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Alan O’Neill

@apmneill.bsky.social
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Art History. Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. 💙

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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Photos I took In Bellaggio. Absolutely spectacular town and region of Italy. It has been some time since I enjoyed The Lake and mountain landscape but after the week In Como I think it is my favourite 💙 🇮🇹
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Wolfgang Mattheuer, The hero of Labour or also referred to as The Honouree. 1973. I took these photos in Berlin’s Neue Meister. Her pale pink lipstick, her shiny shoes and the crease in the tablecloth. The bright red and yellow tulips. Beautiful 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I attended the Van Honthorst exhibition in Utrecht and it was stunning, beautifully curated, lighting was superb. I have to admit one of the finest exhibitions I have ever seen. A totally immersive experience. I believe it will be remembered as one of, if not the greatest exhibition of 2026. 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
if you see a work for the first time after reading and studying it and it simply stops you in your tracks. Is that just me . I am overwhelmed. Kirchner’s Bathers at Moritzburg. The scale and the colour 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Abbas Akhavan Study for a monument. Photo I took At The Tate Modern. A stunning display 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“I chose gum because it’s the perfect metaphor for the American woman - chew her up, get what you want out of her, throw her out and pop in a new piece” Hannah Wilke
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A young couple enjoying life outside ‘probably’ the greatest museum in the world. Photos I took outside The National Gallery London . 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A statue of Michael Collins in Grosvenor square 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Photos I took of Giacometti’s paintings at The Kunsthaus in Zurich. Nude, 1923. Self Portrait, 1921. Self Portrait, 1923. Self Portrait, 1921. The Giacometti room contains so many masterpieces it does leave you breathless 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Photos I took in The Giacometti room in Zurich’s Kunsthaus. It holds the largest museum collection of works by the Swiss sculptor in the world and it is one of my favourite spaces I have ever visited 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It rolls across the western sky and back into the sea, and spends the days last rays upon this fucked up family
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Here we go 💙 @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
😂😂
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Tickets booked and I am curiously excited. Zurbaran while brilliant is an artist I have never consciously sought out while visiting Museums. I will keep you posted 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Excellent, enjoy
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I would love to be back in Antwerp and the KMSKA 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Very sad 💙😔
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Alone with Bruegel 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
When I visited in 2018, she was on loan to Japan. This time I had the privilege of spending some time alone with The woman with pearl necklace, Vermeer 1663. Photos I took at The Gemaldegalerie, Berlin 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Tadeusz Kantor, Infanta 1966, Neue Meister Berlin
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Modigliani and Alfredo Lam photos I took at The Neue Meister, Berlin
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Mark Rothko, 1961 #5 Reds. Photos I took at The Neue Meister Berlin.
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Photos I took on my recent visit to the National Galerie Berlin 💙 🇩🇪
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I have seen many Holbein’s over the years but IMHO this is the finest. Portrait of Charles de Solier, 1534. Photos I took at Dresden’s Alte Meister.
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
It is
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Alone with Otto Dix Masterpiece in Dresden’s Albertinum museum. A beautiful museum with a fine collection 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Alone in The Gemaldegalerie Berlin. Photos I took last week 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
You are the first person to mention this to me. I have visited 21 cities in 19 months (all art related)Can’t count the amount of museums and art galleries but roughly 2 per city so let’s say 40 museums. The busiest was in Dresden last week 😉
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Alone with Caspar David Friedrich and his Monk by the sea. Photos I took in Berlin’s National Galerie
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Just back from a recent trip to Berlin and Dresden. Absolutely brilliant. Here’s a photo of their National Galerie in Berlin 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Very interesting, just there last week. Wouldn’t it be nice if they hang it next to the portrait of his wife
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
John and I were friends on X. I just discovered tonight he passed away. I enjoyed his tweets and although I did not know him personally, he was a man who lived a great life and gave so much through education, again so sorry to you and all his family
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Sorry for your loss and may he rest in peace Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
One of my favourite Van Dyck’s. I found myself lost in this work and wasn’t quite sure why but by filling the horizontal canvas it brings the scene closer to us as if we are part of the unfolding tragedy. I love this composition. Photos I took at The KMSKA Antwerp circa 1640.
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Indeed
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The neck of him. A most vile character whose entire life has been built on selfishness and ego.
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Wow
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
One of the most important painters in the development of British Art. Overlooked by many
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The brushstrokes in the hair 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Photos I took at Tate Britain. A room full of treasures. George Romney, Lady in a brown dress, 1785
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Excellent, enjoy
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Indeed
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Brilliant, only thinking of it today, I haven’t really attended a proper Opera. Only Gala’s. I’ll put it on the list. 😉
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I have heard of Hogarth’s painting in the hospital, but never saw it
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I spent some time with both these works recently. It was a pleasure.
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Glad you are safe
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@emmanuellechaze.com hope all is well with you Emmanuelle, haven’t seen many posts lately
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Savoldo’s Mary Magdalene, the gold version photos I took last month in The Ufizzi and photos I took last week at The NG London. And while I love both these paintings I think The Ufizzi (prototype) is beautiful. 💙
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Alan O’Neill @apmneill.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Great episode James @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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