Twelve talks. Extraordinary artists. A revolution in how we see the world.
How did painting travel from the familiar world of nineteenth-century France to the dazzling colours and radical abstractions of modern art?
It is a story of scandal, ambition, powerful friendships and fierce rivalries. From Courbet’s provocative realism and Monet’s obsession with light to Van Gogh’s blazing colours, Picasso’s fractured perspectives and Kandinsky’s journey into abstraction, discover the artists who defied convention, shocked their critics and transformed painting forever.
Across twelve richly illustrated talks, art historian Rose Balston brings these extraordinary personalities and their masterpieces vividly to life, revealing how paintings once dismissed as outrageous or incomprehensible became some of the most celebrated works in history.
Discover the stories behind the revolution – and learn to see art in an entirely new light.
