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Art on the BBC

Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.

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So let's see what almost a century
of archive reveals - Art on the BBC

So let's see what almost a century of archive reveals

I'm Leslie Primo.
I'm an art historian and lecturer, - Art on the BBC

I'm Leslie Primo. I'm an art historian and lecture...

I'm going with van Goff. - Art on the BBC

I'm going with van Goff.

Vincent's paintings really came
alive on TV with - Art on the BBC

Vincent's paintings really came alive on TV with

And so it was that,
at the age of 14, Turner, - Art on the BBC

And so it was that, at the age of 14, Turner,

After training in formal
drawing and watercolour, - Art on the BBC

After training in formal drawing and watercolour,

A decade later, Waldemar Januszczak
used his uniquely direct hands-on - Art on the BBC

A decade later, Waldemar Januszczak used his uniquely direct...

In this hugely ambitious,
swelling seascape, - Art on the BBC

In this hugely ambitious, swelling seascape,

If Gibson's film is correct, - Art on the BBC

If Gibson's film is correct,

When you're looking for art to put
on a chocolate box, - Art on the BBC

When you're looking for art to put on a chocolate box,

These cheeky caricatures were drawn
by Claude, the teenager. - Art on the BBC

These cheeky caricatures were drawn by Claude, the teenager.

Dali's expulsion deeply
angered his father - Art on the BBC

Dali's expulsion deeply angered his father

The 1990s were a boom decade
for BBC docudrama, - Art on the BBC

The 1990s were a boom decade for BBC docudrama,

Vincent's missionary work
came to an end after - Art on the BBC

Vincent's missionary work came to an end after

As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered,
the empathy towards the poor - Art on the BBC

As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered, the empathy towards the p...

In Holland, he chose again
to settle among the rural poor, - Art on the BBC

In Holland, he chose again to settle among the rural poor,

And that's what I want to look at
next in the BBC archive - - Art on the BBC

And that's what I want to look at next in the BBC archi...

When BBC Four decided to teach us
How To Be A Surrealist in 2017, - Art on the BBC

When BBC Four decided to teach us How To Be A Surrealist in ...

Vincent had found
his philosophy of art. - Art on the BBC

Vincent had found his philosophy of art.

First up is Kenneth Clark's
1969 series, Civilisation. - Art on the BBC

First up is Kenneth Clark's 1969 series, Civilisation.

It was commissioned by none other
than David Attenborough, - Art on the BBC

It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough,

Van Gogh is renowned for
his thick, generous use of colour. - Art on the BBC

Van Gogh is renowned for his thick, generous use of colour.

BBC Two was in colour. - Art on the BBC

BBC Two was in colour.

They tried to make their film
a collage of dreamlike images - Art on the BBC

They tried to make their film a collage of dreamlike images

I say we start a fire. - Art on the BBC

I say we start a fire.

I don't suppose that Turner
was conscious of his - Art on the BBC

I don't suppose that Turner was conscious of his

But fast forward to 1996, - Art on the BBC

But fast forward to 1996,

Turner belonged to the Romantic
movement that was sweeping - Art on the BBC

Turner belonged to the Romantic movement that was sweeping

The Romantics celebrated the
elemental forces of nature. - Art on the BBC

The Romantics celebrated the elemental forces of nature.

And, if nature was out of control,
so were emotions. - Art on the BBC

And, if nature was out of control, so were emotions.

Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37, - Art on the BBC

Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37,

The light in the South of France
was at least as strong an influence - Art on the BBC

The light in the South of France was at least as strong an i...

He painted the sea in all its moods. - Art on the BBC

He painted the sea in all its moods.

Turner had a new idea of
what painting was for. - Art on the BBC

Turner had a new idea of what painting was for.

I suspect this is everyone's
favourite story about Turner, - Art on the BBC

I suspect this is everyone's favourite story about Turn...

He set sail from the port of
Harwich on a boat called the Ariel, - Art on the BBC

He set sail from the port of Harwich on a boat called the Ar...

And then, he asked the sailors
to lash him to the mast - Art on the BBC

And then, he asked the sailors to lash him to the mast

And our next presenter on a boat
is not an art historian, - Art on the BBC

And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian,

How do you do? Monsieur, I am
the artist, Claude Monet. - Art on the BBC

How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet.

Whether Dali's inspiration was
cheese-based or not, - Art on the BBC

Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not,

But what about Turner's character? - Art on the BBC

But what about Turner's character?

Constable was indignant. - Art on the BBC

Constable was indignant.

But, if Turner abandoned her,
could there have been, I wonder, - Art on the BBC

But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonde...

A landmark series in its time,
The Power of Art not only - Art on the BBC

A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only

In the last decade,
film-makers have increasingly - Art on the BBC

In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly

Camille's death was the trigger
for change in Monet's work. - Art on the BBC

Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet...

