Art of War

See the ravages of war from a whole new point of view-through the eyes of painters. Before 1914 pictures of soldiers were patriotic and heroic, the subjects of national pride. World War I changed all that, as technology enabled unprecedented destruction on an industrial scale. Impressionists, Expressionists, Realists and Cubists-including Braque, Bonnard, Chagall, Picasso and Kandinsky-created accurate and intense battlefield images. This unique documentary shows how the First World War transformed the world of art and changed the way images of war are conveyed.