William Dobson, the Lost Genius of Baroque (2011)
• September 22nd, 2011 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
Acclaimed British art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, investigates the few known facts about William Dobson and seeks out personal stories he left behind as it follows him through his tragically short career. Among the Dobson fans interviewed in the wonderful film is Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, who agrees wholeheartedly that William Dobson was the first great British painter.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Chagall dans son jardin a Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Released on: 1970-04-16
Documentary
Extract of rushes from the unfinished documentary project written and produced by Henri Langlois on ...
Unprovoked: A Creative Process
Released on: 2021-09-24
Documentary, Comedy, History
Artist Taylor Denise sets out to make her first painting, which also happens to be her largest work ...
Corno
Released on: 2013-03-29
Documentary
A feature-length documentary portrait of Québécoise painter Johanne Corno, who has lived and worked ...
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head
Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary, Drama
The theme of death is heavily interwoven in Smolder’s surreal salute to Belgian painter Antoine Wier...
L'Orientalisme
Released on: 2019-08-27
Documentary
Orientalism is a literary and artistic movement born in Western Europe in the 18th century. Through ...
L'Algérie de Gustave Guillaumet (1840-1887)
Released on: 2018-10-17
Documentary
Born on March 25, 1840, Gustave Guillaumet discovered Algeria by chance when he was about to embark ...
Les mystères des Ménines
Released on: 2022-01-23
Documentary
Investigation into the painting "Las Meninas", by Diego Velázquez, exhibited at the Prado Museum, in...
The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business
Released on: 2022-01-16
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such ...
Lucian Freud: Portraits
Released on: 2004-06-09
Documentary
Filmmaker Jake Auerbach decides to offer a description of his friend Lucian Freud that's more truthf...
Painting Pain
Released on: 2021-07-06
Documentary
The film approaches the work of the Greek artist Nikos Koniaris. The particular way in which the pai...
A Vida é da Cor que Pintamos
Released on: 2023-12-07
Documentary
Perpetuating art was the main objective in the life of visual artist, filmmaker and cultural manager...
Flavio Paolucci. From Guelmim to Biasca
Released on: 2024-01-31
Documentary
In 2022, an exhibition on the Swiss painter-sculptor Flavio Paolucci was planned in a German museum....
Bone Wind Fire
Released on: 2011-10-09
Documentary
A journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo - three of...
Chuck Close
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
Chuck Close, an astounding portrait of one of the world's leading contemporary painters, was one of ...
Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth
Released on: 2009-02-17
Documentary
Short interview with Clive Barker about Midnight Meat Train, his artistic process, and his paintings...
China's Van Goghs
Released on: 2016-12-15
Documentary
An intimate portrait of a peasant-turned oil painter transitioning from making copies of iconic West...