This document provides an overview of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in painting. It discusses the British Romantic landscape painters of the 18th-19th centuries who painted outdoors and were interested in light, atmosphere, and landscapes. Impressionism emerged in France in the 1870s, emphasizing color, light, and brushstrokes. Key Impressionists included Monet, Manet, and Renoir. Pointillism developed in the 1880s, using small dots of pure color. Post-Impressionism followed, exemplified by Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Gauguin, known for vivid colors, expressive brushwork, and interest in texture.

1. Impresionism &
Postimpresionism
Teacher: Sara del Río

2. Predecessors: British Romantic
Landscape Painters (S.XVIII-S.XIX)
William Turner & John Constable
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR WORK:
-They painted outdoors: taking Nature itself as
their model.
-Light and atmospheric phenomenons were their
main interestest.
-The repeated topic of their works are landscapes
and marines.

3. Rain, steam and speed, William Turner, 1844

4. Clouds, John Constable, 1821

5. Origin of Impressionism (S.XIX)
The term ‘Impressionism’
was coined by the art
critic Leroy in Paris in 1874
when he was writing a
review of an exhibition
holded in Nadar Gallery.
Monet´s painting
Impression. Sunrise, was
strong criticized by this
journalist who named in a
sarcastic way all the
arstists included in the
exhibition as
‘Impressionists’. Impression. Sunrise, Monet, 1872
Leroy described this
Monet painting as ‘brutal
and ugly’.

6. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPRESSIONISM:
-They knew and studied the Color Wheel.
-They studied how color of a scene changes depending
on light variations.( Rouen Cathedral, Monet)
-Shadows are painted without following the Chiaroscuro
principle. To create shadows, Impressinionist used
complementary colors (value contrast between surfaces)
-They used strong brushstrokes, normally overlapping them
to obtain secondary and tertiary colors.
-As their predecessors, they prefered to work outdoors
instead of a workshop.

7. Impressionism Masters: France
Monet Manet Renoir
Waterlilies and Monet painting in his Girls at the
Japanese bridge, 1899 floating studio, 1874 piano, 1892

8. Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Saint-Lazare Station, Monet, 1877

9. Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
The luncheon on the grass, Manet, 1863

10. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Windmill of La Galette, Renoir, 1876

11. Pointillism or Divisionism (1880-s.XX)
Pointillism was a division of Impresionism
developed by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.
The term ‘Pointillism’ was coined in 1880 when
some art critics tried to mock these artists painting
style.
General Characteristics:
Pointillist artists replaced the large and random
impresionist brushstrokes by short brushstrokes
imitating dots.

12. TECHNIQUE
Pointillism paintings
are done
overlapping groups
of primary color
dots to obtain
secondary and
tertiary colors.

13. Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte, Seurat, 1886

14. Paul Signac (1863-1935)
The Papal Palace, Avignon, Signac, 1900

15. Post-Impressionism (1890-s.XX)
Post-Impressionism was the last period of
Impresionism. Artists such as Vincent Van
Gogh, Henri de Toulousse-Lautrec and Paul
Gauguin were its representatives.
The critic Roger Fry coined ‘Postimpressionism’
term to describe French art after Manet in
1910.

16. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POST-IMPRESSIONISM:
-They continue working outdoors but they worked indoors
as well.
-Use of vivid colours.
-Distinctive brushstrokes and thick application of paint.
-They were interested at emphasizing expressive effects to
describe textures.
-They used unnatural colours to describe real-life scenes.

17. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
Sunflower, Van Gogh, 1888

18. Toulousse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
At the Moulin-Rouge, Toulousse-Lautrec, 1892

19. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Arearea, Gauguin, 1892