We have been to some incredible exhibitions in Vienna - including the impeccably curated jubilee Klimt exhibition at the Belvedere, where they had placed Egon Schiele and Klimt's work side by side alongside ephemera from Klimt's life (the original bill for the Kiss!) and portraits of the artist as a young man, though you sadly could not take any photos - but this was my favourite. It was at the Albertina, one of Vienna's loveliest galleries in the centre of town, right next to the Hofburg, and we wandered over there after a morning listening to the Boys Choir at the palace chapel. They have a permanent exhibition called Monet Bis Picasso, showcasing the private collection of one family that was donated to the gallery. It was an amazing grouping of late 19th century early 20th century art, the kind that is so stunning to think that it once hung in someone's home. There was a beautiful Brancusi statue of a bird, a really beautiful Monet study of roses, and a lot of wonderful impressionist works by Signac, Degas and Pissaro. My favourite was a picture of winter by Edward Munch, a melange of grey and blue and brown with no end. The attendant told us that - even though it was a Sunday - we came on a peculiarly quiet day, and that they have been packed to capacity for weeks with people lining up to see the amazing pieces. Well, it was peculiarly cold, and I was grateful for that cosy feeling you get of being rugged up and toasty inside a warm gallery while it is bone-chillingly cold outside. It was nice to sit on the chairs and look at these works, to sit on the chairs and look at people wandering by and looking at these works, to sit on the chairs and be surrounded by art.
Monet Bis Picasso, Albertina Gallery Augustinerstraße 1, Vienna
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