Post-Impressionism was the reaction to Impressionism. The artists of Post-Impressionism focused more on the symbolic content, visual design and structure. Paul Gauguin was one of the few leaders that led Post-Impressionism.1 Eventually Gauguin would completely turn away from nature and look to his imagination seeking creativity from his inner self.2 Paul Gauguin's Post-Impressionist background influenced the primitive quality of his paintings as he transitioned into the new art form of Symbolism. ... The early art of Gauguin developed from Impressionist foundation, but he went without t...

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The Impressionists didn't try and capture realism in their paintings. ... Post Impressionists and Fauves both used rapid vigorous brush strokes and bright colors. The post impressionists came about in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were an outcome of the Impressionists. The work of the post impressionists was very diversified. ...

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These stages are categorized into Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism. ... Instead of painting an ideal of beauty that earlier artists had defined, the impressionists tried to depict what they saw at a given moment, capturing a fresh, original vision that was hard for some to accept as beautiful. ... Impressionist painters used broken brushstrokes of bright, often unmixed colors. ... Where impressionist painters concentrated on the depiction of a subject's immediate appearance, post-impressionists focused on emotional...

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