Post-impressionism

Post-impressionism is a term applied to painting styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries — after impressionism.

Related Topics:
19th - 20th centuries - Impressionism

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Post-impressionism was both an extension of impressionism and a rejection of its limitations. Post-impressionists continued using vivid colours, thick application of paint, distinctive brushstrokes and real-life subject matter, but they aimed to portray more emotion and expression in their paintings.

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Although they often exhibited together, they were not a cohesive movement. They worked in geographically distinct areas — van Gogh in Arles, Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence.

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Their more exaggerated forms and use of colour, structure and line paved the way for later 20th century art styles such as fauvism and cubism.

Related Topics:
Fauvism - Cubism

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Art critic Roger Fry first used the term to describe the Les Nabis group.

Related Topics:
Roger Fry - Les Nabis

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Post-impressionist artists include:

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• Paul Cézanne
• Paul Gauguin
• Harry Lachman
• Henri Rousseau
• Georges Seurat
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
• Vincent van Gogh