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 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-Impressionist movement
linked to: Neo-Impressionism

Neo-Impressionist painting
Neoimpressionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
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 Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism

Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
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 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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Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism hasMovementSubtype Neo-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism hasMovementSubtype Les Nabis
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 movement Neo‑Impressionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism hasAlternativeName Neoimpressionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism hasAlternativeName Neo-Impressionist movement
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism hasTechnique Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism hasTechnique Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Fauvism influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Fauvism influencedBy Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Georges Seurat movement Neo-Impressionism
Île de la Grande Jatte hasArtisticMovementAssociation Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Bathers at Asnières movement Neo-Impressionism
Bathers at Asnières movement Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Camille Pissarro movement Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac movement Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac movement Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac movement Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac usedTechnique Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Paul Signac usedTechnique Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Salon des Indépendants influenced Neo-Impressionism
Henri-Edmond Cross movement Neo-Impressionism
Henri-Edmond Cross artisticStyle Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Henri-Edmond Cross artisticStyle Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce movement Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce movement Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce associatedWith Neo-Impressionist circle in Paris
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Maximilien Luce artisticTechnique pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Ogden Rood influenced Neo-Impressionism
Ogden Rood influenced Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Michel Eugène Chevreul influenced Neo-Impressionism
Michel Eugène Chevreul influenced Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Théo van Rysselberghe movement Neo-Impressionism
Théo van Rysselberghe movement Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Die Brücke influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
The Models artisticStyle Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
The Channel of Gravelines movement Neo-Impressionism
The Channel of Gravelines artStyle Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
The Bridge at Courbevoie hasStyle Neo-Impressionism
The Bridge at Courbevoie movement Neo-Impressionism
Parade de cirque movement Neo-Impressionism
Parade de cirque artisticStyle Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
The Lighthouse at Honfleur movement Pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
The Lighthouse at Honfleur movement Neo-Impressionism
Gino Severini influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Gino Severini artisticStyle pointillism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism
Section d'Or influencedBy Neo-Impressionism
Umberto Boccioni influencedBy Divisionism
linked to: Neo-Impressionism