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ARTH 103 - Post-Impressionist

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At The Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893-1895, French, Post-Impressionist. Satirizes the patrons of the Moulin Rouge. Room is joyless -- expresses idea of social strutting and pretense that took place in the bar. Woman's mask looks frightening and sets the tone of the entire piece. Everything happens under the guise of gaiety.
Mont Sainte-Victoire
Paul Cezanne, 1885-1887, French, Post-Impressionist. Challenges Renaissance art in its portrayal of the mountain, but still shows knowledge of mathematics. Cezanne's technique was breaking down objects into geometric shapes, evidenced in this painting.
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where are We Going?
Paul Gaugin, 1897, French, Post-Impressionist. Shows presence of sin and danger in all societies. Cycle of life is represented through the painting. The title is derived from a Catholic prayer -- the title is written in Tahitian dialect in the corner.
Night Cafe
Vincent van Gogh, 1888, Dutch, Post-Impressionist. Very colorful, but not in an optimistic way. Only the bartender looks fully conscious. Suggests that Paris nightlife is not as fun as it looks. Red and green represent "terrible passions of humanity."
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat, 1884-1886, French, Post-Impressionist. Highly intellectual and unspontaneous, although at first glance it appears impressionistic. Spent 2 years painting with pointilism technique. People are clearly well-to-do. Seurat said it had no message, but people tried to find poetry in it.
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