1. Post-Impressionism 1886 to 1892
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1886 to 1892
describes European art following Impressionism
Individual approach to painting was stressed that was unique to each artist working at the time.
Main artists:
- Mary Cassatt
- Paul Gauguin
- George Seurat
- Vincent van Gogh

2. Mary Cassatt 1845-1926 American – worked in France
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American – worked in France
restrained by societal ideas
Characteristics:
Only painted “womanly” topics
Famous works:
The Child’s Bath
The Boating Party

3. The Child’s Bath
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Notable: the circular shapes of the figures’ heads, the basin, and the pitcher, as well as the striped pattern of the woman’s dress.
The many paintings, pastels, and prints in which Cassatt depicted children being bathed, dressed, read to, held, or nursed reflect the most advanced 19th-century ideas about raising children.

4. The unusual vantage point (from above) as well as her choice of a female subject show her interest in Japanese woodblock prints, which had become extremely popular in France at the time.
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5. The Boating Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTE5x7cTL8
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6. Paul Gauguin 1848-1903 paved the way to “primitivism”
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paved the way to “primitivism”
a belief that the qualities of primitive or early cultures are superior to those of contemporary civilization.
Influenced by his move to Tahiti
Famous works:
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Self-Portrait With Halo

7. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
"I believe that this canvas not only surpasses all my preceding ones, but that I shall never do anything better—or even like it."

8. The three women with a child represent the beginning of life
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The three women with a child represent the beginning of life
the middle group symbolizes the daily existence of young adulthood;
and in the final group, according to the artist, "an old woman approaching death appears reconciled and resigned to her thoughts;" at her feet, "a strange white bird...represents the futility of words."
The blue idol in the background apparently represents what Gauguin described as "the Beyond.“
This painting is meant to be read from right to left.

10. Self-Portrait with Halo
Gauguin uses bold design, intense color, flat shapes to emphasize symbolism.
Desired to find the primitive core of human imagination.

11. The Vision After the Sermon, Jacob Wrestling the Angel
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The Vision After the Sermon, Jacob Wrestling the Angel

12. Georges Seurat 1859-1891 French founder of “Pointillism”
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French
founder of “Pointillism”
Distinct dots of color to create work
Famous work:
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

13. “Pointillism”

15. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
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17. Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 - Dutch started at age 27
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Dutch
started at age 27
Was known for using expressive elements such as twisting lines to reflect his feelings and emotions about a subject
produced more than 2,000 works during the last ten years of his life
friends with Paul Gauguin
committed suicide

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Café Terrace at Night
Van Gogh uses linear perspective, unlike many of his other works.
What is the vanishing point?
Paints darkness without black – the buildings are in shades of blue
The café is still there today, refurbished to look like the painting

19. The Starry Night
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- movement & rhythm used though repetition and pattern
- one of his greatest works
- artistic brilliance soared as his mental state declined
- painted while Vincent was in an insane asylum
- Unlike most of his works, Starry Night was painted from memory and not outdoors as was his preference

20. Night Café
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21. Night Café
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- Van Gogh wanted this painting to convey an oppressive atmosphere
- “A place where one can ruin oneself, go mad, or commit a crime.”--- Madness conveyed w/vivid hues
- Deep perspective on the table makes it seem like it’s going to slide out of the painting
- The thickness, shape, and direction of his brush strokes created a tactile counterpart to his intense color schemes
* Moved the brush back at right angles
* Direct application from paint tube

22. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
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-Gauguin moved in with Van Gogh in October.
-The relationship deteriorated throughout December.
-Relations between the pair declined in tandem with Vincent's state of mental health.
-On 23 December, van Gogh, in an irrational fit of madness, mutilated the lower portion of his left ear, wrapped it in cloth and then took it to a prostitute.
-Originally went after Gauguin with the razor blade before attacking himself