Point counterpoint: the life and work of Georges Seurat 1859-1891

United Kingdom, 1979

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Episode of Series “Phaidon art collection”.
This documentary of Suerat not only addresses the man as artist and one of the most important of France in the late 19th Century but also of his person - a man of mystery, a revolutionary who was also both modest and self-effacing by nature. Combining both the impressionists love of light and colour with his own ‘scientific’ system for colour exploration Suerat welcomed the post-revolutionary era, and not unlike the Eiffel tower that became a symbol for modern France, Seurat was to symbolise the shift toward the modern in the art world. Written and narrated by David Thompson.

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Credits

producer/director

Ann Turner

production company

BBC

RM Productions

Duration

01:11:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Phaidon art collection

Group of items

Phaidon art collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315881

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Moore, Henry, 1898-1986

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, French

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Modern - 19th century - France

Crafts & Visual Arts → Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → France - History

History → France - History - 19th century

History → History

People → Artists - Biography

People → Moore, Henry, 1898-1986

People → Riley, Bridget, 1931-

People → Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891

Places → Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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