PostImpressionism Grows out of the Impressionist movement Interested

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Post-Impressionism • Grows out of the Impressionist movement • Interested in light and color

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 • Created his paintings based on scientific techniques

Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884

Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884

 • Did 40 preliminary sketches for this work – He placed each figure

• 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

• 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

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

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

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

 • Toulouse-Lautrec made the Moulin Rouge famous through his posters

• Toulouse-Lautrec made the Moulin Rouge famous through his posters

Vincent Van Gogh • Began painting at the age of 27 • Went through

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

The Starry Night, 1889

 • A peaceful village under the glowing stars • The stars seem to

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