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Looks at the life and work of French artist Henri Rousseau, chronicling his evolution from a Paris customs bureau official to a leader of the avant-garde. Rousseau persisted in his work, which includes such...
Examines the commitment of French painter Edouard Manet to painting the history of his own era, which is friend Baudelaire characterised as the ‘heroism of modern life’. Traces the development of...
This group of paintings from the collection of Leeds City Art Galleries represents the development of French landscape painting in the 19th century, which is set in the context of the theories of the Academy...
Series surveying European and American art from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Each part concludes with a brief visual quiz.
Discusses Claude Monet’s ‘Waterlilies’ in terms of the painting itself, the painter, and a palette of colour: pigment, composition and light effects. In his garden at Giverny, Monet created a gigantic...
Discusses Claude Gellée’s (Le Lorrain) painting ‘Seaport at Sunset’ in terms of the painting itself, the painter, and a palette of colour: pigment, composition and light effects. Claude’s paintings...
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1868), inventor of the ready-made and ‘godfather’ of Dada and surrealism, abandoned art in 1923. This interview was filmed for his first one-man show in 1963 and gives a unique...
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) was a surrealist painter famours for his mysterious, dreamlike paintings. Produced when the artist was in his 90s, this film provides a unique insight into his work and his intense...
A study of the French post-impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) exploring the rooms of the house where he lived for many years with his wife and model, seen in many of his paintings. Reveals him...
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