Great Art Season 4 Episodes

Episode 1

Van Gogh & Japan

Journeying from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to Van Gogh's home in Provence and on to Japan itself, this film provides a fascinating look at the profound influence Japan had on Van Gogh.

Episode 2

I, Claude Monet

50 mins

The life of 19th century French Impressionist painter Claude Monet told through his letters and paintings.

Episode 3

Vermeer and Music from the National Gallery

50 mins

Tim Marlow tells the story of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer's life, detailing many of the artist's most captivating works, and new research reveals how Vermeer's technique and materials affected his works.

Episode 4

Matisse from Tate Modern & MoMA

London's Tate Modern and New York's MoMA once-in-a-lifetime joint exhibition of classic painter Henri Matisse's cut paper collages from his less known later period.

Episode 5

Renoir: Revered and Reviled

50 mins

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world's favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course. This stunning film - based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia - examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today. Some claim they are repulsed by Renoir's later works and some claim they are seduced. What may surprise many is that among the many artists who sought Renoir's new works out and were clearly highly influenced by them were the two giants of the 20th century - Picasso and Matisse. The film is a fresh new biography of this artistic giant but more than that it uncovers a rarely told story that places Renoir as a critical link between the old and the new.