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Gallery talk: Lely’s painting of Charlotte Fitzroy

26 Nov 2024

December’s Artwork of the Month talk will be given by Susannah Lyon-Whaley. Between Beauty and Empire: Rethinking Lely’s Unidentified Child and Charlotte Fitzroy In the early 1670s, court artist Peter Lely painted King Charles II’s young and eligible...

Visit exhibition at Beningbrough Hall

14 Nov 2024

Visit to the Mary Delaney Exhibition at Beningborough Hall Laura Turner, formerly curator at York Art Gallery, will give a conducted tour of a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of Mary Delaney (1700-88). Already an accomplished needlewoman and artist,...

Gallery talk: John Flaxman

21 Oct 2024

A talk by Michael Smith on John Flaxman (1755-1826), the York-born sculptor whose portrait can be seen above the entrance to the Gallery. The speaker is a PHD student in the Department of History or Art, University of York and has provided this introduction: Widely...

Was van Gogh a Victorian Artist?

13 Oct 2024

The National Gallery exhibition ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ (14 September to 19 January) covers the time van Gogh spent at Arles and at the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Less well-known is the time he spent in London, and the fact that he was an avid reader of...

Gallery talk: Dorothy Nott on Gwen John

30 Sep 2024

October’s Artwork of the Month talk will be given by Dr Dorothy Nott, formerly Chair of the Friends and one of our most popular speakers. The speaker has provided these notes: ‘York Art Gallery is fortunate in possessing a fine example of the work of the...

William Morris talk

30 Sep 2024

*** Fully booked *** ‘William Morris on the Wall’ a talk by Dr Imogen Hart This talk is designed to coincide with the exhibition ‘The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co’ at York Art Gallery (27 September 2024 – 23 February 2025). Analysing Morris’s wallpaper and...

An Ancient Stronghold in France by Wynford Dewhurst

18 Sep 2024

Artwork of the Month August 2024 An Ancient Stronghold in France by Wynford Dewhurst Caitlin Doley, Associate Collections Curator at York Art Gallery, writes about a painting by Wynford Dewhurst, ‘Manchester’s Monet’, which was included in the exhibition ‘National...

The Derbyshire Gift

18 Sep 2024

Artwork of the Month July 2024 The Derbyshire Gift Peter Gibbard, former Chair of the Friends, continues his occasional accounts of women artists represented in York Art Gallery’s permanent collection. ‘The Derbyshire Gift’ pertains to five paintings by 20th century...

Winter Sea by Paul Nash

9 Sep 2024

Artwork of the Month June 2024 Winter Sea by Paul Nash Danae Reaves-Bey Browne, MA scholar part-sponsored by the Friends, chose this painting as the subject of her talk at the Gallery. Here are the notes from her talk. Click...

The Road to Calvary by Marten van Cleve

8 Feb 2024

Professor Jeanne Nuechterlein of the History of Art Department, University of York, discusses a favourite painting from the Gallery’s collection. The identity of the artist has long been debated but through her research Jeanne has found the probable solution. Click...