Neo-Impressionism

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Neo-Impressionism is a late 19th-century art movement characterized by the use of small, distinct dots or strokes of color and scientific color theory to create luminous, optically mixed images.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
painting style
post-Impressionist movement
aimsFor optical mixture of colors in the viewer's eye
scientific approach to color and light
associatedWithGroup Salon des Indépendants
surface form: "Société des Artistes Indépendants"
contrastsWith loose brushwork of Impressionism
spontaneity of Impressionism
emergedAroundYear 1884
emergedInCentury 19th century
emergedInPeriod late 19th century
emphasizes harmony of color and line
rational, theoretical approach to painting
scientific analysis of light
firstExhibitedAt Salon des Indépendants
foundedBy Georges Seurat
geographicSpread Belgium
France
Italy
Switzerland
United Kingdom
hasAlternativeName Neo-Impressionism
surface form: "Neo-Impressionist movement"

Neo-Impressionist painting
Neo-Impressionism
surface form: "Neoimpressionism"
hasCharacteristic carefully planned compositions
division of color into separate touches
emphasis on luminosity
emphasis on structure and order
interest in modern urban and leisure subjects
optical color mixing
systematic, methodical brushwork
use of broken color
use of complementary colors
use of small, distinct dots or strokes of color
hasCriticalReception initially controversial
later influential in modern art history
hasTechnique Neo-Impressionism
surface form: "Divisionism"

Neo-Impressionism
surface form: "Pointillism"
influencedBy Charles Henry
Impressionism
Michel Eugène Chevreul
Ogden Rood
color perception research
optical science
scientific color theory
influencedMovement Cubism
Fauvism
early modernism
majorArtist Camille Pissarro
Georges Seurat
Henri-Edmond Cross
Maximilien Luce
Paul Signac
Théo van Rysselberghe
majorWork A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
surface form: "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"
majorWorkCreator Georges Seurat
originatedInCity Paris
originatedInCountry France
pioneeredBy Georges Seurat
Paul Signac
relatedMovement Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
subjectMatter landscapes
seaside leisure
urban scenes
working-class life
timeframePeak 1880s
1890s
timeframeStart circa 1884
usesBrushworkType dots of pure color
small strokes of pure color

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The Channel of Gravelines artStyle Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Henri-Edmond Cross artisticStyle Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Henri-Edmond Cross artisticStyle Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"
Parade de cirque artisticStyle Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
The Models artisticStyle Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Maximilien Luce artisticTechnique Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "pointillism"
Maximilien Luce associatedWith Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Neo-Impressionist circle in Paris"
Neo-Impressionism hasAlternativeName Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Neoimpressionism"
Neo-Impressionism hasAlternativeName Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Neo-Impressionist movement"
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Post-Impressionism hasMovementSubtype Neo-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism hasMovementSubtype Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Les Nabis"
The Bridge at Courbevoie hasStyle Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism hasTechnique Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Neo-Impressionism hasTechnique Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"
Michel Eugène Chevreul influenced Neo-Impressionism
Michel Eugène Chevreul influenced Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Ogden Rood influenced Neo-Impressionism
Ogden Rood influenced Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Salon des Indépendants influenced Neo-Impressionism
Die Brücke influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Fauvism influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Fauvism influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"
subject surface form: "Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat"
this entity surface form: "Neo‑Impressionism"
Bathers at Asnières movement Neo-Impressionism
Bathers at Asnières movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"
Camille Pissarro movement Neo-Impressionism
Georges Seurat movement Neo-Impressionism
Henri-Edmond Cross movement Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce movement Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Parade de cirque movement Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac movement Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Paul Signac movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"
The Bridge at Courbevoie movement Neo-Impressionism
The Channel of Gravelines movement Neo-Impressionism
The Lighthouse at Honfleur movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
The Lighthouse at Honfleur movement Neo-Impressionism
Théo van Rysselberghe movement Neo-Impressionism
Théo van Rysselberghe movement Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Paul Signac usedTechnique Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Pointillism"
Paul Signac usedTechnique Neo-Impressionism
this entity surface form: "Divisionism"

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