Budapest Heroes Square, watercolor

Budapest Heroes Square, Hungary. watercolor, 14x18cm. available.
This big square with impressive monuments related to Hungary's glorious past, marks the entrance to the City Park. I painted this watercolor sitting on the steps of the Museum of Fine Arts, after visiting the permanent collection, (largest group of Spanish paintings outside Spain!)  and a wonderful temporary exhibit of drawings : The Age of Pieter Bruegel. I had a guided tour in English, visited the gift shop, of course! and painted a couple of watercolor sketches like this one.

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, pen sketch

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, pen sketch, not available.
This museum opened in 1906. Eclectic style. Their biggest treasure, according to the lovely Eva, my tour guide, are their Dutch and Italian works, approximately 900 pieces of each. Also, it has the biggest collection of Spanish art after Spain! One of their temporary exhibits was a Photography in the 20th Century exhibition, including a photograph of Gloria Swanson's face behind lace, done by Edward Steichen (1879-1973), sketched here, in my art-notebook.