Los Impresionistas

O especialista de arte Waldemar Januszczak explora os movimentos revolucionários dos impressionistas. Pissaro, Monet, Renoir e Bazille, quatro dos mais influentes artistas que juntos criaram a base deste movimento artístico.

Waldemar Januszczak continues his illuminating BBC documentary by visiting some of the places made famous by Impressionist artists, including riverside locations captured on canvas by Monet and Renoir. But these tranquil scenes contained a hidden, radical edge. He also turns his attention to the troubled life of Paul Cezanne. But why did the artist eventually disown his Impressionist friends?

Waldemar Januszczak continues his fascinating BBC investigation of the Impressionists by focusing on the people they painted and in particular the subjects of Degas, Caillebotte, Morisot and Bracquemond. Their unusual viewpoints and dramatic perspectives constantly challenged traditional art. But why are the exceptional female Impressionists not as celebrated as their male counterparts?

In the final part of this dazzling BBC documentary, Waldemar Januszczak takes a closer look at the late years of Impressionism. He learns how new discoveries in light and optics influenced their work, while the deterioration of Monet's eyesight led to a seismic shift in his painting. But what was the ailment that drove Impressionism into a bold, radical direction at the turn of the 20th Century?