Art, Books & Culture at The Beecroft, Saturday 22nd February 2025: Japonisme

Greetings!

I hope you will be able to join us

on Saturday 22nd February, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)

at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend

to explore the influence of Japanese art on European artists in the late 19th century, including among others Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh in Paris, James Abbott McNeill Whistler in London and George Henry of The Glasgow Boys group.

George Henry: In a Japanese Garden [c.1894; Glasgow Museums; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/in-a-japanese-garden-84443]

It’ll be a feast for the eyes, with lots to see and much to discuss – do come along if you can, it’s open to everyone! Please note a £10 request on the door to cover Lecture Theatre hire costs as well as tea/coffee/biscuits at the Jazz Centre downstairs afterwards.

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Independent Researcher: gently exploring the art and artists of early 20th century Britain (with forays elsewhere, in particular Russian Art History); the Art, Books & History Group meets monthly in Southend-on-Sea Twitter: @TheCommonViewer

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