A term coined by French art critic Fénéon in 1886, applied to an avant-garde art movement that flourished principally in France from 1886 to 1906. Led by the example of Georges Seurat, the Neo-Impressionists renounced the spontaneity of Impressionism in favor of a measured painting technique grounded in science and the study of optics. Neo-Impressionists came to believe that separate touches of pigment result in a greater vibrancy of color than is achieved by the conventional mixing of pigments on the palette.
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4 works online
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Georges-Pierre Seurat Evening, Honfleur 1886
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Georges-Pierre Seurat At the Concert Européen (Au Concert Européen) c. 1886–88
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Paul Signac Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 1890
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Henri-Edmond Cross Landscape with Figures c. 1905
Magazine
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PlaylistLa musique chromatique
Inspired in part by Neo-Impressionist experiments in color theory, our latest playlist takes you on a musical trip around the color wheel.Aug 26, 2020 -
The Anarchist and His Friends: Félix Fénéon through the Artists He Championed
Without Fénéon, we might not know artists like Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, and Henri Matisse as we do today.Apr 15, 2020 -
A Curator’s Guide to Félix Fénéon Exhibition Highlights
Take a close look at 11 key works from the exhibition, with curator Starr Figura as your guide.Apr 15, 2020
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