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Last Impressionist Exhibit, 1886 Electric Light Invented, 1879 First Post Impress. Exhibit at MOMA, by A. Barr, 1903/1929 (?) Terms:
Ukiyo-E Symbolism
Colored Woodcuts of the floating world, Japanese Painting style used by Gauguin-dealing with religious Enamel w/black outline derived from stained Religious festival, 2-3 days long in the summer in
subject matter
Cloissonisme
Brittany
Pointilism
dotting effect utilized by Seurat and Signac (they called it divisionism and themselves impressionist or chromoluminists) Coined by Felix Feneon-A term denoting style Followers of Gauguin-interested in mysticism by Seurat and Signac
Neo-Impress.
Nabis
Birthplace of Merlin (associated with Arthurian Mediterranean area in southern France-Van Where Gauguin went to paint in the 1890s Hospital in Provence where Van Gogh was committed Mountain painted by Cezanne
Legend)
Arles
Gogh/Gauguin
Tahiti St. Remy Mt St. Victoire
Area in Brittany where Gauguin painted The house Gauguin and Van Gogh shared in circus in Montmartre which Seurat and Picasso
Provence
Cirque Corbi
Theo Van Gogh Louis LeRoy Papa Tanguy Van Gogh Dr. Gachet Schiffenecker and Synthetism
Brother of Vincent, Japanese art dealer coined the term Impressionism art dealer for the Impressionists, painted by Treated Van Gogh in Auvers-cardiologist Set up Volpini Exh. (1889) for Impressionism
Writers:
Comte/Littre Wrote Positivism- a pure retinal sensationinitial awareness to sensory stimuli prior to mental categorizations of any sort Ogden Rood aff. Seurat Schopenhauer suffering Columbia prof, wrote essay about color theory, Idealiteprinciple of the will to live, pain and
Signac Wrote, From Delacroix to NeoImpressionism, about color theories-influenced Matisse Roger Fry Coined the term Post Impressionist
Color and line could represent music Summarized color theories-impt to Seurat and (Musician) his music influenced Post-Impressionists first Van Gogh/symbolist critic
Important Quotes:
Cezanne: it is Paul Adam: Seurat: Cezanne: Gauguin: its sources Van Gogh: temperament
Monet is nothing more than an eye; but what an eye about Seurat: His works are cookie cutter forms Art must render essence and pure ideal I see in stains I find the primitive and savage to restore painting to Color is used to suggest any emotion of an ardent
Important Influences/Sources/Impacts: Raphael/Michelangelo influence on Cezanne (large nudes) Dutch Masters on Cezanne/Van Gogh (interest in their style) Japanese Influence on Van Gogh/Gauguin (woodprints/cropping/color) Van Gogh becomes important to Expressionist (color) Cezanne becomes important to Cubists (blocks of color) Modern Life vs. non Modern Life (Paris vs. locations) Places to see works by Post Impressionists: Van Gogh Museum MOMA MFA NYC Boston Amsterdam
Courtauld Institute
London Images:
Seurat
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Cezanne
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Van Gogh
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Potato Eaters Pere Tanguy Vineyard at Arles Bedroom of Artist Cypress (St. Remy) Starry Night 1888 1888
1885 1887
1889 1889
Gauguin
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Arles Landscape Vision after the Sermon Four Breton Women Two Tahitian Women
COMPARISONS:
1874 1887
Good resources: Van Gogh Noa Noa Josephine Cutts Paul Gauguin