Post-Impressionism
Stories tagged Post-Impressionism.
Artist StoriesDid Van Gogh Really Cut Off His Ear — and Why?The most famous act of self-harm in art history, minus the myths.
Behind the MasterpieceWhy Is "The Starry Night" So Famous?A painting made from an asylum window, from memory more than from the sky itself.
Behind the MasterpieceWhat Is Georges Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" About?Two years, millions of dots, and a park full of strangers who never quite touch.
Behind the MasterpieceWhy Did Van Gogh Paint So Many Sunflowers?A cheap yellow flower became his signature — and a welcome sign for a friend who disappointed him.
Artist StoriesWho Was Vincent van Gogh?He sold almost nothing in his lifetime and became, a century later, the most beloved painter alive or dead.
Artist StoriesWho Was Paul Cézanne, "the Father of Modern Art"?Picasso and Matisse both called him their master. In his own lifetime, critics called his work a mess.
Artist StoriesWas Van Gogh Really Unknown When He Was Alive?The "starving genius who sold one painting" is half true — and the other half is more interesting.
Movements & IdeasImpressionism vs. Post-Impressionism: What's the Difference?One movement chased the light. The next one asked what to do with it.
Movements & IdeasWhat Is Pointillism? The Art of Painting With DotsGet close and it's chaos — thousands of dots. Step back and a whole sunlit world appears.
Movements & IdeasWhat Is Post-Impressionism?Four very different artists, one restless question: what comes after the impression?