The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- Documentary
Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Gang of Four
60 mins
This excellent, witty and interesting start to this series examines how the movement started and who started it. We see the places they were and went to, the society in Paris at the time, how it was ripe for a change in art, the characters and lifestyles of the protagonists.
Episode 2
The Great Outdoors
59 mins
The British/Polish Art Critic Waldemar Januszczak ventures outdoors to famous locations that were depicted in many now famous paintings. He provides a humorous side to this documentary, which makes it very interesting.
Episode 3
Painting the People
58 mins
Waldemar Januszczak continues his investigation of the Impressionists, focusing this time on the people they painted and in particular the subjects of Degas, Caillebotte and the often forgotten Impressionist women artists.
Episode 4
Final Flourish
59 mins
Waldemar looks in considerable depth at the work of Georges Seurat, taking into consideration his academic training at the Beaux-Arts School in Paris and the artists that influenced him, such as Piero della Francesca and Puvis de Chavannes.