‘I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.’ – Andrew Wyeth

From frost-bitten fields to glittering city streets, artists have long been captivated by the beauty and brutality of winter. This talk journeys through the quiet poetry and visual splendour of the season — from Bruegel’s bustling ice scenes and Friedrich’s contemplative snowscapes to Monet’s shimmering, transient light and Wyeth’s haunting stillness.

Whether seen as festive, melancholy, or sublime, winter has inspired some of the most poignant and atmospheric works in art history. Join Art Historian Stella Grace Lyons to explore how painters have transformed this coldest of seasons into images of extraordinary warmth and meaning.