Part of the “Art et cinema” series, this film presents a study and comparison of the characteristics of Renoir the sensualist, Seurat, the intellectual, and Picasso, the instructive artist, the three main inspirational sources for modern French art. The soft, rounded forms of Renoir are related to the Greek ideal of physical beauty, Seurat’s severe simplification are shown to echo Byzantine style; and Picasso’s distortions are traced back to similar experiments in primitive art.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002695
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, French
Crafts & Visual Arts → Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Crafts & Visual Arts → Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
Crafts & Visual Arts → Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
People → Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
People → Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)