Paul Haesaerts

Onder het zwarte masker (1958)

The Golden Age of Flemish Painting (1954)

Following the success of Rubens and his series of short art films, Paul Hasaerts embarked on a project exploring the Flemish Primitives. With this film, he set out to offer a sweeping overview of fifteenth-century Flemish painting, showcasing masterpieces ...

Four Belgian Painters at Work (1952)

Belgian art historian and filmmaker Paul Haesaerts (1901–1974) made a significant contribution to the promotion of modern Flemish art. In the late 1940s, he started experimenting with the medium of film to practice a new form of lens-based art criticism. ...

From Renoir to Picasso (1950)

1950 Belgian short documentary by Paul Haesaerts ...

A Visit to Picasso (1950)

In this short 20 minute black and white Belgian documentary, the director, Paul Haesaerts, visualised Pablo Picasso's flow of imagination when the Spanish painter drew on large glass plates in front of the camera – like a live show of a greatest artist i ...

Rubens (1948)

This surreal abstract film falls into three sections, or movements, the first taking place on the ground, the second in the air and the third again on the ground. In the first movement various motifs or themes are introduced, which are again picked up and ...

Rubens (1948)

This surreal abstract film falls into three sections, or movements, the first taking place on the ground, the second in the air and the third again on the ground. In the first movement various motifs or themes are introduced, which are again picked up and ...

Meeting of Artists (1945)

A family film, a short summer film, made to record the joy of being together. But what a family! Léon Spilliaert, Paul Delvaux, Edgar Tytgat and his wife Maria, Luc and Paul Haessaerts. A garden, some seats and a camera that films the group of friends. Th ...