6 most famous Post-Impressionist artists from around the world

After the age of Impressionism, which was filled with soft brushstrokes, beautiful sceneries, and the sunrise and gardens of Claude Monet, came the era of post-impressionism. While Impressionists focused on capturing the fleeting moments of life, the moving grass, the flowing dress, or even the beauty of a simple pond, the Post-Impressionists treaded into deeper emotions, bold colours, and innovative techniques. And here we mention some of the most famous post-impressionist artists.

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Vincent van Gogh is one of the most well-known Post-Impressionist artists, famous for his expressive work and the emotional stories and backgrounds behind his art. His painting was a burst of colours, with swirling movements, subjects and elements that came to life, and of course, the way in which his artwork is now portrayed.
And one thing for which van Gogh is famous even today is his unique ability to show emotions and movement through colour.

Another famous post-impressionist artist is Paul Cezanne, often regarded as the bridge between Impressionism and modern art movements like Cubism. His work was focused on structure, form, and the way he simplified natural objects into accurate and almost aesthetic shapes was something people admired.
One of his most famous series, ‘The Card Players’, shows his attention to shape and depth, and his ability to engage the audience in a still form of artwork.

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Another famous post-impressionist was Pablo Picasso, and he is also known for his Cubist elements, as the man who promoted Cubism. Picasso’s works touched on subjects and themes of suffering, isolation, intense gazes, cubist and rather conical creations, and more.
His famous paintings from the Post-impressionist era are the ‘La Vie’ and ‘The Old Guitarist’, which show expressive brushwork and focus on mood rather than realism.

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A rather bold and adventurous artist from the post impressionist era was Paul Gauguin. His paintings are known for their life, the emotions they showed, the subject, and of course, his use of colours.
Some of Gauguin’s most famous paintings include ‘Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?’ and ‘Nafea Fas Ipoipo’. A lot of Gauguin’s paintings were created in Tahiti, and featured Tahitian women, girls, their dressing, ornaments, life, and more. (Image: Paul Gauguin/Org)

Although Matisse is best known for influencing the Fauvism style, his early works were on the Post-impressionist lines. The use of bright and vibrant colours, the stern expressions and emotions on the faces of his subjects, and the way his colours breathed life into the sceneries, were all things he was praised for.
Matisse was also influenced by post-impressionists like Van Gogh and Gauguin, and his famous artworks are ‘Woman with a Hat’ and ‘The Joy of Life’.

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Another post-impressionist artist who believed in bright colours, moving depictions, and haunted people through some of his creations is Edvard Munch. His most famous work, ‘The Scream’, shows a very raw form of anxiety and existential fear with its swirling sky and ghostly figure. Munch used bright and unconventional colours, replacing the yellow with a deeper hue of orange and yellow, and showed emotional intensity throughout the paintings.