Curating Eva Gonzalès

Please join us for a conversation with Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho, curator, and Bram Donders, researcher, of a major retrospective of Eva Gonzalès to take place at the Petit Palais, Paris, and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, in 2026-27. In dialogue with Allison Deutsch, Fleur and Bram will discuss how scholars are engaging with the category of “women artists” today, how to navigate the shadow of figures like Manet and Morisot, how to handle gaps in the historical record, and the place of assessments of quality. Fleur and Bram will share new approaches to archival research, including a digitised database where they have complied hundreds of reviews and letters that shed light on the gendered reception of Gonzalès’ art. At this pivotal stage of their project, the curators invite questions and perspectives from the audience as we consider Gonzalès’ oeuvre and the politics of its exhibition together.

Biographies

Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho is Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings and exhibition curator at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. She is author of several publications dealing with 19th-century printmaking, (post-) impressionism, and symbolism. Her research has been supported by the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, The Getty Paper Project and the Institute national d’histoire de l’art (INHA) in Paris.

Bram Donders is an art historian specializing in the nineteenth century, with a focus on female artists, collectors, and donors. He is currently Junior Curator at the Royal Collections of the Netherlands and Researcher at the Van Gogh Museum. He founded Jong VNK, the platform for young art historians, and was recognized with a nomination for Museumtalent 2023.

Allison Deutsch Departmental Lecturer in History of Art at The University of Oxford, Lifelong Learning.