Watch Brushstrokes Every Picture Tells a Story

2020
1 Season

Acclaimed British art critic and television presenter Waldemar Januszczak investigates the stories behind four internationally famous works of art from Gaugin Van Gogh Cezanne and Dobson Each episode focuses on one painting Waldemar takes us deep into the world of the artist who created it including popular influences events in the artists life and any hidden meanings within the works

Brushstrokes Every Picture Tells a Story

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4. Portrait of an Old and a Younger Man by William Dobson

May 24, 2013

At 2015 miles long the Thames is Englands greatest river While many artists have highlighted it within their work William Dobson hid it subtly in his famous Portrait of an Old and a Younger Man some 400 years ago Why

3. The Card Players by Paul Cezanne

May 17, 2013

In this painting Waldemar explores both Cezannes Provencal roots and his deep religious fervor He attempts to lay out the thematic and graphic ingredients that make this picture so powerful and intense

2. Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent Van Gogh

May 10, 2013

Waldemar draws out the stories hidden in Van Goghs iconic self portrait It is a tale of geishas brothels bullfights love affairs suffering and a fiery relationship with Gauguin Investigation of this famous work emblematic of his time in the south of France reveals the extent of the artists personal demons and the profound effect this had on his work