Turner | Mary Cassatt: The Impressionist from Philadelphia

April 8, 2004 | 6.30 pm
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

Turner (Col. 50 mins)

A Royal Academy exhibitioner at the age of fifteen, J.M. W. Turner, by the end of his life, was the best-known artist in England. A life-long lover of landscape and seascape painting, he travelled widely in search of inspiration. No artist had ever painted light and colour as Turner did in his astonishing later works. These paintings such as “Rain, Steam, Speed” and “The Fighting Temeraire” were the conclusion to the long evolution of the art of J.M.W. Turner.

This fascinating programme includes all new location footage including inspirational London locations, recreations and reconstructions, studies of the great works, comment and analysis from leading authorities, art historians and scholars.

Mary Cassatt – Impressionist from Philadelphia (Col. 30 mins)
Director: Perry Miller Adato

Mary Cassatt is now recognized as one of the great American artists of the 19th century. The best examples of her work have been collected for this presentation to reveal its quality, variety and originality. Her personal story-her years in Paris, her relationship with Degas, the influence of her socially prominent Philadelphia family, the places where she lived and painted is told with on-location footage and stills. This vivid portrait is the film to celebrate the remarkable career of Mary Cassatt.