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Post-Impressionist paintings

Explore Post-Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Compare colour, drawing and brushwork across different artists and read their stories.

Paintings in this selection

46 artworks. Open a painting to read its story and explore its details.

The Starry Night — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

The Starry Night

June 1889Self-Portrait — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait

1887Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse) — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse)

1889The Bedroom. Second version — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

The Bedroom. Second version

September 1889A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — Georges SeuratGeorges Seurat

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

1884–1886; border 1888–1889The Basket of Apples — Paul CézannePaul Cézanne

The Basket of Apples

About 1893At the Moulin Rouge — Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Moulin Rouge

1892–95Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) — Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)

1887–88The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque — Paul CezannePaul Cezanne

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

c. 1885Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair — Paul CezannePaul Cezanne

Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

1888–90Irises — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Irises

1890The Bathers — Paul CezannePaul Cezanne

The Bathers

1899-1904Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler) — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)

1887Wheat Field with Cypresses — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses

1889Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana) — Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)

1893Mahana no atua (Day of the God) — Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin

Mahana no atua (Day of the God)

1894Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval — Paul SignacPaul Signac

Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval

1886The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy) — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)

1889The Card Players — Paul CezannePaul Cezanne

The Card Players

1890–92Self-Portrait — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait

1889Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses — Paul CezannePaul Cezanne

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses

ca. 1890Roses — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Roses

1890Green Wheat Fields, Auvers — Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers

1890Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque) — Georges SeuratGeorges Seurat

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)

1887–88

This selection brings together several approaches to making a picture. Choose similar subjects—landscapes, figures or still lifes—and compare how the artists handle form. The tour of Seurat, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin explores their differences.

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