Post-Impressionism

or post-im·pres·sion·ism

[ pohst-im-presh-uh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˌpoʊst ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters chiefly between 1880 and 1900 stressing formal structure, as with Cézanne and Seurat, or the expressive possibilities of form and color, as with Van Gogh and Gauguin.

Origin of Post-Impressionism

1905–10; post- + Impressionism

Related forms

Post-Im·pres·sion·ist, adjective, nounPost-Im·pres·sion·is·tic, adjective

Examples from the Web for post-impressionism

Post-Impressionism is nothing but the reassertion of the first commandment of art—Thou shalt create form.
Art|Clive Bell
Like all sound revolutions, Post-Impressionism is nothing more than a return to first principles.
Art|Clive Bell
Post-Impressionism can no more make good artists than good laws can make good men.
Art|Clive Bell
Post-Impressionism, therefore, implies no violent break with the past.
Art|Clive Bell

Post-Impressionism is accused of being a negative and destructive creed.
Art|Clive Bell