Bacon and Klimt

I made a very enjoyable solo visit to the Met on Sunday - throw on some music to drown out the ambient noise and you're good to go.

The Francis Bacon retrospective is only there until August 16th, and it's well worth a look. Bacon's work is intensely melancholy and haunting. Check out Painting and Head VI for a good sampling of his style.

I then headed a few blocks north to the Neue Galerie, which houses a collection of Austrian and German modern art. I've always enjoyed Gustav Klimt, but after seeing several of his works up close, he may be my all time favorite. This small museum houses the famous Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which sold for $135 million dollars in 2006. Stunning (the painting and the price tag).

Check out the list of the most expensive paintings of all time.