Art of France

Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the development of Impressionism, when France was changing at a rapid pace and young artists re-invented the rules of painting - finding their muses in the bars, brothels and cabarets of Paris and turning the world of art on its head. Monet, Degas and their contemporaries launched a heated debate about the role of painting in the modern world that would pave the way for just about every modern art movement of note

Monday, 19 October 1 airing
20:00
BBC Four
S1 E3 · This Is the Modern World
Tuesday, 20 October 1 airing
02:30
BBC Four
S1 E3 · This Is the Modern World