The Post-Impressionists

1. The Post-Impressionists Post-Impressionism is a term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1914, to describe the development of European art since Monet. It’s roughly the period between 1886 and 1892 to describe the artistic movements based on or derived from Impressionism. The term is now taken to mean those artists who followed the Impressionists and to some extent rejected their ideas. Generally, they considered Impressionism too casual or too naturalistic, and sought a means of exploring emotion in paint.

2. The Post-Impressionists Henri de Toulouse-LautrecDisabled poster artist known as one of the first Graphic Designers Paul CezanneLarge block-like brushstrokes; Still lifes, Landscapes Vincent Van GoghDistrurbed painter of loose brushstrokes and bright, vivid colors George SeuratFounder of Pointillism; Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Paul GauguinRejected Urban Life and choose secondary-colored island women Auguste RodinBronze sculptor; Very loose and not detailed

3. The Post-Impressionists Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ” At the Moulin Rouge” Art Institute of Chicago. 1895 French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was interested in capturing the sensibility of modern life and deeply admired Degas. Because of this interest and admiration, his work intersects with that of the Impressionists. However, his work has an added satirical edge to it and often borders on caricature. Toulouse-Latutrec’s art was, to a degree, the expression of his life. Self-exiled by his odd stature and crippled legs from the high society his ancient aristocratic name entitled him to enter, he became denizen of the night world of Paris, consorting with a tawdry population of entertainers, prostitutes, and other social outcasts. He reveled in the energy of cheap music halls, cafes, and bordellos. In “At the Moulin Rouge’, the influences of Degas, of the Japanese print, and of photography can be seen in the oblique and asymmetrical composition, the spatial diagonals, and the strong line patterns with added dissonant colors.

4. The Post-Impressionists Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec La Goulue, 1891.

5. The Post-Impressionists Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant1892.

6. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Jane Anril1893.

7. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec La Toilette1896. Oil on Cardboard.

8. Paul Cezanne Portrait of the Artist’s Father1865-66.

9. Paul Cezanne, Card Players, 1890-92.

10. Paul Cezanne, House Alongside the Road, 1881.

11. Paul Cezanne, Self-Portrait,1879-82.

12. Paul Cezanne Self-Portrait with Palette1885-87.

13. Paul Cezanne, The Bathers, 1890-91.

14. Paul Cezanne, Mont Saint Victoire, 1885.

16. Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Apples, 1890.

17. Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Peppermint Bottle, 1890-94.

18. Vincent Van Gogh

20. Van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885.

21. Van Gogh Sunflowers, 1888.

22. Van Gogh The Night Cafe, 1888.

23. Van Gogh, Garden of St. Paul Hospital, Nov 1889.

24. Vincent Van Gogh, Bedroom at Arles #3, 1889.

25. Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889.

26. Vincent’s paintings had a scientific reality to them. His paintings often depict the world as it is comprised of moving molecules and atoms. He often painted the energy that we don’t actually see in the real world. This painting was inspired by the Japanese printmaker Hokusai’s image of “The Great Wave”. Van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889. Hokusai, The Great Wave, c1828.

27. Vincent Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Felt Hat, 1887-88.

28. Van Gogh Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1888.