Keating on Impressionists

United Kingdom, 1983

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Episode of Series “Keating on Painters Series”.
Tom Keating, art forger explains the importance of “plein air” painting to the Impressionists and paints pictures in the style of Rousseau, Boudin and Pisarro. While recreating the a Rousseau he talks about the palette of the painters, the techniques of painting trees and skies, and the different sense of values when painting outdoors or in a studio. He paints a “seaside” painting of Boudin using an initial wash and then making a simple figurative statement.

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Credits

producer

Richard Beighton

director

Richard Fawkes

production company

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Moving Picture Company

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Keating on Painters Series

Group of items

Keating on Painters Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324252

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Impressionism (Art)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Keating, Tom

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

People → Keating, Tom

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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