The Trials and Triumphs of Women Artists; plus Colour on the French Mediterranean
Special Interest Day on Tuesday 27th April 2027 at 10:30AM
Lecturer: Antonia Gatward Cevizli
Venue: Upton Bishop Village Hall
This will be a Day of Special Interest with a difference in that we look in depth at women artists from the 16th – 19th centuries in the two morning lectures, followed by an unrelated lecture – though no less interesting! - in the afternoon.
Morning:
Convents, Courts and Collectors: Women Artists of the 16th and 17th centuries
Snuff-boxes, Salons and Studios: Women Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries
In 1971 Linda Nochlin wrote her famous essay "Why have there been no great women artists?" Since then, much has been done to insert women into the canon and uncover their lives and works. The two lectures look at the obstacles that women faced and how they managed to overcome them. The first lecture takes us from the Dominican nun Plautilla Nelli in Florence to Judith Leyster in The Dutch Republic; the second follows on with Rosalba Carriera in Venice to Berthe Morisot in Paris. We will see how differences in family background, place of birth and time period affected their chances of success.
Afternoon:
Awakening to Colour on the French Mediterranean
This lecture explores the dramatic impact that the light and colour of the South of France had on the artists that flocked there. Our exploration will extend beyond the Riviera as we move across France's Mediterranean coast from Collioure to Nice. Matisse and Derain's summer sojourn of 1905 will be a particular focus. The works that they painted that summer earned them the disparaging epithet 'fauves' or 'wild beasts' as a result of their vibrant colours and expressive brushwork. Paintings by Monet in Antibes, Signac in St Tropez and later Picasso and Klein on the Côte d'Azur will also be explored.
We are pleased to welcome back Dr Antonia Gatward Cevizli who led a fascinating Day of Special Interest for us in 2024 on Italy and the Islamic World. Antonia is an independent art historian specialising in both Italian Renaissance art and Ottoman art. She gained her PhD from the University of Warwick. Her publications focus on cultural and diplomatic exchange between the Italian city-states and the Ottomans. Antonia has lectured for a number of institutions including Sabancı University, Istanbul; Sotheby's Institute of Art; the National Gallery; the V&A Academy and The Courtauld summer school. Her interests are wide-ranging and she also worked across the collections of both Tate Modern and Tate Britain as a professional guide. She has lived in Siena, Venice and Istanbul.