You have surely seen some of these paintings.
And you've surely heard some of the names associated with them - Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne… All of these masterpieces represent the art movement that radically transformed the world - and greatly influenced the art that you love to this very day.
It's called Post-Impressionism.
In this episode from Curious Muse, we will find out more about this famous, pivotal period in art history.
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Art has always been about expression and creativity but there was a time, centuries ago, when it was very rigid and set in its ways.
The impressionist era revolved around finite, realistic depictions of the world.
Beautiful, classic...but maybe a bit boring?
That's what several up-and-coming artists thought.
Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Paul Cezanne.