Art of the Western World, No. 7: A Fresh View--Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Series: Art of the Western World Series|n7

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1989

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Describes in Part I a group of radical painters who, led by Courbet, rejected standard academic themes and techniques. Recalls how Manet shocked Paris with Luncheon on the Grass, while Impressionists represented the world bathed in color and changing light. Explores in Part II some Post-Impressionists who broke new ground with daring and imaginative uses of color and approaches to form. Presents works of Seurat, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne as the basis of 20th century modern art. Closed Captioned.

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