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Return to selection in Atlas Constant Troyon Life · 1810–1865
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Barbizon School 2 works Realism 1 work All catalog works by Troyon Vincent van Gogh Life · 1853–1890
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Realism 1 work Post-Impressionism 7 works All catalog works by Van Gogh Camille Pissarro Life · 1830–1903
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Impressionism 4 works Post-Impressionism 4 works Neo-Impressionism 1 work All catalog works by Pissarro Paul Cézanne Life · 1839–1906
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Impressionism 2 works Post-Impressionism 7 works All catalog works by Cézanne Georges Seurat Life · 1859–1891
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Impressionism 1 work Post-Impressionism 4 works Neo-Impressionism 5 works All catalog works by Seurat Odilon Redon Life · 1840–1916
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Symbolism 4 works Post-Impressionism 5 works All catalog works by Redon Paul Signac Life · 1863–1935
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Post-Impressionism 1 work Neo-Impressionism 1 work All catalog works by Signac Storms, dramatic gestures and quiet encounters with nature can all carry Romantic feeling. Artists across Europe made imagination and personal experience central to painting, whether the subject came from literature, current events or a familiar landscape. Their varied methods overlap older classical traditions rather than replacing them with one new formula.
Listen Places · Britain · France · Dresden
Artists and artworks to begin with J. M. W. Turner Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm Eugène Delacroix The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan Caspar David Friedrich Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Barbizon School c. 1830–1870
Notice the woodland textures, open skies and everyday rural work. Around Barbizon and the Forest of Fontainebleau, artists made landscape a subject worth sustained attention in its own right. Outdoor studies and studio painting worked together; Daubigny’s river scenes and support for younger painters connect this varied circle with Impressionism.
Listen Places · Barbizon · Forest of Fontainebleau · Auvers-sur-Oise
Artists and artworks to begin with Charles François Daubigny River Boat Jean François Millet Young Woman Constant Troyon The Marsh Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Realism c. 1840–late 1800s
Look for the weight of bodies, working gestures and the texture of familiar places. Realist painters gave ordinary people the attention once reserved for grand historical subjects. Courbet’s direct approach and Millet’s rural workers helped make contemporary life a serious artistic subject; Manet and the Impressionists carried that interest into different kinds of painting.
Listen Places · Paris · Franche-Comté · Nuenen
Artists and artworks to begin with Gustave Courbet The Brook of Les Puits-Noir Édouard Manet Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Vincent van Gogh A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Impressionism c. 1860–1900
Modern life, changing light and visible brushwork brought these artists together. Their independent exhibitions in Paris ran from 1874 to 1886, while their individual careers continued beyond the group’s shows.
Listen Places · Paris · The Seine and towns around Paris
Artists and artworks to begin with Claude Monet The Beach at Sainte-Adresse Berthe Morisot On the Balcony Pierre-Auguste Renoir Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch) Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Unusual colors, simplified figures and dreamlike settings invite meanings beyond what is pictured. Symbolist artists explored emotion, myth and spiritual questions through suggestion. Their approaches ranged from imagined worlds to Munch’s everyday anxieties. Shared concerns connect these artists across Europe and overlap Post-Impressionism, without giving every work the same technique or meaning.
Listen Places · Paris · Norway · Finland
Artists and artworks to begin with Pierre Puvis de Chavannes The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses Edvard Munch The Girl by the Window Akseli Gallen-Kallela Ad Astra Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Post-Impressionism c. 1886–1905
Compare Cézanne’s constructed forms, Van Gogh’s active strokes and Gauguin’s broad areas of color. These artists developed distinct approaches from their encounters with Impressionism. Post-Impressionism is a later umbrella term, not a group with one shared method; Seurat’s organized color also connects it with the more specific Neo-Impressionist movement.
