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Lot 42. The Claude Monet Nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. I have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. At £4 million now. At £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. The paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. The greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. Its yours. The greatness of the artists but the impressionists started out as radicals. When it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. Why were people so hostile . What was the accepted art of the period . In mid 19thcentury france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a Serious Business loaded with political significance. It was used by the rulers not only to embo their ideals of beauty, but to enshrine the values which, in their eyes, underpinned a civilized and stable society. Art which didnt do that could be the object of contempt, fear, and ev
Captioning made possible by the Annenberg Cpb project lot 42. The Claude Monet Nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. I have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. At £4 million now. At £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. The paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. The greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. Its yours. But the impressionists started out as radicals. When it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. Why were people so hostile . What was the accepted art of the period . In mid 19thcentury france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a Serious Business loaded with political significance. It was used by the rulers not only to embody their ideals of beauty, but to enshrine the values which, in their eyes, underpinned a civilized and stable society. Art which didnt do that could be the objec
Narrator Paul Gauguins life was the stuff of romantic fiction a tale as exotic and astonishing as his paintings. Born in france, he was raised in peru. A sailor in his teens, a stockbroker in his twenties, by the age of 35 he was a married father of four and a colltor of paintings he bought wo from Edouard Manet and the impressionists Camille Pissarro and edgar degas. And then, a plot twist. In 1882, seid by the desire to create rather than collect art, he cast it all away. Rejecting the fetters of bourgeois society, he began a search for artistic purity that would last r the rest of his life. He scoured the most remote areas of france and its colonies for subjects, restlessly scraping away the veneer of civilization to search for deeper truths and redefine the course of painting. And he died in poverty only to be widely recognized as a genius later generatis. But gauguiwas more than a character in his story. He was the creator of paul gauguin, the visionary artist and mythmaker. From
You and andrea go way back. You have to talk to me during the commercials. What happens in washington, d. C. Stays in washington, d. C. I just got kicked under the couch. No leakers. Lets get right to it. We are awaiting the bond hearing for the dylann roof the 21yearold accused of opening fire inside a [church killing nine people including the pastor. Roof was charged with nine counts of murder after Authorities Say he confessed. Vigils were held last night in charleston and across the country. The crime is leaving a city the state and nation reeling for answers as folks begin the difficult road to healing. South carolina governor nicky haley earlier on fox and friends it hands down was the toughest. The past couple days not just for me but the people of South Carolina. This is a devastating situation to deal with. It is never anything we thought we would have to deal with. We are a strong prayful state and we are strong. Rich is live in charleston. We will get the bond hearing a coup