POST IMPRESSIONISM

• PAINTINGS
• PRINCIPLE
TOPICS ARTISTS
• TECHNIQUES
THE SPIRIT OF
THE DEAD
WATCHING

Paul Gauguin, Spirit of the Dead Watching, 1892, oil on burlap mounted on canvas, 116.05 x
134.62 x 13.34 cm (Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY)
THE LARGE
BATHERS

PPaul Cezanne, The Large Bathers, 1900-06, oil on canvas, 2.1 m x 2.51 m (Philadelphia Museum
of Art)
THE PORTRAIT OF DR.
GACHET

Vincent Van Gogh, Portrait of Doctor Gachet, 1890, oil on canvas, 67x56 cm (Musée
d'Orsay, Paris)
 PRINCIPAL ARTISTS

PAUL GAUGUINPAUL GAUGUIN PAUL CÉZANNE

FRENCH PAINTER FRENCH DRAFTSMAN AND
FRENCH PAINTER
PAINTER
 PRINCIPAL ARTISTS

VINCENT VAN GOGH

PAUL GAUGUIN GEORGES SEURAT
DUTCH DRAFTSMAN
FRENCH PAINTER FRENCH DRAFTSMAN AND
AND PAINTER PAINTER
 • Brushstrokes
• Plein-air painting
TECHNIQUES • Etching (printmaking)
 SUMMARY
• Encompasses a wide range of distinct artistic styles
• Favored an emphasis on more symbolic content,
formal order and structure.
• Extended Impressionism while rejecting its
limitations
 REFERENCE

"Post-Impressionism Movement Overview and Analysis". [Internet]. 2023. TheArtStory.org Content

compiled and written by The Art Story Contributors Edited and published by The Art Story Contributors
Available from: https://www.theartstory.org/movement/post-impressionism/ First published on 01 Jul
2013. Updated and modified regularly [Accessed 06 Mar 2023]