postimpressionism

See also: post-impressionism

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Etymology

From post- +‎ impressionism. Coined by English artist and art critic Roger Fry to describe the (mostly French) art presented in an exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in 1910.

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postimpressionism (uncountable)

  1. (art) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.

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