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post impressionism (dict)
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Post-impressionismPost-Impressionism is a term applied to a number of painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose style developed out of or reacted against that of the Impressionists. It was first used by the critic Roger Fry, and is applied to the group Les Nabis and other artists such as: Post-impression was both an extension of impressionism and a rejection of its limitations. The impressionists use of vivid colours, thick application of paint, distinctive brushstrokes and real-life subject matter were continued, but post-impressionists aimed to get more emotion and expression into their paintings. Although they often exhibited together, they were not a cohesive movement like the impressionists. They often worked in geographically distinct areas Van Gogh in Arles, Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence. Their more exaggerated forms and use of colour. structure and line paved the way for later twentieth century art movements such as fauvism and cubism.
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