Painters have long made excellent subjects for films, as they themselves were proto-filmmakers in a way, using the pictorial space without the aid of motion, but still participating in a version of storytelling. Add to that the fact that painters like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí have long used the medium of film to further their artwork, and the two artforms have been naturally cross-pollinating for over 100 years.
12 Unforgettable Movies About Painters
