What ’ s On

In October Nerja Arts Society presents their opening lecture of the season as well as a concert in the Centro Cultural in Nerja .

Modigliani remains one of the most popular artists of the 20th century . Julian Halsby will discuss his short life in some detail looking at his early development and his arrival and life in Paris from 1906 to his death in 1920 . Modigliani was at the centre of Bohemian Paris and was a close friend of Maurice Utrillo , Picasso , Max Jacob , Moise Kisling , Chaïm Soutine and many other painters and writers who made up Bohemian Paris . He will discuss the influences on his painting and sculpture including Cézanne , African art and Cubism and show how he developed a highly individual style of his own . The lecture will look at his haunting portraits and sensual nudes while exploring the Bohemian life of Montmartre .

Amedeo Modigliani

About Julian Halsby

Julian studied History of Art at Cambridge . Formerly Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at Croydon College of Art . Publications include Venice - the Artist ’ s Vision ( 1990 , 1995 ), The Art of Diana Armfield RA ( 1995 ), Dictionary of Scottish Painters ( 1990 , 1998 , 2001 , 4th edition 2010 ), A Hand to Obey the Demon ’ s Eye ( 2000 ), Scottish Watercolours 1740-1940 ( 1986 , 1991 ), A Private View - David Wolfers and the New Grafton Gallery ( 2002 ). Interviews : Artists for the Artist Magazine and is a member of the Julian Halsby International Association of Art Critics and The Critics Circle . A practising artist , he was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1994 and appointed Keeper in 2010 . Julian has talked to the Arts Society before , the last time being in 2018 , when he told us about Misia Sert .

Tickets are only available on the night and cost € 10 or look at how to join the society at www . theartssocietynerja . com . Also available on Zoom .

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