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  1. Still Life (2010)

    Director
    Harun Farocki
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $19.95

    This film essay by Harun Farocki compares the still-life paintings of the Dutch masters with still-life photography of the present day, in particular commercial photography and advertisements. Using...

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  2. Wassily Kandinsky (2010)

    Director
    Andre Labarthe
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 56 minutes), £11.80

    Colour, form, area, this is the formula of the greatest pioneer of abstract painting. Wassily Kandinsky came to art late in life, but his impact through Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) and Bauhaus paved...

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  3. Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey (2010)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 35 minutes), £5.00

    In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the French public turned to British history as a way of making sense of its recent past. History books written in an accessible and popular style brought the...

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  4. Alice Neel (2009)

    Director
    Andrew Neel
    Subject
    Art; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 77 minutes), £19.99

    Director Andrew Neel delves into the personal and professional life of his famous grandmother, painter Alice Neel, in this documentary. Born in 1900, Alice Neel lived an unconventional life as both a single...

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  5. Private Life of a Masterpiece, Series 1-5 Collection (2007)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1100 minutes), £69.99

    This television series reveals the stories behind famous works of art: how the pieces were created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world. All...

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  6. Sandra Blow (2007)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 26 minutes), £13.99

    After a formative year as a student in Italy in the late 1940s, she returned to London to begin a career dedicated to developing her abstract art. In addition to paint, she worked with a diverse range of...

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  7. René Magritte (2007 Video)

    aka: Monsieur RenÉ Magritte

    Director
    Adrian Maben
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 51 minutes), £17.99

    Profiles Belgian painter René Magritte (1898-1967) and shows the recurring influence of certain themes and places on his work. Visits the various towns where he lived and which were a source of inspiration...

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  8. Francis Bacon (2007)

    Director
    David Hinton
    Producer
    David Hinton
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 55 minutes), £17.99

    A portrait of British artist Francis Bacon (1909-1992), whose work features distorted human figures in empty rooms. Melvyn Bragg follows Bacon’s daily activities from his cluttered studio, to a pub and...

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  9. Allen Jones: Women and Men (2007)

    Director
    Jake Auerbach
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 58 mins), £7.75

    Allen Jones has produced some of the most startling and controversial images of women of the past five decades. His work in painting, sculpture or print has in turn ushered in the British Pop Art movement of...

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  10. Titian (2007)

    Director
    Jake Auerbach
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 mins), £7.75

    Documentary. Titian has been called the "first great 20th Century Artist". His fresh interpretations of old stories from mythology, and his constant reinvention of the portrait, have inspired artists for...

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