Greetings!
I hope you will be able to join us
on Friday 11th April, 11.30am (for about an hour)
at The Beaumont, Barchester Care, 15 Cannon Hill, Old Southgate, N14 7DJ
to explore the Pont-Aven art colony in Brittany where artists such as Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard painted and experimented to create pictures of the local landscape and people full of rich colour and symbolism that would influence artists across Europe.
Paul Gauguin “Paysage de Bretagne. Le moulin David” [1894; Musee d’Orsay]
Meeting a community of artists along the way, we’ll explore the significance of artists’ colonies and their broader impact. There’ll be lots to look at and discuss – I hope you’ll be able to come along!
The discussions are for everyone, whether residents or local community. Please note a £3 on-the-door request to cover the cost of coffee and biscuits. With all thanks to Barchester Health Care.
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A new book by Sue Prideaux that might be of interest to you:
“Prideaux conjures Gauguin’s visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artist’s family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew” (2024; Faber & Faber).
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