Post-Impressionism

Last Impressionist Exhibit, 1886 Electric Light Invented, 1879 First Post Impress. Exhibit at MOMA, by A. Barr, 1903/1929 (?) Terms:
Ukiyo-E Symbolism

Colored Woodcuts of the floating world, Japanese Painting style used by Gauguin-dealing with religious Enamel w/black outline derived from stained Religious festival, 2-3 days long in the summer in

subject matter
Cloissonisme

glass and woodcut

Pardon

Brittany
Pointilism

dotting effect utilized by Seurat and Signac (they called it divisionism and themselves impressionist or chromoluminists) Coined by Felix Feneon-A term denoting style Followers of Gauguin-interested in mysticism by Seurat and Signac

Neo-Impress.

Nabis

Chromophotograveure painting to be used for lithographs; antithesis of Pointillism Places:

Brittany

Birthplace of Merlin (associated with Arthurian Mediterranean area in southern France-Van Where Gauguin went to paint in the 1890s Hospital in Provence where Van Gogh was committed Mountain painted by Cezanne

Legend)
Arles

Gogh/Gauguin
Tahiti St. Remy Mt St. Victoire

 Pont Aven Yellow House

Area in Brittany where Gauguin painted The house Gauguin and Van Gogh shared in circus in Montmartre which Seurat and Picasso

Provence
Cirque Corbi

both saw People:

Theo Van Gogh Louis LeRoy Papa Tanguy Van Gogh Dr. Gachet Schiffenecker and Synthetism

Brother of Vincent, Japanese art dealer coined the term Impressionism art dealer for the Impressionists, painted by Treated Van Gogh in Auvers-cardiologist Set up Volpini Exh. (1889) for Impressionism

Writers:

Comte/Littre Wrote Positivism- a pure retinal sensationinitial awareness to sensory stimuli prior to mental categorizations of any sort Ogden Rood aff. Seurat Schopenhauer suffering Columbia prof, wrote essay about color theory, Idealiteprinciple of the will to live, pain and

Signac Wrote, From Delacroix to NeoImpressionism, about color theories-influenced Matisse Roger Fry Coined the term Post Impressionist

Charles Henry Charles Blanc Gauguin Wagner Albert Aurier

Color and line could represent music Summarized color theories-impt to Seurat and (Musician) his music influenced Post-Impressionists first Van Gogh/symbolist critic

Important Quotes:

Cezanne: it is Paul Adam: Seurat: Cezanne: Gauguin: its sources Van Gogh: temperament

Monet is nothing more than an eye; but what an eye about Seurat: His works are cookie cutter forms Art must render essence and pure ideal I see in stains I find the primitive and savage to restore painting to Color is used to suggest any emotion of an ardent

Important Influences/Sources/Impacts: Raphael/Michelangelo influence on Cezanne (large nudes) Dutch Masters on Cezanne/Van Gogh (interest in their style) Japanese Influence on Van Gogh/Gauguin (woodprints/cropping/color) Van Gogh becomes important to Expressionist (color) Cezanne becomes important to Cubists (blocks of color) Modern Life vs. non Modern Life (Paris vs. locations) Places to see works by Post Impressionists: Van Gogh Museum MOMA MFA NYC Boston Amsterdam

Courtauld Institute

London Images:

Seurat
o o o

Sunday at La Grande Jatte Les Poseuses La Parade

1884 1886-1888 1887-1888

Cezanne
o o o o

Mte Ste. Victoire Mme Cezanne Jug and Fruit Bathers

1885 1886 1893 1900

Van Gogh
o o o o o o

Potato Eaters Pere Tanguy Vineyard at Arles Bedroom of Artist Cypress (St. Remy) Starry Night 1888 1888

1885 1887

1889 1889

Gauguin
o o o o

Arles Landscape Vision after the Sermon Four Breton Women Two Tahitian Women

1888 1888 1888 1891

COMPARISONS:

Cezanne Seurat Gauguin Van Gogh

Bathers Bather Self Portrait Self Portrait 1888 1889

1874 1887

Good resources: Van Gogh Noa Noa Josephine Cutts Paul Gauguin