A Trick of the Eye and a Glimpse into the Mind: Eugene Berman and the Neo-Romantics

Part of a series of talks led by Assistant Curators across the V&A’s collections

Talk

  • Tuesday, 29 April 2025

  • V&A South Kensington

  • Free

+44 (0)20 7942 2000

  • Tuesday, 29 April 2025

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • Meeting Point, Cromwell Road Entrance, Level 0

  • Free event

Join Victoria Sperotto, Assistant Curator of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, to examine Eugene Berman’s surrealistic wardrobe. Learn about the illusionary trompe l'oeil technique, used by Berman and other Neo-Romantics to express the anxieties of their age. 
 
Please note, this event will move to another location. For any access assistance, please inform a member of staff. 

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Header image: Unique handpainted wardrobe by Eugene Berman, painted in trompe-l'œil effect, 1939 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London