post|im|pres|sion|ism

post|im|pres|sion|ism
post|im|pres|sion|ism «POHST ihm PREHSH uh nihz uhm», noun.
a style of painting developed by a group of French artists at the end of the 1800's, which departed from impressionism by its freer use of color, form, design, and expression. Cubism is a later development of postimpressionism.

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  • Post-Impressionism — Post Im•pres•sion•ism [[t]ˌpoʊst ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. fia (sometimes l.c.) a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters, chiefly between 1880 and 1900, stressing formal structure or the possibilities of form and color •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Post-impressionism — Post im*pres sion*ism, n. (Painting) In the broadest sense, the theory or practice of any of several groups of painters of the early 1900 s, or of these groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in common a tendency to reaction… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • postimpressionism — [pōst΄im presh′ən iz΄əm] n. the theory, practice, or methods of a group of late 19th cent. painters, including Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, who revolted against the objectivity and scientific naturalism of impressionism and placed emphasis… …   Universalium

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