Mastering Western Art in 3 Months: Episode 8 is 'Manet and Monet: Two Artists' Challenge ~Impressionism I~' Re-creating the Orangerie Museum 'Water Lilies' Hall as a Studio, Broadcast on May 27, E-Tele
Summary
The May 27 broadcast of the E-Tele program 'Mastering Western Art in 3 Months' (Episode 8) introduces Edouard Manet, known as the father of modern painting, and Claude Monet, who opened the door to Impressionism. The program explores Manet's innovative techniques and scandalous works that garnered attention at the 'Salon des Refusés,' and analyzes his masterpiece 'Bar at the Folies-Bergère.' It also features a viewing of Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise,' which gave the Impressionist movement its name, and explains the brushstroke division technique used to depict light. Additionally, the 'Water Lilies' hall of the Orangerie Museum is re-created in the studio. Comedian Shinji Tsuchiya and art historian Kumiko Tanaka provide an easy-to-understand explanation of these topics.
(Source:美術展ナビ)