Painted in 1840, it depicts
an atrocity from Britain's - Art on the BBC

Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's

Monet's new direction began
here, in Giverny, near Paris. - Art on the BBC

Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Pari...

Turner's approach to this appalling
tragedy was not that of - Art on the BBC

Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not tha...

In the 1990s, the BBC's interest
in Monet's garden suddenly expanded - Art on the BBC

In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden...

There's no question that
he's asking people to contemplate, - Art on the BBC

There's no question that he's asking people to con...

It was so bizarre
I couldn't take it. - Art on the BBC

It was so bizarre I couldn't take it.

I think Simon Schama is absolutely
right in his film when, you know, - Art on the BBC

I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, y...

Well, Lust For Life,
with all its terrific music, - Art on the BBC

Well, Lust For Life, with all its terrific music,

Simon Schama makes a strong case - Art on the BBC

Simon Schama makes a strong case

But while some programmes had a
field day with the self-mutilation, - Art on the BBC

But while some programmes had a field day with the self-muti...

The Americans fell in love
with his paintings and, of course, - Art on the BBC

The Americans fell in love with his paintings and, of course...

The portraits depict the elite
of American society - Art on the BBC

The portraits depict the elite of American society

This is his picture of a factory
in the West Midlands. - Art on the BBC

This is his picture of a factory in the West Midlands.

They seem to be at a gambling house, - Art on the BBC

They seem to be at a gambling house,

But intriguingly, back in 1999,
the year of mass Monet mania, - Art on the BBC

But intriguingly, back in 1999, the year of mass Monet mania...

Actually, I wanted the dream
sequences - Art on the BBC

Actually, I wanted the dream sequences

Monet was not a religious man
and Andrew conveys - Art on the BBC

Monet was not a religious man and Andrew conveys

Van Gogh's mind fascinates us.
For decades, we've considered him - Art on the BBC

Van Gogh's mind fascinates us. For decades, we've ...

In an act of painterly
transubstantiation, Monet turns - Art on the BBC

In an act of painterly transubstantiation, Monet turns

I think Simon's making a really
interesting point here, which speaks - Art on the BBC

I think Simon's making a really interesting point here,...

Just imagine what this would've
been like for Turner. - Art on the BBC

Just imagine what this would've been like for Turner.

Rain, Steam and Speed, - Art on the BBC

Rain, Steam and Speed,

In the last quarter of his life,
Monet focused his attention - Art on the BBC

In the last quarter of his life, Monet focused his attention

Six years later, Sir David Piper
strengthened that link - Art on the BBC

Six years later, Sir David Piper strengthened that link

These vast, near-abstract water
landscapes were punctuated - Art on the BBC

These vast, near-abstract water landscapes were punctuated

Years ago, when I was first
considering the self-portraits as a - Art on the BBC

Years ago, when I was first considering the self-portraits a...

After America, Dali and Gala
returned to Portlligat - Art on the BBC

After America, Dali and Gala returned to Portlligat

And as he finally returned
to begin work on his panoramic - Art on the BBC

And as he finally returned to begin work on his panoramic

The guns could be heard in Giverny, - Art on the BBC

The guns could be heard in Giverny,

In 1990, Linus Roache plays Vincent
caught up in a frenzied state, - Art on the BBC

In 1990, Linus Roache plays Vincent caught up in a frenzied ...

But the cruellest words were
saved for that most - Art on the BBC

But the cruellest words were saved for that most

Snow Storm, the painting
that launched the legend - Art on the BBC

Snow Storm, the painting that launched the legend

Holy concept-album covers aside, - Art on the BBC

Holy concept-album covers aside,

They have a lot
to be responsible for - Art on the BBC

They have a lot to be responsible for

That film was a seminal film
for our understanding of what - Art on the BBC

That film was a seminal film for our understanding of what

In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight
had a positive impact on his art. - Art on the BBC

In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight had a positive impa...

Lust For Life infused
Vincent's artistic endeavour - Art on the BBC

Lust For Life infused Vincent's artistic endeavour

The surrealist painter Andre Masson
once described these two oval rooms - Art on the BBC

The surrealist painter Andre Masson once described these two...

Decades later, Simon Schama
took a far more nuanced route - Art on the BBC

Decades later, Simon Schama took a far more nuanced route

I am absorbed in this immense plain - Art on the BBC

I am absorbed in this immense plain

When the Orangerie opened in 1927,
it was a failure. - Art on the BBC

When the Orangerie opened in 1927, it was a failure.

But in 1996, that was the case made - Art on the BBC

But in 1996, that was the case made

In the years since van Gogh's death, - Art on the BBC

In the years since van Gogh's death,

Since then, I found out
that that was a lie. - Art on the BBC

Since then, I found out that that was a lie.

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Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.

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