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A focus on abstract artists, including William Hayter, Patrick Heron, Victor Pasmore, John Hoyland and Anthony Caro.
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Thu 7 Jul 198819:30
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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Master and slave to his work
Duration: 01:07
BBC Four Abstract Art Collection

Influential abstract artists discuss their work in this selection of archive programmes.
Abstract Art Collection
Abstract Art Collection
About BBC Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current BBC editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
Broadcast
- Thu 7 Jul 198819:30BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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