Emphasized visible light and color.
Used dull, dark colors, like green, gray or brown. They never used Black.
Vague, as if a glance of the subject
Vague, as if a glance of the subject
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting, Le Moulin de la Galette (painted in Paris, 1876)
Technique involved using little detail
Small brushstrokes, thick paint, blurred outline.
Painters started painting outside, on locations, in touch with nature and the outer world, rather than studios.
They used to paint mostly landscapes, people, streets, and "café" scenes. What they were showing with these paintures was a typical day in the outside world. How they lived in those times.
Painters started painting outside, on locations, in touch with nature and the outer world, rather than studios.
They used to paint mostly landscapes, people, streets, and "café" scenes. What they were showing with these paintures was a typical day in the outside world. How they lived in those times.
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte, 1884-85
It was developed in France in the late 19th and the early 20th century
Painters where optimistic and they pointed out the beautiful and good things in life.
Van Gogh, “Irises”
Photography
There was also photography in this time and it was also considered as part of the artistic movement.
Instead sought to instill emotion with painting.
Moved away from depicting reality (through photos)
Post-Impressionsim
It had a great reaction against the limitations of impressionism
Developed in the late 19th century, it lasted until the 1880's
Advancement of styles and techniques
More romantic, emotional, avant-garde, and shocking than impressionism
It had bolder colors and sharper outlines
Sought to combine inner world of mind and spirit
Post-Impressionist Painting in Oils and Acrylics by Richard Tuve
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