One Hundred Years of Modern Art, Part Two

This film gives a rudimentary 'exposure' to a broad range art for young audiences; it offers a survey of the painting and sculpture of the period 1907-30. A filming technique was evolved whereby brief instalments of information are followed by long sections without narration, designed to capture the spirit of each style that has been discussed. Within the spectrum of Modernism examined here, Surrealism and Dada are represented by the work of Dali, Ernst and others. Many artists who were not formally members of the Surrealist group are also explored. Film sequences include: Cubism, Picasso, Braque, Independents, Mondrian, Matisse, Expressionism, Rouault, Munch, Abstract, Klee, Chagall, Paul Nash, Picasso's Guernica.

Part of the series Western Art 1700-1970