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Post Impressionism and the Pre-Raphaelites
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04/06/2011

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Pointillism
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Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism.
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impasto
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most commonly refers to a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface (or the entire canvas) very thickly, usually thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible.
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Post Impressionism
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Term coined by English art critic, Roger Fry, to describe a diverse group of painters whose work he collected. All the artist used Impressionism as a springboard or starting point for their own individual expressions of modernity.
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Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh
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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
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The Potato Eaters by Vincent Van Gogh
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Japonaiserie: Flowering Plum Tree by Vincent Van Gogh
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Plum Orchard, Kameido by Vincent Van Gogh
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The Large Bathers by Paul Cezanne
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Nocturne in Black and Gold, The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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Manao Tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching) by Paul Gauguin
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Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cezanne
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Night Cafe by Vincent Van Gogh
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The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
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La Pia de' Tolomei by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Cray by William Morris (textile design)
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"Peacock and Dragon" Curtain by William Morris
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The Pre-Raphaelites
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A group of London artists responding to what they considered the misguided practices of contemporary art. Denounced the Royal Academy.