Post-Impressionism
and its artists and theory
for High School Art II
Introduction / Learning Objectives / Tasks /
Post Impressionism formed a link between Impressionism and Expressionism. During this period the value of color was expressed. It was an artistic style that followed Impressionism at the end of the 1800's. Many Post Impressionists were Impressionists at first. Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in different directions.
To know what is Post-Impressionism
To know who are Post-Impressionist artists and their works of art.
To know what technique each artist used for his works of art.
You are going to start your quest to find out following questions about Post-Impressionism and its artists and its relationship with Impressionism. The questions are:
1.what were the major differences of Post-Impressionism from Impressionism?
2. Who were the Post-Impressionist painters, list at least four artists.
3. Under each artist's name, write brief explanation of the artist's painting technique.
4. Who is the artist of each picture on this page, one on the top, the other two the bottom.
5. Which artist's artwork do you like most and why?
Your answers should be written in complete sentence and include the main point of what you read. You want to click on every linked word to find out your answers.
