Modern Art,

SYMBOLISM, IMPRESSIONISM AND NEO-IMPRESSIONISM

Symbolism:
Date: 1880s, gaining popular popular credence with the publication in 1886.
Description of art: Younger generation of paintors. Art should reflect an emotion or an idea. They express by the color, line, and composition
Artist: Paul Gaugin (1848-1903)

Self-portrait by Paul Gaugin.

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Symbolism. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/symb/hd_symb.htm. 

"Famous Symbolism Artists By Reference ." Ranker. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-symbolism-artists/reference.

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Paul Gauguin (1848–1903). N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gaug/hd_gaug.htm.

 

Impressionism:

Date: 1867-1886
Description of the art: Artists capture the image of an object as someone would see it if they caught a glimpse of it. they put a lot of color and most of them are outdoor scenes.
Artist: Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Pierre Auguste Renoir.

 Painting by Claude Monet.

http://www.artmovements.co.uk/impressionism.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htm

Neo-impressionism:
Date: 1886-1906
Description of art: Pictoral technic, not mixed color but little dots side by side. 
Artist: Georges Seurate (1859–1891)
A sunday afternoon on the Island of la grande jatte, by Georges Seurat.

 

http://www.impressionniste.net/neo-impressionism.htm

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/S/seurat/jatte.jpg.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/seni/hd_seni.htm