The Clark in Williamstown

Wednesday, September 13, 2017.  We spent the day enjoying the colors of the Berkshires as we drove north to Williamstownt, Massachusetts, to the Clark museum.  Of course, we enjoyed a late afternoon respite on the front veranda enjoying the distant mountains and listening to Cooper, our friend's Springer Spaniel, chase away the verminous deer.



The Clark Art Institute is an excellent museum with a fine collection of John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer and a vast collection of Auguste Renoir.  Several paintings caught our eyes including the Smoke of Ambergris Sargent did in 1880.  We were also taken by a picture, the Snake Charmer, done by Jean-Léon Gérôme in 1879.  We enjoyed many of the Renoirs and several of the other American artists for which the museum is famous.  Lunch in the cafe of beef vegetable soup, lettuce cups with rice and spiced beef.

We enjoyed spending time with our hosts Andy and David and their Springer, Cooper.  A relatively early night since David had gone to NYC for a photo shoot and Andy is finding time to prepare for a concert in about ten days.

Dinner of heirloom chicken, baked potatoes and chive-soured cream, haricots verts.  A few drops of excellent Sancerre.