Seurat and the ‘Bathers’

Synopsis

Looks in detail at Seurat’s ‘Bathers at Asnières’, considering its radical nature as an image of men, painted in a monumental and heroic way; its initial reception, and its place in Seurat’s later work. Includes many images of Seurat’s later paintings and considers the artist’s relationship with Impressionism, his development of the new technique of pointillism and his position in the Paris art world of the later 1880s. Shows footage of the actual site depiected in the painting and juxtaposes the ‘Bathers’ with Seurat’s next great picture showing the island in the middle of the Seine, the ‘Grande Jatte’.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)

Subjects

Art

Keywords

paintings - French; paintings - impressionist paintings; Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)

Credits

Writer

Kathleen Adler

Cast

Kathleen Adler

Production Company

Name

London

Sponsor

Name

Pearson

Distributor

Name

National Gallery Publications Ltd

Email

online@nationalgallery.co.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7747 2870

Address

St Vincent House
30 Orange Street
WC2H 7HH