We鈥檙e delighted to invite you to this free-to-attend evening lecture at the intersection of science and art, hosted jointly by the National Galleries of Scotland and 萝莉社 Edinburgh and SE Scotland Branch.
Date and Time: Thursday, 29 May 2025 (18:00 - 19:45)
Agenda:
Arrival from 5:40PM
Lecture: 6:00 鈥� 7:00 PM,
Refreshments (coffee/tea): 7:00 鈥� 7:45 PM
Location: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL.
Please enter through the entrance in Princes Street Gardens, which has both step and step-free access.
Abstract: Painted in June 1889, Olive Trees by Vincent van Gogh is one of a series of 15 paintings tackling this distinctive motif and produced during the artist鈥檚 year-long stay at the asylum of Saint-R茅my-de-Provence. Over a three-year period, an international team of curators, conservators and conservation scientists examined each painting of this series in detail. Analysing all aspects of van Gogh鈥檚 materials and technique, this ground-breaking project culminated in an exhibition that took place in the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam across 2021-2022. Senior Paintings Conservator, Lesley Stevenson will discuss the findings of the research specifically in relation to the Edinburgh Olive Trees 鈥� one of the most popular paintings in the Scottish National Gallery collection.
This event is kindly sponsored by ScotCHEM and the 萝莉社 Edinburgh and South East Scotland Local Section.
Registration and further information about the event can be found on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/olive-trees-by-vincent-van-gogh-an-exploration-of-making-and-meaning-tickets-1323355063619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Date and Time: Thursday, 29 May 2025 (18:00 - 19:45)
Agenda:
Arrival from 5:40PM
Lecture: 6:00 鈥� 7:00 PM,
Refreshments (coffee/tea): 7:00 鈥� 7:45 PM
Location: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL.
Please enter through the entrance in Princes Street Gardens, which has both step and step-free access.
Abstract: Painted in June 1889, Olive Trees by Vincent van Gogh is one of a series of 15 paintings tackling this distinctive motif and produced during the artist鈥檚 year-long stay at the asylum of Saint-R茅my-de-Provence. Over a three-year period, an international team of curators, conservators and conservation scientists examined each painting of this series in detail. Analysing all aspects of van Gogh鈥檚 materials and technique, this ground-breaking project culminated in an exhibition that took place in the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam across 2021-2022. Senior Paintings Conservator, Lesley Stevenson will discuss the findings of the research specifically in relation to the Edinburgh Olive Trees 鈥� one of the most popular paintings in the Scottish National Gallery collection.
This event is kindly sponsored by ScotCHEM and the 萝莉社 Edinburgh and South East Scotland Local Section.
Registration and further information about the event can be found on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/olive-trees-by-vincent-van-gogh-an-exploration-of-making-and-meaning-tickets-1323355063619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
