NEO-IMPRESSIONISM

     Neo-Impressionism (a.k.a. Divisionism or Pointillism)( From 1884 until 1935 -the end of Signac's life)  is a movement and a style which is a subdivision of the larger avant-garde movement called Post-Impressionism.

     Neo-Impressionism organized the system of applying separate colors to the surface so that the eye mixed the colors rather than the artist on his or her palette. The theory of chromatic integration claims that these independent tiny touches of color can be mixed optically to reach better color quality.

     The Neo-Impressionist surface seems to vibrate with a glow that radiates from the tiny dots that are packed together to create a specific hue. The painted surfaces are especially luminescent. Unlike the impressionist pictures, these were painted in the studio.

George SEURAT

     The best known artists of this movement are Paul Signac, Georges Seurat, Camille Pisarro, Henry Edmond Cross, George Lemmen, Theo van Rysselberghe, Jan Toorop, Maximillen Luce, Albert Dubois-pillet.

Paul SIGNAC