Listen Places · Paris · Provence · Brittany · Tahiti
Artists and artworks to begin with Paul Cézanne The Plate of Apples Vincent van Gogh Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples Paul Gauguin Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Neo-Impressionism c. 1886–1906
Look closely at the separate dots and touches of color, then step back to see how they build a scene. Seurat, Signac and their contemporaries used deliberate color relationships to organize light and form. Their approach spread between France and Belgium, linking Impressionist subjects with experiments that also encouraged the Fauves.
Listen Places · Paris · Brussels · The French Mediterranean coast
Artists and artworks to begin with Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Paul Signac Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval Théo van Rysselberghe Coastal Scene Walk to this wing About this style & sources Dates indicate an approximate historical period. Individual artists and artworks may extend beyond it.
Caspar David Friedrich Life · 1774–1840
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Friedrich used landscape to explore spiritual experience. In this early drawing, a small pilgrim kneels beneath a statue of the Madonna while hills and sky fill the view. The contrast between the figure and the surrounding space gives nature an inward, contemplative meaning.
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1 work in this room In time order 1804 Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains Go to artwork All catalog works by Friedrich About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Constant Troyon Life · 1810–1865
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Troyon brought animals and rural activity into landscapes shaped by changing atmosphere. The Marsh places washerwomen beneath an open sky, while The Road to Market follows people and livestock along a dusty path. His interest in animals gave a distinctive emphasis to his Barbizon work.
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2 works in this room In time order 1840 The Marsh Go to artwork 1858–59 The Road to Market Go to artwork All catalog works by Troyon About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Alfred Stevens Life · 1823–1906
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Born in Brussels, Stevens trained and worked in both Brussels and Paris. He became known for scenes of elegantly dressed women in richly furnished settings. Clothing, gesture and surrounding objects invite a close reading of the social world his figures inhabit.
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1 work in this room In time order c. 1867 Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?) Go to artwork All catalog works by Stevens About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Vincent van Gogh Life · 1853–1890
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Before the brighter paintings of Paris and southern France, Van Gogh studied rural life in the Netherlands. His Nuenen cottage scenes use earthy colors to connect people with their surroundings. This room shows that earlier chapter; the connecting door leads to his later Post-Impressionist work.
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1 work in this room In time order c. 1885 A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage Go to artwork All catalog works by Van Gogh About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Constant Troyon Life · 1810–1865
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Troyon gives grazing animals a central place in Pasture in Normandy. The painting joins familiar rural life with close attention to the landscape. This work is recorded as Realism by the Art Institute; the connecting door leads to the separate works shown in his Barbizon room.
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1 work in this room In time order 1852 Pasture in Normandy Go to artwork All catalog works by Troyon About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Paul Cézanne Life · 1839–1906
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Cézanne worked alongside the Impressionists while seeking a lasting structure in what he saw. His increasingly ordered brushwork builds relationships between color, shape and space. Landscapes, portraits and still lifes became subjects he could return to and study slowly.
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2 works in this room In time order 1873–75 Auvers, Panoramic View Go to artwork 1879-82 Standing Bather, Seen from the Back Go to artwork All catalog works by Cézanne About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Three rooms, earlier to later Room 11867–1886 7 artworks Room 21890–1897 6 artworks Room 31900–1919 7 artworks Monet returned to rivers, coastlines and gardens to study changing light. His paintings make familiar places feel different from one moment to the next. At Giverny, the garden and pond he created became subjects he revisited for decades.
Listen During c. 1860–1900 1874 First Impressionist exhibitionSource 1883 Moves to GivernySource
20 works across three rooms In time order 1867 The Beach at Sainte-Adresse Go to artwork 1868 On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt Go to artwork 1877 Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare Go to artwork 1882 Cliff Walk at Pourville Go to artwork 1884 Bordighera Go to artwork 1885 Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'Amont Go to artwork 1886 Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île Go to artwork 1890–91 Poppy Field (Giverny) Go to artwork 1890–91 Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day) Go to artwork 1890–91 Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset) Go to artwork 1890–91 Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer) Go to artwork 1897 Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist) Go to artwork 1897 The Customs House at Varengeville Go to artwork 1900–1 Houses of Parliament, London Go to artwork 1900 Water Lily Pond Go to artwork 1901 Charing Cross Bridge, London Go to artwork 1901 Vétheuil Go to artwork 1903 Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect Go to artwork 1906 Water Lilies Go to artwork 1917–19 Water Lily Pond Go to artwork All catalog works by Monet About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Eva Gonzalès Life · 1849–1883
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Gonzalès brings us close to people and the things they handle. Girl with Cherries and The Milliner offer different encounters with a figure and an everyday object. Compare the placement of the hands, the surrounding space and the way light draws your attention through each picture.
