An Art Pilgrimage

Friday morning we took a two-hour train to Ottawa to see the National Gallery of Canada. In the European/American art galleries there are masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Turner, Monet, Klimt and dozens of others, mostly high quality works by these great artists. In the Canadian art section, Dan particularly wanted to view the works of Tom Thompson and "The Seven," early 20th century landscape artists who captured the pristine beauty of their country. The mystical works of Emily Carr are also represented in the gallery. Readers, if you don't know the works of these talented Canadians, please look them up on Google for a visual feast. Paintings shown below are by Van Gogh, Severini ("Black Cat") and Tom Thompson. For dinner back in Montreal we ate at an old French restaurant, "L'Autre Saison," in a 19th century house. We could have been dining back in the 1950's, but the food was traditional and good. - Dan