Juan Manuel Moreno
Conversation with the Baron
Someone calls me:
- Do you know what time it is?
- Yes, it is two thirty.
- Thank you.
Turning around to answer, I am facing the "Portrait of the Baron Hains Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza" by Lucian Freud, painted in 1981-1982. It faithfully represents the image of the Baron with great expressivity. He is looking down, pensive. I am willing to talk to him.
- Please, Baron, excuse-me: I only wanted to thank you for making it possible to enjoy such a huge and great work. For bringing it to Spain, to Madrid. Please forward my gratitude to the Baroness. Thank you very much again and have a nice day.
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