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2 works in this room In time order c. 1870 Girl with Cherries Go to artwork c. 1877 The Milliner Go to artwork All catalog works by Gonzalès About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin Life · 1841–1927
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Guillaumin finds a landscape where a railway and an aqueduct meet. The structures give the picture a framework, while color and brushwork draw attention to the surrounding ground and sky. This work brings the infrastructure of modern life into the Impressionist landscape.
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2 works in this room In time order 1872 Self-Portrait Go to artwork 1874 The Arcueil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing Go to artwork All catalog works by Guillaumin About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Georges Seurat Life · 1859–1891
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Before his carefully divided color became widely known, Seurat explored the brighter palette and open brushwork of Impressionism. The Gardener shows that early interest through an ordinary outdoor task. The connecting doors lead to the more systematic painting represented in his later rooms.
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1 work in this room In time order 1882–83 The Gardener Go to artwork All catalog works by Seurat About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Edvard Munch Life · 1863–1944
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Munch made emotional experience central to his art. In The Girl by the Window, darkness, tilted space and the separation between indoors and outside create uncertainty. Such scenes connect ordinary surroundings with the psychological concerns of Symbolism.
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1 work in this room In time order 1893 The Girl by the Window Go to artwork All catalog works by Munch About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Akseli Gallen-Kallela Life · 1865–1931
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Gallen-Kallela carried Symbolist influences from Paris into his work in Finland. Ad Astra combines a floating figure, an upward gaze and an altarpiece-like frame to suggest spiritual transformation. His practice also drew on Finnish folklore during a period of growing national consciousness.
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1 work in this room In time order 1894–96 Ad Astra Go to artwork All catalog works by Gallen-Kallela About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Odilon Redon Life · 1840–1916
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Redon used color to give visible form to imagined worlds. In Flower Clouds, two figures travel through a luminous sea and sky; Pandora places a mythological figure amid abundant growth. These pictures invite associations and feelings without settling into a single explanation.
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4 works in this room In time order c. 1890 Symbolic Head Go to artwork c. 1903–10 Orpheus Go to artwork c. 1903 Flower Clouds Go to artwork ca. 1914 Pandora Go to artwork All catalog works by Redon About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Sir Edward Burne-Jones Life · 1833–1898
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Burne-Jones imagines a world apart from everyday life. In The Love Song, figures, music and a garden create a scene that suggests a mood as much as a story. Its poetic associations connect British painting with the wider European interest in symbolic imagery.
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1 work in this room In time order 1868–77 The Love Song Go to artwork All catalog works by Burne-Jones About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Arnold Böcklin Life · 1827–1901
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Böcklin builds an imagined landscape around an island, dark trees and an approaching boat. The enclosed space and still water give Island of the Dead an atmosphere of silence. Its suggestion of a journey beyond ordinary experience connects the painting with Symbolism.
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2 works in this room In time order 1880 Island of the Dead Go to artwork 1881 Ruin by the Sea Go to artwork All catalog works by Böcklin About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Camille Pissarro Life · 1830–1903
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Pissarro painted landscapes and everyday life around Paris. He took part in all eight Impressionist exhibitions, then also explored the separate touches of color associated with Neo-Impressionism. His rooms connect these different parts of a long career.
