Gustave Courbet and the Modern Landscape by Mary Morton
Sponsored by Gaye and Bob Anderson
Thursday, March 11, 2010
· 6:30 p.m.
Arkansas Arts Center Lecture Hall
Join the Arkansas Arts Center for a lecture by Mary Morton, curator of French paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Morton will provide context for the Arts Center's seascape by Gustave Courbet, a recent acquisition. She will discuss Courbet's sea- and landscapes in relation to other genres of painting in which Courbet worked. She will also discuss the influence Courbet's painting had on the Impressionists and later generations of artists. This lecture was originally scheduled for November 19, 2009. This lecture is sponsored by Gaye and Bob Anderson. Admission to the lecture is free.