Glyptoteket to Torvenhallern - Day Four

Among other things, Carl Jacobson, the founder

of Carlsberg beer, gave Copenhagen

a beautiful museum and an abundance
of art to fill it. The central rotunda 

with Kai Neilson's Water Mother 

and giant palms entranced us. 

And the rest of the museum maintained 

the glow. 

We were disappointed that their big Degas and Rodin 

collections were not being shown and the

French painting section was closed

(they have 40 Gaugins!) 

We were satisfied to see at least 

two Gaugins, a Monet, a Cezanne 

and a Bonnard we had never seen before. 

They were shown as influences on an artist

whose work made a big impression on us. 

Michael Armitage was born in 1984 in Nairobi, Kenya, 

and lives and works between London and Nairobi.

Water Mother, an amazing piece
by Kai Nielsen (1882 – 1924)

Gaugin #1

Gaugin #2

Bonnard

Monet

Cezanne

Manet

Below are painting by Michael Armitage.

Giant palms dominated the central rotunda.

A very nice feature was a small lounge with a coffee machine
where exhausted travelers could get a cup of good coffee for the 
obviously subsidized price of 5 DKK (US 79 cents)

A magical museum.

Restored by coffee and beautiful art

we walked through a lovely park,

(another donation of Jacobson)

back to Torvehallen to take a closer look 

at the fruits and vegetables and to

watch the elaborate preparation of Smørrebrød ,

while eating some.

And so to bed.

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