Painting the French Landscape - 1770 to 2020

Peter, the current Chair of the History Council of Victoria, has published widely on the history of modern France and his extensive knowledge will take us on a 250-year journey through the French landscape. The talk will explore the paintings of Watteau, Millet, Courbet, Van Gogh, Monet, Soutine, Cognée and others less well known in the 1770-2020 period. We will hear about why and how the artists painted their landscapes.

See https://www.dfasnz.org.nz/hawkes-bay/ for more details and/ or to book a place or email us at hbdfas@gmail.com

We are a membership society but if you’d like to come to a talk and see if the society interests you, please consider attending as a guest. Guests can attend a maximum of 2 talks a year. There is a fee of $25 / $10 for students which includes wine, tea or coffee, sandwiches and something sweet, all served afterwards and enjoyed whilst talking to others and enjoying Peter’s talk, given as a live broadcast from the United Kingdom.

Please arrive at the Magdalinos Room, Havelock North Function Centre, 30 Te Mata Road, Havelock North to be seated by 6:50pm as we start promptly at 7pm.