MONET TO VAN GOGH, A HISTORY OF IMPRESSIONISM FEATURED IN DUNCASTER'S UPCOMING "GREAT COURSES" SERIES

BLOOMFIELD, CT, Sept. 15, 2014—Impressionism will be the subject of the next series’ of “Great Courses” at Duncaster Retirement Community. The courses will occur on Fridays from October 3 through December 26 at 1:30 pm (no class Nov. 28). They are open to the public with preregistration. Those interested may participate in the full series or in individual sessions. This series of lectures will introduce participants to the style, subject, and function of Impressionist painting by artists including Monet, Renoir, Cassatt, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and van Gogh.

The sessions will look at the impact of the public and private worlds of Parisian modernity, life in the countryside, the new leisure class on these artists as well as the influential legacy of Impressionism. The course will be taught by Dr. Brettell, Professor of Aesthetic Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas.

The schedule for the course is as follows:

• October 3
  • Lecture 1 - The Realist and the Idealist
  • Lecture 2 - Napoleon III’s Paris
• October 10
  • Lecture 3 - Baudelaire and the Definition of Modernism
  • Lecture 4 - The Shock of the New
• October 17
  • Lecture 5 - The Painters of Modern Life
  • Lecture 6 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
• October 24
  • Lecture 7 - Impressions in the Countryside
  • Lecture 8 - Paris under Siege
• October 31
  • Lecture 9 - The First Exhibition
  • Lecture 10 - Monet and Renoir in Argenteuil
• November 7
  • Lecture 11 - Cézanne and Pissarro in Pontoise
  • Lecture 12 - Berthe Morisot
• November 14
  • Lecture 13 - The Third Exhibition
  • Lecture 14 - Edgar Degas
• November 21
  • Lecture 15 - Gustave Caillebotte
  • Lecture 16 - Mary Cassatt
• November 28
  • Recess
• December 5
  • Lecture 17 - Manet’s Later Works
  • Lecture 18 – Departures
• December 12
  • Lecture 19 - Paul Gauguin
  • Lecture 20 - The Final Exhibition
• December 19
  • Lecture 21 - Studio of the South—Van Gogh and Gauguin
  • Lecture 22 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
• December 26
  • Lecture 23 - The Nabis
  • Lecture 24 - La Fin

The Great Courses program began at Duncaster in 2009, as part of Duncaster’s dedication to lifelong learning.

Duncaster’s Great Courses are free and open to members of the community, however pre-registration is required. For more information or to enroll, contact Fran Kent, fKent@Duncaster.org or 860-380-5006.

About Duncaster:

Duncaster Retirement Community is the Hartford Area’s first life care community for active, engaging seniors. Located in Bloomfield, CT, Duncaster residents enjoy an intellectually stimulating lifestyle while experiencing security and peace of mind. Duncaster was voted the Best Retirement Community by readers of Hartford Magazine and the Connecticut Law Tribune. Residents have a role in governance and sit on the board – a rare distinction. The community’s 87-acre campus includes apartment homes, assisted living apartments and short-and long-term skilled nursing accommodations. Duncaster offers its residents lifetime protection against the potentially catastrophic costs of long-term care through the LifeCare plan.

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