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IMMA invites you to join Annie Freud and Amah-Rose Abrams for an online conversation that offers a close reading of portraits by important artists of their mothers from the 16th century to the present day.
Starting with a selection of paintings of the Madonna and Child from the Renaissance period, the talk will focus on portraits by Albrecht Durer, Rembrandt, Sofonisba Anguissola, Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Camille. Corot, Paul Cezanne, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, Helene Schjerfbeck, Alice Neel, Helene Dumas, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby.
Who were these mothers? What kinds of lives did they lead? What influence did they have on their artist sons and daughters? What do these pictures tell us about the historical, familial and cultural conditions in which they were painted? How does each portrait lead us to surmise about the artist’s intentions and what did he or she chose to reveal about the relationship between artist and sitter? How do these portraits sit within the oeuvre of each painter? How do they enlarge our awareness of our cultural heritage? How do they reflect the emergence of new ideas about hierarchy and intimacy within families.
Above all this conversation focusses on the significance for an artist in making a portrait of their mother and the sense of mutual endeavor between the two.
The Artist’s Mother project is inspired by the series of portrait by Lucian Freud of his mother Lucie Freud. Before the project draws to a close on 8 Aug 2021, join us for a moment for pause and reflection.
Online Details: You can attend by registering in advance to receive a zoom link directly to your inbox.