Edvard Munch and his painting of Yellow Timber at
The Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
We were inspired on a cool grey day in autumn to take to the road and go see artwork on view at The Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
My brother Paul and his wife Janet were visiting and they came along with us to take in the new show called: "Northern Lights". This exhibition will be at AKG until January 12, 2026 so you have time to go and see the exhibit before it closes! Some of the stars of the show include Edvard Munch ( though the Scream is not in this show ! ) and also they have paintings by Hilma after Klint ( 1862-1944 ). Also there are a number of artists who we haven't seen at all and that was a nice surprise!
The last time we saw art by Hilma after Klint was in New York City at The Guggenheim Museum in 2019 and that was revelation! This new exhibit at AKG shows another side of her work because here she is painting as a representational artist and she is out in nature! She is a powerful force, when working in abstraction but here she is getting down to fine detail and texture in landscape painting and she excels...
Wonderful paintings by Edvard Munch ( 1863-1944 ) are part of the this show and we just don't get a chance to see his work here in upstate New York. He has color, composition, and emotion in his work.Some of his things remind me of the painter Soutine!
"Northern Lights" introduces. a visitor to many artists that we don't see before and the exhibition highlights painters from Europe and Canada from mid 19th century to mid 20th century. One surprise for me is the select paintings of Gustaf Fjaestad, especially his "Winter Evening by a River" which you see below:
There are bright paintings by Lawren Harris which have a bright kind of style that can remind a visitor of the work of Rockwell Kent.
When we were at the AKG we did not have the chance to see all of the art on exhibition in the other building but we did find some of the classics that they have on view. I found a great Frida Kahlo self portrait.
The Albright Knox Art Gallery houses some really major abstract expressionist works by Jackson Pollock and others! If you have a little time go and check it out for yourself, and don't miss the "Northern Lights"!