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4 works in this room In time order 1881 Young Peasant Having Her Coffee Go to artwork 1882 Woman and Child at the Well Go to artwork 1895 Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook Go to artwork 1895 Woman Mending Go to artwork All catalog works by Pissarro About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Paul Cézanne Life · 1839–1906
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Cézanne worked alongside the Impressionists while seeking a lasting structure in what he saw. His increasingly ordered brushwork builds relationships between color, shape and space. Landscapes, portraits and still lifes became subjects he could return to and study slowly.
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7 works in this room In time order c. 1877 The Plate of Apples Go to artwork c. 1885 The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque Go to artwork 1888–90 Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair Go to artwork 1890–94 Bathers Go to artwork c. 1890 The Vase of Tulips Go to artwork c. 1893 The Basket of Apples Go to artwork 1899-1904 The Bathers Go to artwork All catalog works by Cézanne About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Paul Gauguin Life · 1848–1903
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Gauguin developed a language of broad color areas, defined outlines and symbolic subjects. His career passed through Brittany and the south of France before he worked in Tahiti and the Marquesas. Those journeys shaped the imagery he brought into painting.
Listen During c. 1886–1905 1891 Leaves Paris for TahitiSource 1901 Moves to the MarquesasSource
6 works in this room In time order 1880 Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Go to artwork 1888 Arlésiennes (Mistral) Go to artwork 1892 Te burao (The Hibiscus Tree) Go to artwork 1893 Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana) Go to artwork 1894 Mahana no atua (Day of the God) Go to artwork 1896 No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?) Go to artwork All catalog works by Gauguin About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Vincent van Gogh Life · 1853–1890
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Van Gogh explored everyday subjects through active brushwork and expressive color. His time in Paris exposed him to new approaches to painting and Japanese prints. Moving south to Arles gave him a different setting in which to develop those experiments.
Listen During c. 1886–1905 1886 Moves to ParisSource 1888 Moves to ArlesSource Follow this artist Step into another room of their work.
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7 works in this room In time order 1887 Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples Go to artwork Early 1887 Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre Go to artwork 1887 Self-Portrait Go to artwork 1888 The Poet's Garden Go to artwork 1889 Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse) Go to artwork 1889 The Bedroom Go to artwork 1890 The Drinkers Go to artwork All catalog works by Van Gogh About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Georges Seurat Life · 1859–1891
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Seurat developed carefully organized scenes from drawings and painted studies. Small touches of separate colors became a way to construct light and form. His work links the broad Post-Impressionist grouping with the more specific approach called Neo-Impressionism.
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4 works in this room In time order 1883 Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières" Go to artwork 1884–86, border added 1888–89 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Go to artwork 1884 Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884" Go to artwork 1884/85 Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte) Go to artwork All catalog works by Seurat About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Paul Signac Life · 1863–1935
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Signac helped develop and explain Neo-Impressionism. Influenced by Seurat, he placed separate touches of color beside one another to construct a picture. His writing carried these ideas beyond individual paintings and helped sustain the movement after Seurat’s death.
Listen During c. 1886–1905 1899 Publishes a book on Neo-ImpressionismSource Follow this artist Step into another room of their work.
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1 work in this room In time order 1886 Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval Go to artwork All catalog works by Signac About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Édouard Jean Vuillard Life · 1868–1940
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Vuillard explores how a room can become a picture. Wallpaper, windows and furnishings create layers of pattern and color, making the boundary between an object and its surroundings less certain. Compare the painted view with the print to see how different materials organize an interior.
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2 works in this room In time order 1899 Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods Go to artwork 1899 Interior with Pink Wallpaper I, plate five from Landscapes and Interiors Go to artwork All catalog works by Vuillard About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Félix Edouard Vallotton Life · 1865–1925
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Vallotton makes an interior feel carefully staged. In The Red Room, Étretat, broad areas of color and the arrangement of furniture guide the eye through the room. Look at how its openings and enclosed spaces shape the atmosphere of an apparently familiar setting.
