Painting the modern world

United Kingdom, 1989

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Episode number 13 of Series “Art of the western world”.
Impressionists were regarded as radicals, attacked for being subversive and immoral in their subject matter and mocked for their techniques which were considered inept and unfinished. Today, they are the most popular and best loved of all schools of art. The Impressionists Courbet, Courbet, Degas, Renoir and Monet are featured in this episode.

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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

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00:28:00:00

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United Kingdom
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1989

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