Mercedes Matter: Art gallery tour

To fulfill the Arts at Baruch requirement I attended the art gallery tour of Mercedes Matter. It was located on 22nd street at the Mishkin Gallery. I expected it to be very crowded but not to the extent that I  experienced. The wait alone was an hour but it was my last workshop so why not? From looking at the tour it was seen that the 10 artworks were in chronological order and they represented her life. From discovering that she wanted to paint at age 6 to moving to Italy at age 12 we see that the artworks told a story. Mercedes gained her education and was mainly influenced by the great Italian artist Bellini. The final artwork, which showed the skulls, was the most significant in the gallery. The medium was charcoal on canvas and was made during the passing of her husband. The reasons for all the dark color and mucky texture was so she can represent the grief that she had been going through since his death. I dont really recommend this tour because personally I did not enjoy but maybe other would.