Season 1
4 episodes
59 min. per episode
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An art critic uncovers the tumultuous lives of revolutionaries who forever change perception, battling tradition and each other.
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
This final episode takes a closer look at the latter years of Impressionism; Waldemar looks in considerable depth at the works of Georges Seurat; There is also an insight into the complex but fascinating world of optics and art..
Art writer Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists.