The Impressionist art movement was one of the precursors of modern art, but several artists of the 1870s and 1880s became dissatisfied with it. The natural depiction of light, trivial subject matter and the disjointed compositions of Impressionist paintings were rectified as Post-Impressionist artists emerged in the mid-1880s. What is Post-Impressionist Art? What are some …
Post-Impressionist artists
A young French artist attempted to master a revolutionary new painting technique. He ended up producing one of the most influential paintings of the late 19th century. Georges Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) was a Post-Impressionist artist who was extremely determined to make a name for himself. Little did he know that he would change the course …
The Impressionist artists of the late 19th century caused a revolution in the world of art. Instead of depicting things as they were like the Realist artists, they favored painting based on their impression of things. Impressionist paintings often appear to be hazy and feature a sense of motion that makes the work come alive. …
When an artist is referred to as “The Father Of Us All” by the likes of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), you can rest assured that this artist’s paintings had an incredible influence on the world of art. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was one of the artists that single-handedly transformed the conventional styles of …
The Impressionist artists rejected the ideas of the Realism Artists in the 1870s and 1880s. They incorporated a more dramatic style, similar to the Romantic artists of the beginning of the 19th century, by using colorful brush strokes. Starting around 1886 and lasting until around 1905, a new art movement emerged in reaction to the …