Jennifer Tonkovich
The political upheaval and regime changes in Europe between 1788 and 1848 had a significant impact on artists in France and Spain. Both countries struggled with transitions from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy which yielded popular uprisings, violent conflict, and changing cultural norms. It also was a period of innovation, artistic sensation, and art market expansion. Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator of Drawings and Prints at the Morgan, will explore the careers of four artists—Goya, Géricault, Ingres, and Delacroix—who forged new ways of using drawing during this tumultuous period.
This series is made possible by the Franklin Jasper Walls Lecture Fund.
Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), Head of a Black Man, Thaw Collection.