Explore the special relationship of the Impressionists with gardens and landscape, inspired by painting ‘en plein air’.
Planting and painting, cultivating and creating: inspired and influenced by their dedication to painting ‘en plein air’, artists of the Impressionist movement had an especial relationship with gardens and landscape, most famously expressed by Claude Monet (1840-1926) at Giverny.
This talk explores that relationship drawing on the wide range of gardens created and depicted by artists including Gustav Caillebotte, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frederick Carl Frieseke, and Pierre Bonnard, placing Giverny and Monet in a wider perspective.
You might like to note that 2026 is the centenary of the death of Claude Monet
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Twigs Way
Twigs Way is a professional researcher and writer fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds.
Her work explores themes of symbolism and meaning, class and gender, art and literature...and she enjoys following lesser known paths in garden history towards the unexpected. Her original work was on the history of women in the garden and she retains an active research interest in this topic.
Recent publications include the art and culture of specific flowers including the carnation and the daffodil and her book on the Chrysanthemum in Art and Culture was published October 2020 by Reaktion Press, and she is currently working on the Daffodil in art and culture.
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Mr Rupert Willoughby
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Mrs Caroline Walker
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