Post-impressionist
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- noun
- /ˌpoʊstɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/
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- Georges Seurat is often considered one of the most important post-impressionists for his development of pointillism.
- post-impressionist paintings
- collection of post-impressionist
Examples
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Virginia Woolf visited an exhibit of post-impressionist paintings and wrote, "In or about December, 1910, human nature changed."
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With Bernard, he also moved into post-impressionist territory, exploring the use of flat.
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With Bernard, he also moved into post-impressionist territory, exploring the use of flat areas of color bounded by heavy outlines.
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Post-Impressionists such as Georges Seurat and Paul Signac were influenced in more or less unscientific ways by books containing color solids and patches.
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Vincent van Gogh, a renowned post-impressionist, created vibrant works that convey deep emotion.
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Many art critics believe that post-impressionist artists like Paul Gauguin transformed the approach to color in painting.
Synonyms
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A painter who used bold colour and new styles after Impressionism in the late 1800s
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Post-impressionist = impressionist (transparent) = post + impressionist
The prefix 'post-' meaning 'after' combines directly with 'impressionist' to indicate an artist after or reacting to Impressionism, a derivation readily inferable by learners.
Etymology
Post-impressionist comes from the parts post- meaning 'after' and impression meaning a quick feeling or image, as in 'first impression'. So a Post-impressionist is an artist who came after the Impressionists and tried new styles beyond their quick, light 'impressions' of a scene.