Education

Art History Lecture with Chief Curator, Preston Metcalf.

 

Inspired by the innovations of the Impressionists, artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, George Seurat and others transformed the new style into highly personal expressions. “The Post Impressionists” is a one-night lecture that will explore the shift from observation of the outside world to the inner manifestations of these revolutionary artists that ultimately led to modern art. Triton Chief Curator and art historian Preston Metcalf will present an analysis and history of key works such as van Gogh’s Starry Night and The Artist’s Bedroom at Arles; Portrait of the Artist with the Yellow Christ by Gauguin; The Snake Charmer by Henri Rousseau; and other works featured in the de Young Museum exhibition to tell the amazing story of a remarkable group of artists who helped change the way we view the world and ourselves.

Tour to de Young Museum
On the heels of our successful bus trip to the Birth of Impressionism exhibition in June, the Triton Museum of Art will be heading back to the de Young Museum to view the follow up exhibition Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay. Join us on October 28th for another exciting trip!  

Please meet in the parking lot adjacent to the Triton Museum at 8:50. The bus will depart at exactly 9:00 a.m. with an estimated arrival at the de Young Museum at 10:30 a.m. During our bus ride, we will be screening the video, The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution. We will tour the exhibition at 11:00. Lunch is on your own. We will depart the de Young Museum at 2:30, with an estimated arrival time of 4:00 at the Triton Museum.

If you are a member of the de Young Museum, please provide your member number on the registration form. Thank you.

Fee: $66 for non-de Young members and $50 for de Young members