About
During this in-focus session, we will examine Georges Seurat’s work in the context of other artists who built what is recognised as the Neo-Impressionist movement. Dr Amy Mechowski will discuss how Seurat was both an artistic visionary and a significant political commentator whose work critiqued significant divides in the social classes of modern Paris.
Through a series of case studies, from ambitious large-scale paintings to the small oil sketches and intimate drawings that helped create them, this session will consider the scope and impact of Seurat's work - as an artist equally capable of capturing shimmering natural wonders in the French landscape and expressing anarchist political sentiments related to urban life.
Your Tutor
Dr Amy Mechowski is a freelance art historian, lecturer and curator, specialising in issues of sexuality and gender in 19th‐century art and material culture. Among her most recent publications is a chapter in ‘Sculpture, Sexuality and History’, exploring the display and reception of 19th‐century sculptures of the female nude in the V&A (Palgrave, 2019). Previously working as a Curator at the V&A and then as Head of the V&A Academy, she now leads courses for Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
Watch Again
Can't make the session but don't want to miss out? No problem, you can watch again.
The session is recorded and made available to you for 2 weeks.
A video of the week's lecture will be uploaded and available for you to watch via your National Gallery account on Thursday, in time for the weekend.
Booking Information
This is an online ticketed course hosted on Zoom. Please book a ticket to access the course. Only one ticket can be booked per account.
You will be emailed an E-ticket with instructions on how to access the course via your National Gallery account. All course information including your Zoom link, weekly handout, and recording will be available here.
In focus: Seurat
Enrol
This event is open for Members priority booking until Wednesday, 26 February 2025. Members please sign in to book.
Standard: £15
Concessions: £14.25
Please book a ticket to access the event. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account.
Please note, only one ticket can be booked per account.
Concessions are for full-time students, jobseekers, and disabled adults.