postimpressionism

Post-Im·pres·sion·ism

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- [pohst-im-presh-uh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌpoʊst ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm/
- /pˌəʊstɪmprˈeʃənˌɪzəm/

Definitions of postimpressionism word

noun postimpressionism a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters chiefly between 1880 and 1900 stressing formal structure, as with Cézanne and Seurat, or the expressive possibilities of form and color, as with Van Gogh and Gauguin. 1
noun postimpressionism a movement in painting in France at the end of the 19th century, begun by Cézanne and exemplified by Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Matisse, which rejected the naturalism and momentary effects of impressionism but adapted its use of pure colour to paint subjects with greater subjective emotion 0
noun postimpressionism the theory, practice, or methods of a group of late 19th-cent. painters, including Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, who revolted against the objectivity and scientific naturalism of impressionism and placed emphasis upon the subjective viewpoint of the artist or the formal structure and style of the painting 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; post- + Impressionism

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