Figurative to Abstract Art: Munch & Picasso

Onsite at the Ashmolean and online via Zoom.

The late 19th and early 20th centuries no longer required picture reading to aid religious contemplation. Sciences were exploring psychological issues and painters were experimenting in these areas visually.

Edvard Munch was interested in expressing states of mind in visual form; Picasso began reducing the amount of figurative detail in his work, while never quite embracing full abstraction.

Often, the content was familiar, but the meanings were difficult to penetrate. Alice Foster will discuss this significant transformational period in art history.

This is the second talk in the Figurative to Abstract Art History talks series led by Alice Foster.