ARTIST COLLECTIVES: CAMDEN TOWN GROUP TALK 1

With Martin Beek

Sat 11 Oct 2025, 11am–12pm

At the Museum and Online

This event takes place in-person at the Museum, and online via Zoom.

Tickets are £8 each. Booking is essential.

Tickets will be available to book soon

With Martin Beek, artist and art historian

The first of these two talks by Martin Beek explores the Camden Town group of post-Impressionist artists from 1911 until 1913, and who lived and worked in the heart of London.

These artists aimed to reflect the realities of modern urban life in their work. Their paintings are fascinating for their spotlight on working people depicting the world of the markets or the streets and everyday commerce.

This talk particularly focuses on the leadership of Walter Sickert and the younger painters influenced by French post-impressionism.

Detail of a painting by Walter Sickert of performers on a stage in Brighton

The Brighton Pierrots, Walter Sickert, 1915, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum

Oil painting of Queen's Grove in St John's Wood by Robert Bevan, in the post-Impressionist style

Queen's Grove, St John's Wood, Robert Bevan, 1918, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum

Martin examines the diverse styles of Robert Bevan, the memorable interiors Charles Ginner and Harold Gilman. He will also discuss the various locations and the subjects important to each artist. This diversity was apparent in their exhibitions as a group in the years before the outbreak of the First World War.

The second talk in this series takes place on 18 Oct: