The term “post-impressionism” was coined by Roger Fry in 1910 to identify art movements that emerged between the last impressionist exhibition in 1886 and the Salon d’Automne of 1905, in which Henri Matisse and Les Fauves ushered in the new art of the 20th century. The term encompasses a diverse group of artists, most of whom were inspired by the radical breaks and aesthetic challenges that the impressionists proposed, but, at the same time, rejected the naturalism of impressionism in favor of an art of symbolism and abstraction manifested through inventive techniques. We will start with two groups — the Pre-Raphaelites and followers of aestheticism — that originated before the impressionists but offered new approaches. We’ll then look at the challenges offered by artists such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Paul Cézanne. | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 50.
Location: Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham NC 27705
