Art writer, Waldemar Januszczak, explores the revolutionary achievements of The Impressionists
In this new series for BBC Two, the art writer, Waldemar Januszczak, explores the revolutionary achievements of The Impressionists. Waldemar will journey from the shores of the West Indies, to the progressive city of Paris to the suburbs of South London, where Impressionists drew inspiration from the cities and towns in which they lived. Waldemar also introduces a number of technical and practical developments of the age which completely revolutionised Impressionist painting. Further in the series he continues his investigation of the Impressionists, focusing this time on the people they painted and in particular the subjects of Degas, Caillebotte and the often forgotten Impressionist women artists. Finally he takes a closer look at the last years of Impressionism, using the last show these artists did together as a starting point, finishing with a visit to the Orangerie in Paris where Monet’s final masterpiece – The Waterlilies found its place.
