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Post-Impressionism

Post-Impressionism. Grows out of the Impressionist movement Interested in light and color but also design and composition of a painting. Georges Seurat. Created his paintings based on scientific techniques. Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884.

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Post-Impressionism

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  1. Post-Impressionism • Grows out of the Impressionist movement • Interested in light and color but also design and composition of a painting

  2. Georges Seurat • Created his paintings based on scientific techniques

  3. Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884

  4. Did 40 preliminary sketches for this work • He placed each figure very carefully

  5. The color was applied in tiny dots, each about the size of an eraser • The viewer’s eyes visually mix these dots together

  6. Pointillism: colors are applied to the canvas in small dots, producing a vibrant surface

  7. Toulouse-Lautrec • Spent a lot of time in cafes, cabarets, and theatres • He drew caricatures of the people at these places • He often portrayed dancers and circus people • Many of his paintings are of the night life in Paris

  8. The purpose of the prints was to advertise the dancer’s skills

  9. Toulouse-Lautrec made the Moulin Rouge famous through his posters

  10. Vincent Van Gogh • Began painting at the age of 27 • Went through many stages of severe depression • Considered a failure to art critics and sold only one painting during his lifetime

  11. The Starry Night, 1889

  12. A peaceful village under the glowing stars • The stars seem to move violently, churning thru the universe • Painted while in an asylum

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