Impressionism to Post-Impressionism

Impressionism revolutionized painting in the 1860s–1880s by prioritizing light, color, and the fleeting moment over academic precision. Artists like Monet and Renoir painted outdoors, capturing atmosphere.

Post-Impressionists like Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin built on these innovations while pushing toward greater emotional expression, structural experimentation, and symbolic meaning.