Painters Painting (1973)

Directed by

Emile de Antonio

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The documentary sits down with a group of influential American artists in their studios. They talk about their work and the art movements they were part of from the 1940s through the 1960s.

conversationalobservationalintimateacademicreflectivestudiousgrounded

What happens

Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from abstract expressionism to pop art through conversations with artists in their studios. The 13 artists appearing in the film are Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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