Plymouth Museum Exhibit

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Camden Town: Exploring Themes

23 April to 30 July 2011

View works by a group of young progressive British artists who flourished in the early 1900s.
This exhibition marks the centenary of the Camden Town Group, an association of British impressionist artists who were led by Walter Sickert and who gathered frequently at his studio in the Camden Town area of London.
The group were inspired by the French Post-impressionists and influenced by artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin and Camille Pissarro.
Established in 1911, the group was made up of 16 men who were united by a fascination with depicting ordinary life through their work using themes such as:

• gritty, urban scenes of the city
• figures and portraits
• still lives and interiors

Though the group existed for less than two years, its influence was extensive and long-lasting and many of the 'original 16' are represented in this show including Sickert, Spencer Gore, Harold Gilman and Lucien Pissarro.
Their work is accompanied by paintings and artists from and of the region, such as R. Borlase Smart and Rose Hilton as well as contemporary responses by local children and groups.

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