Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A school of painting in France in the late 1800s that rejected the objective naturalism of impressionism and used form and color in more personally expressive ways.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun art A
genre ofpainting that rejected thenaturalism ofimpressionism , using colour and form in moreexpressive manners
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word postimpressionism.
Examples
-
Post, Wiley, pilot postage stamps postimpressionism
-
Artistic theory and practice that was being made in Europe changed with postimpressionism, the appearance of Art Nouveau or the generalisation of photography; in addition, with the mass arrival to museums of the metropolis of artistic pieces from non-Greco-Latin cultures and "primitive arts" of the colonies.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
-
Artistic theory and practice that was being made in Europe changed with postimpressionism, the appearance of Art Nouveau or the generalisation of photography; in addition, with the mass arrival to museums of the metropolis of artistic pieces from non-Greco-Latin cultures and
Analysis 2010
-
Artistic theory and practice that was being made in Europe changed with postimpressionism, the appearance of Art Nouveau or the generalisation of photography; in addition, with the mass arrival to museums of the metropolis of artistic pieces from non-Greco-Latin cultures and
Analysis 2010
-
Artistic theory and practice that was being made in Europe changed with postimpressionism, the appearance of Art Nouveau or the generalisation of photography; in addition, with the mass arrival to museums of the metropolis of artistic pieces from non-Greco-Latin cultures and
Analysis 2010
-
Artistic theory and practice that was being made in Europe changed with postimpressionism, the appearance of Art Nouveau or the generalisation of photography; in addition, with the mass arrival to museums of the metropolis of artistic pieces from non-Greco-Latin cultures and
Analysis 2010
-
Her early work reflects academic training tempered by a bright palette and pronounced brushstroke that attest to her exposure to postimpressionism during her family’s extensive travels in Europe.
Florine Stettheimer. 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.