May 17- Courtauld Institute Gallery + Tate Modern

I saw a lot of cool paintings today. We went through a whole exhibit on Pablo Picasso. I don't love his cubism, but his Blue Period, and paintings before that I love. One painting that I was in love with is Pablo Picasso, The Mother, 1901, oil on board.

[The Mother]

[Casagemas in his Coffin]

& Pablo Picasso, Casagemas in his coffin, 1881-1973, oil on board.


Casagemas was one of Pablo's very good friends who ended up shooting himself in a cafe in front of his friends. Pablo was affected by this greatly, and this is what is said to have started his Blue Period. This exhibit was one of my favorites that I've seen. But there are a couple, one specifically that tops it that I will talk about later.
One of them being Van Gogh's Self Portrait.

[Van Gogh, Self Portrait]

 I love Van Gogh! That son of a gun was nuts, and it is great. I was a very happy girl seeing this painting :) We got a tour on portraiture by the cutest little British girl. That is one thing I miss about the UK. Their accents are adorable.