Seurat’s Seascapes: Dr Karen Serres and Dr Anne Puetz in Conversation
On campus and online
10:30 (registration) to 13:15 on Saturday 25 April 2026
Available on campus at Vernon Square
£65 (£55 concessions- Universal/Pension credit; full-time students)
Or
Online as a recording
£15 (£10 concessions- Universal/Pension credit; full-time students). The event is provided online as a recording. The lecture recording will be sent at noon on Tuesday 27 April, or once a week on Tuesdays for those booking after the 27 April, and will be accessible for 10 days from delivery.
This study event accompanies the Courtauld Gallery’s Griffin Catalyst Exhibition Seurat and the Sea (13 Feb- 17 May 2026). Exhibition curator and Senior Curator of Paintings at the Courtauld Gallery Karen Serres and Head of Short Courses Anne Puetz will explore several themes relating to Georges Seurat’s five painting campaigns on the northern coast of France between 1885 and 1890. We will discuss the artist’s affinity with this part of the Atlantic seaboard and his fascination with its atmospheric conditions and the artistic challenge it posed. We will delve into Seurat’s evolving neo-Impressionist technique, his interest in the industrialisation of the ports and the transformation of fishing villages into popular tourist destinations and discuss his artistic legacy.
Please note that in 2025 new VAT rules for online courses came into effect in the EU. This meant that we are now required to charge EU participants their local VAT rate. VAT-inclusive prices for EU students will be displayed at check-out.
If you have any questions please email us at short.courses@courtauld.ac.uk