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POST-IMPRESSIONISM is an umbrella term used to describe artwork by various artists (such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gaugin, Paul Cezanne, George Seurat) who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in different directions. S, what is IMPRESSIONISM?

According to Artcyclopedia: “Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a reaction against the formalism of the dominant Academic style. Its naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of its subjects has its roots in the French Realism of Corot and others.”

The movement’s name came from Claude Monet’s early work, Impression: Sunrise in 1873. Monet painted this picture of the sun seen through mist at the harbour of Le Havre when he was staying there in the spring. A sketch quickly executed to catch the atmospheric moment. “The hallmark of the style is the attempt to capture the subjective impression of light in a scene.”

Other Impressionists include Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Frederic Bazille, Edouard Manet, and Mary Cassatt.

(Imported from a forum and edited.)