- post-impressionism
- post-impressionism 1910, from POST- (Cf. post-) + impressionism (see IMPRESSIONIST (Cf. impressionist)).
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Post-Impressionism — Post Impressionist, adj., n. Post Impressionistic, adj. /pohst im presh euh niz euhm/, n. a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters chiefly between 1880 and 1900 stressing formal structure, as with Cézanne and Seurat, or the… … Universalium
Post-impressionism — Post im*pres sion*ism, n. (Painting) In the broadest sense, the theory or practice of any of several groups of painters of the early 1900 s, or of these groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in common a tendency to reaction… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
post-Impressionism — ► NOUN ▪ a late 19th century and early 20th century style of art in which colour, line, and form were used to express the emotional response of the artist. DERIVATIVES post Impressionist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
Post-Impressionism — Infobox Painting| title=The Centenary of Independence (Le centenaire de l indépendance) artist=Henri Rousseau year=1892 type=Oil on canvas height=57 width=110 height inch=22.4 width inch =43.3 museum=Presently in the Getty Museum in Los… … Wikipedia
Post-Impressionism — Post Im•pres•sion•ism [[t]ˌpoʊst ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. fia (sometimes l.c.) a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters, chiefly between 1880 and 1900, stressing formal structure or the possibilities of form and color •… … From formal English to slang
Post-Impressionism — n. artistic aims and methods developed as a reaction against impressionism and intending to express the individual artist s conception of the objects represented rather than the ordinary observer s view. Derivatives: post impressionist n. & adj.… … Useful english dictionary
post-Impressionism — noun the work or style of a group of late 19th century and early 20th century artists who reacted against the naturalism of the Impressionists, using colour, line, and form to express the emotional response of the artist. Derivatives post… … English new terms dictionary
post-impressionism — /poʊst ɪmˈprɛʃənɪzəm/ (say pohst im preshuhnizuhm) noun a movement in modern painting about 1870–1920, which rejected the impressionists imitation of natural forms in favour of other forms, but accepted their use of pure colour as a means of… …
Impressionism — was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris based artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise (Impression,… … Wikipedia
post — post·abdomen; post·absorptive; post·age; post·al·ly; post; post·anoxic; post·antennal; post·arteriolar; post·atomic; post·audit; post·axial; post·bellum; post·brachium; post·branchial; post·breeding; post·canonical; post·cardinal; post·cava;… … English syllables
