Mr. Bing and l'art nouveau [DVD] / Mister Bing and l'art nouveau a film by Françoise Levie ; [presented by] Ideale Audience ; a co-production with AVRO, the Van Gogh Museum, l'Union Centrale des Art Décoratifs in association with France 5 ; produced by Françoise Gazio ; [directed by Françoise Levie]. - [Paris?] : Chicago : Ideale Audience International ; Distributed by Facets Video, c2005. - 1 DVD (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced in 2004. Special features: L'art nouveau gallery.

Editor, Anne Christophe. Editor, Anne Christophe.

Featured experts, Gabriel Weisberg, Evelyne Possémé, Chantal Kozyreff, Rüdiger Joppien, Ian Millman.

Examines the life of Siegfried Bing, French art dealer, collector, and sponsor, credited as the inspiration and force behind the movement known as art nouveau and who promoted and exhibited the works of such artists as Munch and Toulouse-Lautrec. Discusses the influence of Japanese art on Bing's sensibility.


DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby digital.


In English or French, with subtitles in English, French, German, or Spanish.

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EDV 1333 Ideale Audience International DV76919 Facets Video


Bing, Siegfried, 1838-1905.


Art Nouveau Bing (Firm)


Art nouveau--France--Paris.
Art patronage--France--Paris.
Art--Collectors and collecting--France--Paris.
Art, Japanese--Influence.


Documentary films.
Biographical films.

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