Post-impressionism: beyond appearances

Abstract

"The "Post-Impressionism" exhibition organized by the musée d'Orsay at the Louvre Abu Dhabi follows the great fall 2021 exhibition about Impressionism. This time, the exhibition focuses on the two bubbling decades between the mid 1880s and the mid 1900s, i.e. from the last collective exhibition of the Impressionists in 1886 to the Autumn Salon of 1905 marked by the "Fauves" scandal: Derain, Matisse and Vlaminck, with their explosive colors. This exhibition and its catalogue show the full span of pictorial reactions to Impressionism with masterpieces from the musée d'Orsay, by insisting on the richness and complexity of the Post-Impressionist constellation. Taking a monographic or a group approach, the exhibition seeks to highlight the intrinsic qualities of each painter's work, and the interactions between these artists, who are part of the Impressionist legacy and will inspire avant-garde artists like Braque or Picasso. This catalogue, rich in images and essays, delves into the art of this fascinating and pivotal double decade, during which plastic expression gradually moved away from the representation of reality towards the expression of the psychic, emotional and spiritual worlds of the artists." -- Publisher's website

Contents

Post-impressionism: a generation in search of a 'New Art' / Jean-Rémi Touzet -- The neo-impressionists -- Paul Cezanne -- Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard -- Vincent Van Gogh -- The Nabis -- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -- Odilon Redon -- New Paths -- Abstraction: art and reality / Jean-Rémi Touzet -- Colour: science and subjective expression / Estelle Begue -- Decoration: an art nouveau / Jérôme Farigoule -- Harmony: an aesthetic and social quest / Jérôme Farigoule -- Primitivism: art as a universal language / Stephane Guegan.