. The state was represented in Paris by the well-known naturalist Georg Forster, who had been in the Pacific with Captain Cook as a boy. The Mainz Republic ended after only five months in July 1793 following the conquest of the city by Prussian and Austrian troops. Georg Forster died in Paris in 1794.<br /> <br /> The State Museum is one of the oldest museums in Germany. Its origins lie in a collection of 36 paintings that Napoleon gifted to the city of Mainz in 1803 to establish an art gallery.<br /> <br /> Today the Landesmuseum has extensive art and cultural history collections, ranging from prehistory to modern art.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Max Slevogt ( 1868 - 1932 )<br /> <br /> <br /> Bal Paré - Selbstbildnis mit Gattin / 1904</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53224468/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-26,doc-53224468 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:51:15 +0000 2025-09-01T16:02:42+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53224468/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/68/53224468.3afcaa9f.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Alois Erbach (1888–1972) <br /> <br /> Self-portrait / 1927</div> Wiesbaden - Museum Wiesbaden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53224468/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/68/53224468.3afcaa9f.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Alois Erbach (1888–1972) <br /> <br /> Self-portrait / 1927</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219086/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-19,doc-53219086 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:04:12 +0000 2025-09-01T16:05:57+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219086/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/86/53219086.de4ab441.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Pechstein ( 1881 - 1955 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis, liegend / Self-Portrait, reclining / 1909</div> Wiesbaden - Museum Wiesbaden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219086/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/86/53219086.de4ab441.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Max Pechstein ( 1881 - 1955 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis, liegend / Self-Portrait, reclining / 1909</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219042/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-19,doc-53219042 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:53:18 +0000 2025-09-01T16:04:45+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219042/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/42/53219042.36968804.240.jpg?r2" width="213" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Karl Schmidt-Rottluff ( 1884 - 1976 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis mit Zigarre / Self-Portrait with Cigar / 1919</div> Wiesbaden - Museum Wiesbaden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53219042/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/42/53219042.36968804.240.jpg?r2" width="213" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> <br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Karl Schmidt-Rottluff ( 1884 - 1976 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis mit Zigarre / Self-Portrait with Cigar / 1919</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53218988/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-19,doc-53218988 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:35:06 +0000 2025-09-01T16:16:20+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53218988/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/88/53218988.1770c6a4.240.jpg?r2" width="219" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Alexej von Jawlensky ( 1864- 1941 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-Portrait / 1912<br /> <br /> <br /> Alexej von Jawlensky lived in Wiesbaden for the last 20 years of his life. The museum has an excellent collection of his works.</div> Wiesbaden - Museum Wiesbaden <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53218988/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/89/88/53218988.1770c6a4.240.jpg?r2" width="219" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The founding of the original three museums dates back to the citizens of the city and to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in Wiesbaden in 1814/1815 and persuaded two Frankfurt collectors to donate their extensive collections of artworks and antiques to the Duchy of Nassau in exchange for the payment of a lifelong pension.<br /> The museum's art collection dates back to the former collection of on of them, Johann Isaak von Gerning. Through purchases, donations, and loans, the art collection has become one of the most important in Germany, especially in the area of the 19th and 20th centuries. <br /> The museum, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2025, opened the exhibition “Feininger, Münter, Modersohn-Becker...” in September. The subtitle was “How does art get into the museum?” and referred to the many donations that made this exhibition possible.<br /> <br /> <br /> Alexej von Jawlensky ( 1864- 1941 )<br /> <br /> Selbstbildnis / Self-Portrait / 1912<br /> <br /> <br /> Alexej von Jawlensky lived in Wiesbaden for the last 20 years of his life. The museum has an excellent collection of his works.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212670/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-16,doc-53212670 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:04:57 +0000 2025-08-01T12:39:34+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212670/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/70/53212670.6a15ed9e.240.jpg?r2" width="203" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM Paris) is a municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries.<br /> <br /> In the summer of 2025, it hosted an exceptional exhibition of works by Henri Matisse showing Matisse's view of his eldest daughter, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982),<br /> <br /> Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982)<br /> <br /> Autoportrait, 1915/16</div> Paris - Musée d&#039;Art Moderne <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212670/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/70/53212670.6a15ed9e.240.jpg?r2" width="203" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM Paris) is a municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries.<br /> <br /> In the summer of 2025, it hosted an exceptional exhibition of works by Henri Matisse showing Matisse's view of his eldest daughter, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982),<br /> <br /> Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982)<br /> <br /> Autoportrait, 1915/16</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212666/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-16,doc-53212666 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:51:00 +0000 2025-08-01T12:39:18+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212666/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/66/53212666.02fb1f43.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM Paris) is a municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries.<br /> <br /> In the summer of 2025, it hosted an exceptional exhibition of works by Henri Matisse showing Matisse's view of his eldest daughter, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982),<br /> <br /> Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982)<br /> <br /> Autoportrait, 1915/16</div> Paris - Musée d&#039;Art Moderne <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53212666/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/66/53212666.02fb1f43.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with over 2 million inhabitants and more than 13 million in the greater metropolitan area.<br /> <br /> The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (MAM Paris) is a municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries.<br /> <br /> In the summer of 2025, it hosted an exceptional exhibition of works by Henri Matisse showing Matisse's view of his eldest daughter, Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982),<br /> <br /> Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse (1894–1982)<br /> <br /> Autoportrait, 1915/16</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53191526/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-01,doc-53191526 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:09:54 +0000 2025-08-01T17:29:20+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53191526/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/26/53191526.4532a500.240.jpg?r2" width="177" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Émile Bernard (1868 - 1941)<br /> <br /> Vision - dit aussi "autoportrait symbolique" / <br /> <br /> Vision - also called "symbolic self-portrait" / 1891</div> Paris - Musée d’Orsay <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53191526/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/26/53191526.4532a500.240.jpg?r2" width="177" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Émile Bernard (1868 - 1941)<br /> <br /> Vision - dit aussi "autoportrait symbolique" / <br /> <br /> Vision - also called "symbolic self-portrait" / 1891</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53191446/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2026-01-01,doc-53191446 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:49:34 +0000 2025-08-01T17:24:39+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53191446/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/46/53191446.a353c2df.240.jpg?r2" width="201" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.<br /> <br /> The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.<br /> <br /> <br /> Émile Bernard (1868 - 1941)<br /> <br /> Autoportrait au tableau "Baigneuses a la vache rouge" / <br /> Self-portrait in the painting "Bathers with a Red Cow" / 1889</div> Paris - Musée d’Orsay <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. 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Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53190172/in/album/1384452 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-31,doc-53190172 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:31:11 +0000 2025-08-01T17:08:21+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53190172/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/72/53190172.9f3c5590.240.jpg?r2" width="208" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.<br /> <br /> The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.<br /> <br /> <br /> Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)<br /> Self-portrait / 1889</div> Paris - Musée d’Orsay <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53190172/in/album/1384452"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/72/53190172.9f3c5590.240.jpg?r2" width="208" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Musée d’Orsay is an art museum located on the south bank of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens. The building was originally the Gare d’Orsay, one of Paris’s main railway stations, built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it served long-distance trains until 1939.<br /> <br /> The decision to convert the station into a museum was made in 1977, and the Musée d’Orsay opened in 1986.<br /> <br /> <br /> Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)<br /> Self-portrait / 1889</div> Martin M. Miles