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And our next presenter on a boatis not an art historian, but a poet. In Art of the Sea,...

And our next presenter on a boat
is not an art historian, but a poet. In Art of the Sea, Owen Sheers gives us a new insight
into Turner's experimental spirit

Full Transcript

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And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian,
00:00:04.002 --> 00:00:05.068
but a poet.
00:00:05.068 --> 00:00:07.016
In Art of the Sea,
00:00:07.016 --> 00:00:11.048
Owen Sheers gives us a new insight into Turner's experimental spirit.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:24
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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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.
S02 • E03 How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet. - Art on the BBC 00:36
How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet.
S02 • E01 Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not, - Art on the BBC 00:33
Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not,
S02 • E04 But what about Turner's character? - Art on the BBC 00:42
But what about Turner's character?
S02 • E04 Constable was indignant. - Art on the BBC 00:13
Constable was indignant.
S02 • E04 But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonder, - Art on the BBC 00:18
But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonde...
S02 • E04 A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only - Art on the BBC 00:17
A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only
S02 • E02 In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly - Art on the BBC 00:56
In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly
S02 • E03 Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet's work. - Art on the BBC 00:15
Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet...
S02 • E04 Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's - Art on the BBC 00:31
Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's
S02 • E03 Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Paris. - Art on the BBC 00:29
Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Pari...
S02 • E04 Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not that of - Art on the BBC 00:19
Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not tha...
S02 • E03 In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden suddenly expanded - Art on the BBC 00:46
In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden...
S02 • E04 There's no question that he's asking people to contemplate, - Art on the BBC 01:00
There's no question that he's asking people to con...
S02 • E02 It was so bizarre I couldn't take it. - Art on the BBC 00:51
It was so bizarre I couldn't take it.
S02 • E04 I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, you know, - Art on the BBC 00:42
I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, y...
S02 • E02 Well, Lust For Life, with all its terrific music, - Art on the BBC 00:18
Well, Lust For Life, with all its terrific music,
S02 • E04 Simon Schama makes a strong case - Art on the BBC 00:49
Simon Schama makes a strong case
S02 • E02 But while some programmes had a field day with the self-mutilation, - Art on the BBC 00:38
But while some programmes had a field day with the self-muti...
S02 • E01 The Americans fell in love with his paintings and, of course, - Art on the BBC 00:23
The Americans fell in love with his paintings and, of course...
S02 • E01 The portraits depict the elite of American society - Art on the BBC 00:53
The portraits depict the elite of American society