The Private Life of a Masterpiece Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

A critical and popular assessment of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte - 1884," the iconic pointillist painting by Georges Seurat (1859-91). How the painting made its home in Chicago, much to France's chagrin.

Director

Judith Winnan

Writer

Russell Davies

Producer

Judith Winnan

Cinematographers

Luke Cardiff | Mark Moreve | Steve Robson

Editors

Jeremy Bugler | Madoc Roberts

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Updated Dec 31, 2005

Release date

2005 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Van Helsing (2004)
Philippa Abrahams Self - Artist and Conservator Self - Artist and Conservator See fewer	Fake or Fortune (2010)
Douglas Druick Self - The Art Institute of Chicago Self - The Art Institute of Chicago See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Gloria Groom Self - The Art Institute of Chicago Self - The Art Institute of Chicago See fewer	Gauguin a Tahiti. Il paradiso perduto (2019)
Neil Harris Self - The University of Chicago Self - The University of Chicago See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
John House Self - The Courtauld Institute, London Self - The Courtauld Institute, London See fewer	Omnibus (1967)
Jo Kirby Self - The National Gallery, London Self - The National Gallery, London See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Allison Langley Self - The Art Institute of Chicago Self - The Art Institute of Chicago See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Jean-Claude Lebensztejn Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Monique Lucenet Self - Historian and Grand Jatte Resident Self - Historian and Grand Jatte Resident See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
James T. Mason Self - Sculptor Self - Sculptor See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Aileen Ribeiro Self - The Courtauld Institute, London Self - The Courtauld Institute, London See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Paul Smith Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Stephen Sondheim Self - Lyricist and Composer, Sunday in the Park with George (archive footage) Self - Lyricist and Composer, Sunday in the Park with George (archive footage) See fewer	Dick Tracy (1990)
Richard Thomson Self - University of Edinburgh Self - University of Edinburgh See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Martha Ward Self - University of Chicago Self - University of Chicago See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)