The Impressionists - Painting and Revolution: The Final Flourish

Waldemar Januszczak examines the movement's final years, using the artists' last exhibition as a starting point. He explores Van Gogh's time in Paris, how Monet's water lily paintings were affected by his cataracts, and the ways in which Seurat was influenced by academic training and fellow painters. He also finds out how new discoveries in light and optics played a part in the impressionists' images