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Art on the BBC

These vast, near-abstract waterlandscapes were punctuated by lilies, hanging willowsand...

These vast, near-abstract water
landscapes were punctuated by lilies, hanging willows
and reflections of the clouds above

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These vast, near-abstract water landscapes were punctuated
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by lilies, hanging willows and reflections of the clouds above.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:25
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
2
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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 • E02 Years ago, when I was first considering the self-portraits as a - Art on the BBC 00:55
Years ago, when I was first considering the self-portraits a...
S02 • E01 After America, Dali and Gala returned to Portlligat - Art on the BBC 00:58
After America, Dali and Gala returned to Portlligat
S02 • E03 And as he finally returned to begin work on his panoramic - Art on the BBC 00:12
And as he finally returned to begin work on his panoramic
S02 • E03 The guns could be heard in Giverny, - Art on the BBC 00:50
The guns could be heard in Giverny,
S02 • E02 In 1990, Linus Roache plays Vincent caught up in a frenzied state, - Art on the BBC 00:28
In 1990, Linus Roache plays Vincent caught up in a frenzied ...
S02 • E04 But the cruellest words were saved for that most - Art on the BBC 00:06
But the cruellest words were saved for that most
S02 • E04 Snow Storm, the painting that launched the legend - Art on the BBC 00:09
Snow Storm, the painting that launched the legend
S02 • E01 Holy concept-album covers aside, - Art on the BBC 00:12
Holy concept-album covers aside,
S02 • E02 They have a lot to be responsible for - Art on the BBC 00:12
They have a lot to be responsible for
S02 • E02 That film was a seminal film for our understanding of what - Art on the BBC 00:32
That film was a seminal film for our understanding of what
S02 • E03 In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight had a positive impact on his art. - Art on the BBC 00:15
In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight had a positive impa...
S02 • E02 Lust For Life infused Vincent's artistic endeavour - Art on the BBC 00:11
Lust For Life infused Vincent's artistic endeavour
S02 • E03 The surrealist painter Andre Masson once described these two oval rooms - Art on the BBC 00:44
The surrealist painter Andre Masson once described these two...
S02 • E02 Decades later, Simon Schama took a far more nuanced route - Art on the BBC 00:33
Decades later, Simon Schama took a far more nuanced route
S02 • E02 I am absorbed in this immense plain - Art on the BBC 00:31
I am absorbed in this immense plain
S02 • E03 When the Orangerie opened in 1927, it was a failure. - Art on the BBC 00:36
When the Orangerie opened in 1927, it was a failure.
S02 • E04 But in 1996, that was the case made - Art on the BBC 00:19
But in 1996, that was the case made
S02 • E02 In the years since van Gogh's death, - Art on the BBC 00:18
In the years since van Gogh's death,
S02 • E04 Since then, I found out that that was a lie. - Art on the BBC 00:17
Since then, I found out that that was a lie.
S02 • E03 But, just when Monet's work was being disregarded - Art on the BBC 00:12
But, just when Monet's work was being disregarded