Painting London: French Artists in Exile

After the Franco Prussian War, artists such as Monet, Whistler, Tissot and Pissarro fled the barricaded city of Paris and went to London hoping to sell their stunning images of the city. Often disappointed, they missed France, and many returned as soon as possible but not without creating some of the most memorable and beautiful records of an atmospheric city.
Jacqueline Cockburn is managing director of Art and Culture Travel, running residential courses in Andalucía, Southern Spain in the art and culture of the region as well as curated tours to Madrid, Tangiers, Barcelona, Paris and Venice. Jacqueline is a course director and lecturer at the V&A and also lectures at The Royal Academy, She has toured New Zealand and Australia for The Arts Society. Her specialist field is Spanish Art, but she also lectures on European Art 1790-1950. She is currently working on a Monograph on Goya.
Image: James Tissot, The Captain’s Daughter (The Last Evening), 1873, Southampton City Art Gallery
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