Friday Focus - Whistler Pastels
Friday Focus - Whistler Pastels
Date: Friday 04 October 2024
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Venue: Online
Category: Public lectures, Hunterian
Speaker: Tess Visser
Website: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-focus-whistler-pastels-tickets-1009424635257
The Hunterian holds one of the largest collections of artworks produced by James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), including around 120 pastels. These works have recently been studied as part of the Whistler Pastels Project (September 2022—June 2024), to better understand the artist’s methodology and materials.
A new focus exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery, will showcase some of these pastel drawings alongside new analysis and understanding of the works.
In this Friday Focus talk, join Tess Visser to explore her research findings, what this project has taught us about Whistler’s materials and methods, and what questions are still to be answered.
'Whistler Pastels' is open from Friday 4 October 2024 - Sunday 2 March 2025.
The Friday Focus talk programme features a different speaker each week, sharing a deeper insight into our exhibitions and collections, and work going on behind the scenes at The Hunterian. We hold the talks every Friday at 1pm online over Zoom. Talks are approximately 20 minutes long with time for questions afterwards.
Find out more about upcoming Friday Focus talks.