Greetings!
I hope you will be able to join us
on Saturday 26th July, 11.15am (for about an hour & a half)
at The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend
As Sergei Diaghilev was bringing the shock and awe of the Ballets Russes to Paris and London, so Sergei Schukhin was bringing the shock and awe of Post-Impressionism to Moscow with a collection of art that included work by Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Picasso and Matisse. Conservative critics were, of course, appalled, but a younger generation of artists, including Malevich and Goncharova, were thrilled and inspired by this private collection of radical new paintings.
Then, as we shall explore today, in 1911, Matisse himself visited Russia…
Henri Matisse (1869-1954): Dance II [1910; Hermitage, St Petersburg]
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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