Post -Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Started in
Influenced by the Impressionists and the artists of
Post-Impressionism was divided into two main groups:
1)
Artists who focused on composition and formal design (Cezanne and
Seurat)
2)
Artists who focused on expressing powerful human emotions (Gauguin, Van
Gogh and Lautrec)
Paul Cézanne
French painter, considered the father of modern
art and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
One of the first to
intentionally distort his images.
Sometimes rendered objects in his paintings as
they would be viewed from various angles.
Tried to make his
paintings look as flat as the canvases that they were painted on.
Felt that the elements of design and style
were more important than capturing a scene realistically.
SELF PORTRAIT STILL LIFE WITH PLASTER CAST THE GREAT BATHERS STILL LIFE WITH APPLES AND PEACHES
Georges
Seurat
French painter, leader of a style of painting called Pointillism.
Created and blended his fields of color by placing tiny dots of pure
pigment next to each other.
Created only eight paintings during his life.
Took his color cue from the Impressionists, though his compositions were
much more carefully designed.
THE CIRCUS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND
OF LA GRANDE JATTE THE SIDESHOW
Paul
Gauguin
Known best for his
paintings of the women of
Painted flat area of
bold color with dark outlines, similar to the art in a stained glass window.
Tended to combine
different religions and cultures into one scene.
Painted simplified
and somewhat primitive looking figures.
Left his wife and family to paint full time.
WOMAN
WITH MANGO MARY,
WE HAIL THEE LES MISERABLES THE YELLOW CHRIST
Henri
de Toulouse Lautrec
A French painter, Lautrec bridged the gap between fine art and
commercial art.
Only 4’10” tall, due to a pair of accidents to his legs
during his youth.
Shunned his aristocratic upbringing to spend his time
with the drinkers, entertainers, and prostitutes of
Was a master printer as well as painter and drawer.
Was greatly influenced by Degas and the artists of
AT THE MOULIN ROUGE POSTER FOR JANE AVRIL IN THE SALON OF THE RUE DE
MOULIN
Vincent
Van Gogh
Greatest Dutch painter since Rembrandt.
Known for his bold brush strokes and intense colors.
Credited as being the first Expressionist painter,
created images of unequaled emotional intensity.
Painted nearly a painting a day for the last ten years of his life.
Cut off his own ear during a dispute with Gauguin.
Committed suicide at the age of 37.
Sold only one painting during his entire life.
His Portrait of Dr Gachet once
held the world record for most expensive painting ever purchased at 82 million
dollars
