The program explores the life and works of the great painter Claude Monet, who is often described as the founding figure of the Impressionist movement. By looking at Monet's life, Tim Marlow discusses how the Impressionist movement was formed and how its members shocked the establishment by breaking away from the traditional old style of painting. Through some of his most famous paintings, Tim Marlow recounts Monet's early struggles and his eventual...

It's 1891, Gauguin has exiled himself to Tahiti in order to rediscover his painting, far from the moral, political, and visual codes of civilized Europe. He goes deep into the jungle, managing solitude, poverty, and sickness. He meets Tehura, who will become his wife, and the theme of his greatest paintings.

This episode of Masterworks presents Andy Warhol's 1963 silkscreen ink on canvas, "The Texan, Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg." Hear analysis of this work by an art historian and see this painting and other paintings by the artist. The narrator presents the works of other artists for comparison and to help the viewer gain deeper insight in to this masterpiece.