A LEADING historian is coming to The Arc, in Winchester, to speak about the life and works of English Romantic painter, John Constable.

Andrew Graham-Dixon will be in Winchester on Wednesday June 28.

Constable his radical approach, working methods and lasting legacy are examined within the context of Georgian Britain - and the period of enormous change that shaped our cultural landscape.

According to Robert Hughes, former art critic of Time magazine and writer of The Shock of the New, “Andrew Graham-Dixon is the most gifted art critic of his generation. Unsparing, witty and probing, with a supple style, a real passion for the concrete body of art and a clear sense of its social environment, he encourages you to think and feel.”

Born in London in 1960, Mr Graham-Dixon is one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world. 

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He has presented numerous landmark series on art for the BBC and has a long history of public service in the field of the visual arts. He has written a number of books about art and artists – his most recent was a biography of Caravaggio, and he is currently working on a similarly in-depth project about Vermeer.

Mr Graham-Dixon lectures and tours all over the world with many different audiences and has been a visiting professor for the Guardian Masterclass in Journalism in partnership with Lincoln University, and an Ambassador for the Princes Teaching Institute.

Constable in his time with Andrew Graham-Dixon takes place at The Arc on Wednesday June 28 between 7pm-8pm (doors at 6.30pm). 

Tickets cost £20 for adult and £18 for concession. Each ticket includes entry to the exhibition Constable: The Dark Side as well as one year free website membership at andrewgrahamdixon.com.

For more information and to book tickets, visit arcwinchester.org.uk/event/constable-his-time-andrew-graham-dixon.