Greetings! Please join us for our next Art, Books & Culture group discussion
on Saturday 27th July, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)
at The Beecroft Gallery, Southend on Sea
to discuss the artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883).
Edouard Manet is regarded as an artist who, in 19th century Paris, revolutionised art: questioning and undermining academic traditions with a controversial approach to painting that was distinctively modern and which would, in turn, open the doors to Impressionism. In the Royal Academy catalogue for their “Manet: Portraying Life” exhibition (2013), Maryanne Stevens describes Manet’s “struggle to portray modernity through [a] hard-won and constantly questioning visual language”. Today we’ll look at and discuss key paintings, especially from his early career, to explore that struggle, and we’ll meet his contemporaries – artists, writers and friends who shared his revolutionary vision.
Then, next month, on Saturday 31st August, we’ll turn to his close involvement with the emerging Impressionist generation.
There are a number of Manet’s works in UK collections [see: artuk.org] including:
“Music in the Tuileries Gardens” [1862] at the National Gallery, and it’s worth noting the fascinating in-depth analysis of the painting on their website: here.
Lots to talk about! Do come along if you’re able! We’ll be in the Beecroft Lecture Theatre and a £10 charge on the door also covers coffee afterwards at The Jazz Centre downstairs.
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thecommonviewer 
Is this meant to be Saturday 27th July ?
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Dear Mark ,
Do you mean 27th of July ?