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Sunflowers: Van Gogh

Among Vincent Van Gogh's most well-known works are those featuring flowers. Taking as his starting point the most famous of all, Sunflowers, Paul Harris uses the artist's own words as he examines his work in comparison to similar paintings by his friend and mentor, Paul Gauguin. (1970)

15 minutes

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Tue 2 Nov 199314:15
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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This programme was originally broadcast as part of the First Eleven series on 12 November 1970. It was reshown on 12 August 1971 within a run of repeats of the arts series Canvas.

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Broadcasts

  • Thu 12 Nov 197020:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Thu 12 Aug 197113:45
    BBC One
  • Tue 24 Oct 197213:45
    BBC One
  • Mon 18 Mar 199115:40
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Dec 199111:45
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 13 Jan 199208:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 2 Nov 199314:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire

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Van Gogh Collection

Van Gogh Collection

Clips from this programme are available online as part of the Van Gogh Collection