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Great Artists in Their Own Words

Episode 1: The Future Is Now (1907-1939)

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The first episode of the series unlocks the BBC archives to tell the story of the birth of modern art, in the words of the artists who created a cultural revolution - from the startling innovations of Picasso to the explosion of colour in the paintings of Matisse, to LS Lowry's industrial cityscapes and the often shocking work of surrealists like Max Ernst, Magritte and Dali. Show less

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