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S1995E01: The Greatest Living Painter

Omnibus · Season 1995
Aired 21 Feb 1995
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Synopsis

Examines the life and work of Willem de Kooning. Diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease in 1988, he was declared legally incompetent a year later. Despite this he has continued to paint, with his later work being the subject of controversy. The programme asks whether the works are the late, great blooming of a real talent or the daubings of an ill man.

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