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1 work in this room In time order 1899 The Red Room, Etretat Go to artwork All catalog works by Vallotton About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Odilon Redon Life · 1840–1916
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In Flower Clouds, Redon turns a boat journey into an imagined world of color. Pastel brings sea and sky together around two figures. The Art Institute records this work as Post-Impressionism; its dreamlike subject also connects it with the artist’s Symbolist room.
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5 works in this room In time order 1878 Guardian Spirit of the Waters Go to artwork 1880 Strange Flower (Little Sister of the Poor) Go to artwork c. 1893 Sita Go to artwork c. 1903 Flower Clouds Go to artwork 1905 Still Life with Flowers Go to artwork All catalog works by Redon About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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Paul Signac Life · 1863–1935
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Signac helped develop and explain Neo-Impressionism. Influenced by Seurat, he placed separate touches of color beside one another to construct a picture. His writing carried these ideas beyond individual paintings and helped sustain the movement after Seurat’s death.
Listen During c. 1886–1906 1899 Publishes a book on Neo-ImpressionismSource Follow this artist Step into another room of their work.
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1 work in this room In time order 1886 Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval Go to artwork All catalog works by Signac About this selection & sources This placement uses object-specific museum descriptions of Neo-Impressionism or pointillist methods. Original museum labels are preserved and may differ from this reviewed room placement. It does not classify all of the artist’s work.
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Camille Pissarro Life · 1830–1903
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Pissarro painted landscapes and everyday life around Paris. He took part in all eight Impressionist exhibitions, then also explored the separate touches of color associated with Neo-Impressionism. His rooms connect these different parts of a long career.
Listen During c. 1886–1906 1886 Eighth group exhibitionSource Follow this artist Step into another room of their work.
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1 work in this room In time order 1887 Late Afternoon in our Meadow View at National Gallery, London All catalog works by Pissarro About this selection & sources This placement uses object-specific museum descriptions of Neo-Impressionism or pointillist methods. Original museum labels are preserved and may differ from this reviewed room placement. It does not classify all of the artist’s work. This sourced Neo-Impressionist work is distinct from the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works in Pissarro’s other rooms.
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Maximilien Luce Life · 1858–1941
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Luce trained as a wood engraver before developing his painting. Seurat and Signac encouraged his interest in separate color marks. He exhibited with the independent artists in Paris and with the avant-garde circles of Brussels, connecting different centers of Neo-Impressionism.
Listen During c. 1886–1906 1887 Exhibits with the IndépendantsSource 1892 Visits Signac in Saint-TropezSource
2 works in this room In time order 1890 Morning, Interior View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1897 Saint-Tropez Go to artwork All catalog works by Luce About this selection & sources This placement uses object-specific museum descriptions of Neo-Impressionism or pointillist methods. Original museum labels are preserved and may differ from this reviewed room placement. It does not classify all of the artist’s work. Follow the artwork to its museum record.
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Théo van Rysselberghe Life · 1862–1926
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Van Rysselberghe helped connect the Brussels art world with new painting in Paris. Seeing Seurat’s La Grande Jatte in 1886 prompted him to adopt pointillism. His work became central to the Belgian development of the technique before his approach changed again.
Listen During c. 1886–1906 1886 Encounters La Grande JatteSource 1904 Moves away from pointillismSource
1 work in this room In time order About 1892 Coastal Scene View at National Gallery, London About this selection & sources This placement uses object-specific museum descriptions of Neo-Impressionism or pointillist methods. Original museum labels are preserved and may differ from this reviewed room placement. It does not classify all of the artist’s work. Follow the artwork to its museum record.
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Georges Lemmen Life · 1865–1916
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Lemmen brings the divided color of Neo-Impressionism to a portrait of his sister. Small marks describe a familiar person while also organizing the whole surface. Look closely at how neighboring colors build the figure and the space around her.
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1 work in this room In time order 1891 Portrait of the Artist's Sister Go to artwork All catalog works by Lemmen About this selection & sources Works are selected using their individual museum classifications. An artist’s other styles are not automatically assigned to these artworks.
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