Post-Impressionism

American  

[pohst-im-presh-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌpoʊst ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm /

Or post-impressionism

noun

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• Post-Impressionist
  adjective
• Post-Impressionistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Post-Impressionism

1905–10; post- + Impressionism ( def. )

Example Sentences

He dabbled with Fauvism, Austrian Expressionism and Post-Impressionism, but like so many who experiment, these tastes gave way to the hard stuff: Abstract Expressionism and Francis Bacon-inspired figuration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s difficult enough to suss out the distinction between Post-Impressionism and Symbolism.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2015

In 1912 Kuhn traveled through Europe, securing loans from artists and dealers to represent Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and the newer strains of art like Fauvism and Cubism.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2013

There is also a pen-and-ink drawing of van Gogh that Giacommeti drew over a text by John Rewald from a page of Mr. Rewald’s 1961 book on Post-Impressionism.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2010

Post-Impressionism is accused of being a negative and destructive creed.

From Art by Bell, Clive