post-impressionism

After Monet's movement

Post-impressionism is the art movement that followed impressionism in the late 19th century, featuring artists like Van Gogh, Cézanne, and Gauguin who moved beyond impressionism's focus on light and color toward more symbolic and structural concerns: Post-impressionism bridged the gap between impressionism and modern art. (Capitalized Post-Impressionism is the standard form.)

movement

Cézanne

French Post-Impressionist painter

Van Gogh · Bernard · Denis · Symbolism · 1880s · 1890s · Paris · Provence · Tahiti · avant-garde

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art historical sequence

post-impressionismimpressionism

Style prioritizing perception

neoclassicism · realism · romanticism · baroque · Renaissance art

artistic philosophy and technique

post-impressionismimpressionism

Style prioritizing perception

photorealism · naturalism · trompe-l'oeil · illusionism

artistic philosophy

post-impressionismmimesis

Artistic imitation of reality

verisimilitude · illusionism

Family

impress, impressive, impression, impressions, impressionable, impressionist, impressionism, impressionistic

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G