Tag: Illustrated talk

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Dominic VINCE – Lecture on The Yellow House – Van Gogh & Gauguin

Halifax Art Society

12th June 2026 – Dominic gave another wonderful talk, this time on the relationship between Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin at the Yellow House in Arles, where they spent 9 weeks creating artwork that influenced each other’s styles, pushing each of them toward an expressive, symbolic use of colour. He talked about Gauguin’s ambition to set up his own painting community and Van Gogh’s hope to create a place where artists could live cheaply and support one another. But tensions quickly surfaced. Van Gogh, with his intense personality and passionate work ethic, clashed with Gauguin’s more independent and sometimes dismissive attitude. Their collaboration resulted in masterpieces but ended abruptly following Van Gogh’s mental breakdown and famous mutilation of his ear.

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David GLOVER – Illustrated talk of Forgotten Women of the 20th Century

Halifax Art Society

20th March 2026 – We welcomed local historian, David, who gave a talk that included the early lady members of the Halifax Art Society. As we know, all founder members were men, but this changed with the arrival of American artist Elizabeth Campbell Fisher-Clay. She was the first female member of HAS and was the wife of Halifax Councillor and Alderman Howard Clay. Her daughter Monica Clay was also a member of HAS.

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Dominic VINCE – Talk on David BOMBERG, his life and work

Halifax Art Society

6th June 2025 – Art Historian, Dominic, gave another interesting and insightful talk about David Bomberg – now recognised as one of the 20th century’s leading British artist despite being largely overlooked during his lifetime. His career spanned several distinct phases from early geometric compositions with bold colours to his later, more figurative and expressionistic landscapes. He lived in London and travelled widely in the Middle East and Europe.