Twentieth Century Masters

The Twentieth Century Masters video features a selection from the 71 works exhibited in the Twentieth Century Masters exhibition at the Australian National Gallery, Canberra and the Queensland Art Gallery, in 1986. Shot at the Australian National Gallery this video includes a number of works in the gallery’s permanent collection by artists represented in the exhibition. School of Paris artists discussed on the video tape include: Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard, Derain, Chagall, Soutine and Modigliani. Other European artists considered are Paul Klee and Max Beckmann.

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Collection

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Credits

co-producer

Terence Meast

Peter Isaac

production company

Australian National Gallery

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325092

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Australian National Gallery

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Modern

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Australia, 1986