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"This video tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners : Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions and the price they paid as a result is vividly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work. [V-461: Pt. 1] This video introduces the artists (Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro and Morisot) who changed the way the world looked at art. It is filled with images of their earliest work and accounts of their struggles to gain acceptance in the all-important government-sponsored Salon. [V-461: Pt.2] Without a presence in the prestigious annual Salon, the Impressionists were doomed to financial struggle. Though they occasionally succumbed to fits of depression - in 1866, Monet made a half-hearted suicide attempt - their innovative approach to painting attracted new adherents, including Berthe Morisot, the first female member of the movement. Then, in October 1869, Monet and Renoir began setting up their easels near a popular Paris swimming spot. Painting rapidly, using short strokes, commas and dots, they strove to capture the feel of a fleeting moment - the shimmer of water, the movement of a bather. These canvases, considered by many to be the first purely Impressionist works, are showcased in this volume two. [V-461: Pt. 3] : The Franco-Prussian war in 1870 claimed the life of 29-year old Frederic Bazille. Camille Pissarro returned from London to find that soldiers had occupied his house and destroyed over 1,500 paintings and sketches. But the movement persevered, and 1871 saw the first of their self-organized exhibitions (in response to the Salon's continuing rejection of their work) and the opening of a gallery on Rue Lafitte dedicated to Impressionist art. Unfortunately, neither was well received, and the mounting failures let to a rift between Degas and the others. In this video, some of the world's leading galleries and museums are visited to highlight the incredible advances the artists made during this tumultuous time. [V-461: Pt. 4] The success that had long eluded the Impressionists finally arrived in 1886, but they had to cross the Atlantic to find it. That year, Durand-Ruel, the dealer who had championed them since opening his Gallery in 1871, arranged for a showing of their work in New York City. It proved to be the breakthrough they had long sought. In just a few years, their paintings were finally selling in France, and they were at last able to enjoy the rewards of their long labours. The conclusion of this video showcases some of their most famous late works, including Monet's epic water lily paintings, and reflects on the legacy of the movement that shook the art world to its foundations."@en
""Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vividly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container."@en
"Studies the lives, relationships and careers of the five most important painters of the first modern artistic movement, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissaro and Morisot. They defied the conservative art establishment, as upheld by the (Paris) Salon, at great personal cost, and challenged the world to see art in a new way, a way that captured "the moment" of scenes from everyday life. Describes their financial struggle and despair, the hardships their families endured, the criticism their independent exhibitions provoked, the group's tensions but bond of friendship, and finally their gradual acceptance and success. Numerous paintings and archival photographs are accompanied by excerpts from the artists' letters and diaries with commentary and insights by art historians."
"Visits some of the world's leading galleries and museums to trace the development of the movement and the artists during these tumultous years. And in the final hour, authorities such as the painter Chuck Close and the creator of the Frick Collection examine the legacy of the artists and the movement they created. DVD."@en
"Chronicles the development of the French Impressionist movement and the painters who made their mark through the movement."@en
"Chronicles the development of the French Impressionist movement and the painters who made their mark through the movement."
""Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vididly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container."@en
""Tells the story of the first truly modern artistic movement, focusing on five of its most important practitioners, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot. Their determination to remain true to their convictions--and the price they paid as a result--is vididly captured in their own words, taken from letters and diaries, while the world's foremost authorities offer fascinating insights into their lives and work"--Container."