Post-impressionism (1886-1905)

Definition
- a subjective approach of an artist since they tend to show emotions
rather than realism

Characteristics
- wildly varied
- emotional symbolism
- unnatural color
- painterly brushstroke (definition: has visible brushstroke due to less
control when applying paint)

Different Approaches
- Pointillism (introduced by Seurat and Signac in 1886, a painting
technique uses small and colorful dots to create a composition that focus
on flatness and formality.)
- Japonisme (inspired by Japanese art that Vincent van Gogh emulated.)
- Primitivism (it has an aesthetic of primitive art that was used by Paul
Gauguin and Henri Rousseau.)

Relationship with Impressionism

- Impressionism was based on recording nature in terms of effects of color
and light but post-impressionism exceed its limitation. To have freedom
to express the artist feelings.
Well-known artist
Paul Cézanne
-French Draftsman
-Painter
-known as “Master of Aix”
-pave the way for twentieth century modernism
-he insists that painting stay in touch with its material
Louis-Auguste Cézanne, the Artist's father, Reading
“L'Evenement” (1866)

A Modern Olympia (1869-1870)

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque (1885)

Vincent van Gogh

-Dutch Draftsman
-Painter
-articulates inner spirituality of man and nature that fused style
and content
-his mental instability became the source of his emotional
renderings of his surroundings and turned into art
 ’
The Potato Eaters (1885)
The Courtesan (after Eisen) (1887)

Café Terrace At Night (1888)

Paul Gauguin
-French Draftsman
-Painter
-Printmaker
-Sculptor
-experimented in new color theories and semi-decorative approach
-treated his painting as philosophical meditation on the ultimate
meaning of human existence
-one of the key participants in 19th century that used primitivism
Still-Life with Fruit and Lemons (c. 1880)
Four Breton Girls (1886)

Self-Portrait 'Les Miserables' (1888)

Georges Seurat
-French Draftsman
-Painter
-used pointillism
-fascinated by range of scientific ideas about color, form and
expression
Bathers at Asnières (1884)
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte (1884-86)

La Seine à la Grande-Jatte (1888)

Édouard Vuillard
-French painter
-Printmaker
-known as Les Nabis
-preferred to paint interior and domestic scenes
-referred also as intimist
Dinner time (1889)
The Suitor (1893)

Interior, Mother and Sister of the Artist (1893)

Pierre Bonnard
-member of Les Nabis (a symbolist group)
-even though a member, he is not interested in obscure symbolist
subject
-considered color as end itself
-painted scenes form his memories
France Champagne (1891)

Promenade des nourrices, fries des fiacres (Nannies Promenade,

Frieze of Carriages) (1897)
Woman Reclining on a Bed (1899)

Henri Rousseau
-French Painter
-has a nickname, “Le Douanier Rousseau” “the toll collector”
-a quintessential naïve artist
-self taught
Myself, Portrait-Landscape (1890)
The Sleeping Gypsy (1897)

Surprised! Tiger in a Tropical Storm (1891)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
-French painter
-aristocrat, dwarf, and party animal who invented the cocktail
known as Earthquake
-first artist to use art as advertisement
Self Portrait in Front of a Mirror (1882)
The Streetwalker (Le Casque d'Or) (1890)

The Laundress (1886)

References
http://www.artmovements.co.uk/postimpressionism.htm
https://mymodernmet.com/post-impressionism/2/
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-cezanne-paul.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-van-gogh-vincent.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-gauguin-paul.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-seurat-georges.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-vuillard-edouard.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-bonnard-pierre.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-rousseau-henri.htm
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-toulouse-lautrec-henri.htm