Post-Impressionism developed in the 1880s-1900s as an extension of Impressionism. While Impressionism depicted idyllic scenes using vivid colors and brushstrokes, Post-Impressionism was more emotionally charged and emphasized form. Key Post-Impressionist artists included Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat. Each developed unique styles, with Cézanne bringing structure to Impressionism, van Gogh using color and brushstrokes to depict mood, Gauguin seeking primitive expression, and Seurat exploring color science.

1. Post-Impressionism By Beverly Roman

2. Post Impressionism - 1880's to 1900 Post-Impressionism is a term used to describe a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took it to other levels There is no single style of Post-Impressionism, but generally it is less idyllic and more emotionally charged than Impressionism

3. “ Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Post-Impressionists extended Impressionism while rejecting its limitations: they continued using vivid colors, thick application of paint, distinctive brushstrokes and real-life subject matter, but they were more inclined to emphasize geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural or arbitrary color.”

4. Post Impressionism Artists Paul Gauguin Paul Cezanne Vincent van Gogh George Seurat

5. Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanna set out to restore a sense of order and structure to painting, to "make of Impressionism something solid and durable, like the art of the museums". He achieved this by reducing objects to their basic shapes while retaining the bright fresh colours of Impressionism

6. Still Life of Peaches and Pears

7. The Smoker

8. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh used colour and vibrant swirling brush strokes to convey his feelings and his state of mind. Although they often exhibited together, Post-Impressionist artists were not in agreement concerning a cohesive movement

9. The Zouave Painting

11. Paul Gauguin Pissarro, his friend and mentor, told him “look for the nature that suits your temperament” “ Gauguin's art has all the appearance of a flight from civilization, of a search for new ways of life, more primitive, more real and more sincere.”

12. Arearea No Varue Ino

13. The Market Gardens of Vaugirard

14. George Seurat “ Seurat was not just interested in the way that the colors were put onto the painting or the painting itself. He was mostly concentrating on the science in the picture and the optical mixing of the colors”

15. Bathers at Asnieres

16. Young Woman Powdering Herself

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