Slightly away from St Marks Square and the swarm of tourists ‘The Peggy Guggenheim Collection’ offers a haven of twentieth-century art, tranquility and stunning views of the Grand Canal. Nestled among the artsy buildings of the Dorsoduro quarter, it is a relief just to get away from other people and enjoy the winding streets to yourself.
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| A glimpse of the canal down a side alley (upside down). |
Walking in through the light stone gateway I was immediately charmed. Peggy was a lifetime collector of some of the greatest modern and post-modern artists of her time. In this collection Expressionist pieces by Kandinsky jostle for wall space with the Cubist offerings of Picasso and the bright Surrealist paintings of Klee. Pollock’s ‘Eyes in the Heat’ grabs the viewer immediately with its playful coloured lines, swirling care-free across the canvas and filling it with restless energy.
Outside avant-garde sculptures recline comfortably in the green, well kept gardens walled in soothing grey slate.
The atmosphere is what really makes this gallery for me; light, airy and empty. I could admire the art works at my own pace, and escape the cacophony of accents which assaulted me at every turn of the cramped streets outside.
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| A common sight. Washing strung up between houses in the narrow alleyways. |
Check out the online gallery here.
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