This 1974 film (aka The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art) by Academy Award winning film-maker Herbert Kline features rare and unique footage of great modern artists in their studios creating and commenting on their work, with narration and illuminating commentary by Orson Welles. Capturing such artists as Chagall, Henry Moore, Dali, De Kooning, Matisse, Picasso, Giacometti, Duchamp and Pollack, the film also visits great collections housed in The Louvre, The Guggenheim and The Museum of Modern Art to view works by the likes of Mondrian, Dubuffet, Kline, Magritte, Warhol and others. Explaining the growth and dynamism of modern art, its stylistic development and the relationship between different styles, this film is both an accessible introduction to modern art and a must for lifelong art lovers. Runtime: 90 minutes
