16 January 2008: GNE lecture: Art and the Anarchists by Mr Martyn Everett
The G.N.E. Limburg / Netherlands-England Society, Limburg branch, presents:
Mr Martyn Everett, M.A.: “ART and the ANARCHISTS”
venue: Grand Hotel l’Empereur, Maastricht (opp. Railway station)
date : Wed. 16 January 2008. [8-10 p.m., with a break around 9p.m.]
The Speaker: Historian and free-lance journalist, Martyn Everett, worked as a librarian in a Victorian Studies Centre, and has created various publications on Saffron Walden.
The Subject : “Art and the Anarchists” explores the relationship between members of the artistic avant-garde and the anarchist movement since the friendship between artist Gustav Courbet and the anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Using about 80-100 illustrations the presentation examines the images of anarchism including many posters, book and magazine illustrations produced by artists ranging from the Post- Impressionists to the Surrealists. Anarchist ideas about the social role of art and their attraction for avant-garde artists in many countries are explained. Among the artists whose work will be discussed are: Gustav Courbet, Theophile Steinlen, Maximilien Luce, Camille Pissaro, Juan Gris, Kees Van Dongen, Frans Seiwert, Gerd Arntz, Constant, George Grosz , Pablo Picasso and Enrico Baj.
C. Pissaro
E. Baj
P-J. Proudhon
G. Arntz
Entrance fee for non-members: €5 each, students €4.
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