Art on the Riviera
20 April 2027
2:00-3:30pm
Online or Rewley House 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA
Event status:
Applications being accepted
Location:
Online or Rewley House 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA
Dates:
20 April 2027
Study Format:
Online - live
Fees:
From £15.00 to £18.00
Cézanne, Monet and Renoir were pioneer artists on the French Riviera, then a rural backwater, undeveloped and remote. Paul Signac discovered the fishing village of St Tropez; he dreamed of an idealistic commune based there. We concentrate on the modern artists of the 1920s and ‘30s – In 1923 wealthy Americans Gerald and Sara Murphy had the bizarre idea of staying in Antibes in the summer (May to September were taboo previously), where they were joined by Pablo Picasso. Their story is told in Tender is the Night by Scott Fitzgerald.
Artists from many countries came to the Riviera: the Belarusian Chaim Soutine, the Scot S. J. Peploe, the American William H. Johnson. The home team were led by Matisse, Bonnard and Raoul Dufy. All these artists applied their distinctive individual talents to the light, landscape and structures of the South of France.
How and when to watch
Each lecture will last approximately 1 hour, followed by questions.
Please join in good time before each lecture to ensure that you have no connection problems. We recommend joining 10-15 minutes before the start time.
Register for the whole series or individual lectures
You can register for this lecture by clicking 'Book now' on this page, or you can register for the whole series here.
Please note: enrolments for this lecture close on 22 April at 23:59. The complete series will close at 23:59 GMT on 25 March 2027.
Book this course
You can opt to attend this teaching event either online (via a livestream) or in person at Rewley House, Oxford. You will be given the option of how you wish to attend during the enrolment process. You can only pick one option. If your preferred attendance format is fully booked, you can email us to be put on the waiting list. For those who wish to attend online, please read the IT requirements below before enrolling.
IT requirements
We will be using Zoom for the livestreaming of this lecture series. If you’re attending online, you’ll be able to see and hear the speakers, and to submit questions via the Zoom interface. Joining instructions will be sent out prior to the start date. We recommend that you join the session at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start time – just as you might arrive a bit early at our lecture theatre for an in-person event.
Please note that this lecture series will not be recorded.
Recommended reading
Riley, Charles A., The Jazz Age in France (Harry N. Abrams (New York, 2004))
Silver, Kenneth E., Making Paradise: Art, Modernity, and the Myth of the French Riviera (MIT Press, 2001)
Richardson, John, A Life of Picasso: Volume 3, 1917-1932 (Jonathan Cape, 2007)
Possible catalogue to come: Exhibition at the Royal Academy, ‘Painting the French Riviera’, October 2026-January 2027
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| In-person event fee (includes tea/coffee and a pastry) | £18.00 |
| Virtual event fee | £15.00 |
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, or are a care-leaver in the UK, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Concessionary fees for short courses
Dr Jan Cox – Tutor
Dr Jan Cox has been awarded a BA (Hons) by Oxford Brookes University, an MA from Bristol, and a PhD from the University of Leeds (Nordic Art). He specialises in nineteenth-century European art and British art of the early twentieth-century.
Module code: O26P115ARL
Please use the ‘Book’ button on this page. Alternatively, please contact us to obtain an application form.
You can also register for the whole series for a discounted rate here.
You can opt to attend this teaching event either online (via a livestream) or in person at Rewley House, Oxford. You will be given the option of how you wish to attend during the enrolment process. You can only pick one option. If your preferred attendance format is fully booked, you can email us to be put on the waiting list. For those who wish to attend online, please read the IT requirements below before enrolling.
Image credit: János Vaszary – French Riviera
