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Industrial Revolution

Post-Impressionism
Beyond nature, toward emotional simplicity.

Post-Impressionism, Industrial Revolution

Vincent Van Gogh, The Artists

Vincent Van Gogh

Eloquent writer forges new path in painting

Georges Seurat, The Artists

Georges Seurat

Manipulating emotion with color

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Artists

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Too many prostitutes and too much absinthe

James McNeill Whistler, The Artists

James McNeill Whistler

A lesson in making enemies

Paul Gauguin, The Artists

Paul Gauguin

In search of a lost paradise

Paul Cézanne, The Artists

Paul Cézanne

A lifelong struggle to capture the intensity of life

Henri Rousseau, The Artists

Henri Rousseau

Painting dreams with a child's brush

Suzanne Valadon, The Artists

Suzanne Valadon

Provocative model becomes a transgressive artist

Amrita Sher-Gil, The Artists

Amrita Sher-Gil

The truncated lives of women

Émile Bernard, The Artists

Émile Bernard

Losing the art-fight with Gauguin

Emily Carr, The Artists

Emily Carr

Hard-smoking woman documents Canada's native people

Pierre Bonnard, The Artists

Pierre Bonnard

All in with color

Ásgrímur Jónsson, The Artists

Ásgrímur Jónsson

Grand Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon

Anne Estelle Rice, The Artists

Anne Estelle Rice

The life behind the line

Tsuguharu Foujita, The Artists

Tsuguharu Foujita

International cat-lover with don't care hair

Pablo Picasso, The Artists

Pablo Picasso

The man who ate the world's art

Élisabeth Chaplin, The Artists

Élisabeth Chaplin

A life's worth of paintings dedicated to Florence

Grégoire Michonze, The Artists

Grégoire Michonze

No story. Pure poetry.

Rocks in the Forest, Paul Cézanne

Rocks in the Forest

Paul Cézanne, 1865-1868

Bathers, Paul Cézanne

Bathers

Paul Cézanne, 1870

Bathers, Paul Cézanne

Bathers

Paul Cézanne, 1875

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1872-1875

Nocturne, James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne

James McNeill Whistler, 1870-1877

Note in Pink and Brown, James McNeill Whistler

Note in Pink and Brown

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Still Life With Fruit Dish, Paul Cézanne

Still Life With Fruit Dish

Paul Cézanne, 1879-1880

Edge of a Wood, Vincent Van Gogh

Edge of a Wood

Vincent Van Gogh, 1881

Woman Sewing, Vincent Van Gogh

Woman Sewing

Vincent Van Gogh, 1881

Beach at Scheveningen, Vincent Van Gogh

Beach at Scheveningen

Vincent Van Gogh, 1882

Landscape with Dune, Vincent Van Gogh

Landscape with Dune

Vincent Van Gogh, 1882

Sorrow, Vincent Van Gogh

Sorrow

Vincent Van Gogh, 1882

The Houses on Schenkweg where Van Gogh Lived, Vincent Van Gogh

The Houses on Schenkweg where Van Gogh Lived

Vincent Van Gogh, 1882

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother, Georges Seurat

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother

Georges Seurat, 1882-1883

Bathers at Asnières, Georges Seurat

Bathers at Asnières

Georges Seurat, 1884

A Carnival Evening, Henri Rousseau

A Carnival Evening

Henri Rousseau, 1885

Mont Sainte–Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, Paul Cézanne

Mont Sainte–Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley

Paul Cézanne, 1885

Portrait of Madame Cezanne, Paul Cézanne

Portrait of Madame Cezanne

Paul Cézanne, 1885

The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque, Paul Cézanne

The Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, 1885

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, James McNeill Whistler

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, 1885

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat, 1884-1886

Outskirts of Paris near Montmartre, Vincent Van Gogh

Outskirts of Paris near Montmartre

Vincent Van Gogh, 1887

Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Portrait of Vincent van Gogh

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887

Self-Portrait 1887, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait 1887

Vincent Van Gogh, 1887

Head of a Girl, Vincent Van Gogh

Head of a Girl

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Madeleine dans le Bois d'Amour, Émile Bernard

Madeleine dans le Bois d'Amour

Émile Bernard, 1888

Orchard with Arles in the Background, Vincent Van Gogh

Orchard with Arles in the Background

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Armand Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Armand Roulin

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Eugène Boch, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Eugène Boch

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Joseph-Michel Ginoux, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Joseph-Michel Ginoux

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of Millet Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Millet Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Self-portrait as an Artist, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-portrait as an Artist

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

Self Portrait in the role of Jean Valjean, Paul Gauguin

Self Portrait in the role of Jean Valjean

Paul Gauguin, 1888

Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh

Sunflowers

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

The Red Vineyard, Vincent Van Gogh

The Red Vineyard

Vincent Van Gogh, 1888

A Wheatfield, with Cypresses (September 1889), Vincent Van Gogh

A Wheatfield, with Cypresses (September 1889)

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Flowering Bushes in the Asylum Garden, Vincent Van Gogh

Flowering Bushes in the Asylum Garden

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle, Vincent Van Gogh

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Portrait of Joseph Roulin, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Joseph Roulin

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Portrait of Trabuc - Attendant at Saint Paul Hospital, Vincent Van Gogh

Portrait of Trabuc - Attendant at Saint Paul Hospital

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Self-portrait 1889, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-portrait 1889

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear, Vincent Van Gogh

Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh

The Starry Night

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Two Girls on a Lawn, John Singer Sargent

Two Girls on a Lawn

John Singer Sargent, 1889

Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent Van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Almond Blossom, Vincent Van Gogh

Almond Blossom

Vincent Van Gogh, 1890

Next Movement

Art Nouveau, Modernism

Art Nouveau

Out with the old, in with the sexy

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