Discovering Daumier’s The Ribalds
Wednesday, December 10, 2 – 4pm
Ensemble view, Room 14, west wall, Philadelphia. © The Barnes Foundation
$90; members $81
(two-hour workshop)
About the Class
Pull up a chair for this immersive conversation held inside the Barnes galleries where we’ll focus on a single work from the collection. This session will examine every facet of Honoré Daumier’s The Ribalds, a fascinating work that commands our attention with its large scale and enigmatic subject. We guarantee that you will notice something new!
Capacity: 25
Barnes classes will:
- Sharpen your observational and critical thinking skills.
- Improve your ability to communicate about art.
- Deepen your appreciation for cultures and histories outside your own.
Honoré Daumier. The Ribalds, 1848–49. The Barnes Foundation, BF22. Public Domain.
Instructor
William Perthes
Perthes is the Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education at the Barnes. He has taught courses at the Barnes as well as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and West Chester and Villanova Universities. His scholarship focuses on American modernism and the abstract expressionist painter Robert Motherwell.
Barnes Method
Barnes Method courses follow the teachings of Albert Barnes and Violette de Mazia. Classes focus on rigorous formal analysis and direct visual engagement with works of art. In this method, close looking at art helps build critical-thinking skills that can be carried beyond the gallery walls.
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