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Eugène Delacroix, 'Self Portrait', about 1837 © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

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Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art

Talk in French by 
Agnès Anquetin-Dias


WEDNESDAY 11 MAY

19h-21h

More House


53 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2EH
(Opposite the  Natural History Museum)

​Ticket for the talk : £10.00 per adult
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From the bold colours and abstract shapes of Matisse and Kandinsky, to the expressiveness of Van Gogh and Gaughin, to the vibrant complementary colours of the impressionists. All can be traced back to Eugène Delacroix– the last painter of the Grand Style but equally one of the first modern masters, who transformed French painting in the 19th century.
‘Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art’ is a long-overdue homage to France’s leading exponent of Romanticism– a true original who, at the time of his death in 1863, was the most revered artist among the avant-garde in Paris.
Drawing inspiration from British art and literature, his real and imagined travels to North Africa, and biblical scenes; every chord of human passion can be found in Delacroix’s paintings – stories of love, murder, violence, and war. “The first merit of a painting is to be a feast for the eye,” he emphasised towards the end of his life.
Placing Delacroix alongside contemporaries such as Courbet and Chassériau, this exhibition traces 50 years of Delacroix’s legacy, exploring the profound impact he had on generations of artists to come.
This exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and can be seen at  The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
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