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
• Did 40 preliminary sketches for this work – He placed each figure very carefully
• The color was applied in tiny dots, each about the size of an eraser – The viewer’s eyes visually mix these dots together
Pointillism: colors are applied to the canvas in small dots, producing a vibrant surface
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
• The purpose of the prints was to advertise the dancer’s skills
• Toulouse-Lautrec made the Moulin Rouge famous through his posters
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
The Starry Night, 1889
• A peaceful village under the glowing stars • The stars seem to move violently, churning thru the universe • Painted while in an asylum