Great Courses: Post-Impressionism – The Beginnings of Modern Art
Thursday & Fridays – 12 sessions
Nov 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 | Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
10:00am | Houghton Room | No Charge | Pre-Registration Required
Course Facilitator: Karen Zarse
Post-Impressionism: The Beginnings of Modern Art takes you deeply into an extraordinary world of color and light, where you will experience a galvanizing and game-changing era in painting.
In the late 19th century, a revolution was underway in the art world. In the span of just a few years, some of the most remarkable artworks of the period emerged in close succession. This was a time of vast change, both in European society and in art. But of all the innovators in painting of the 19th century and those that followed, perhaps the most pivotal and transformational of all were the Post-Impressionists.
In the process of changing the art world, the Post-Impressionists produced an incredible number of the most beloved paintings in the history of art, including works from artists such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Rousseau, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
From “The Great Courses” online and DVD lecture series, Professor Ricky Allman, of the University of Missouri–Kansas City, tells an epic story, unfurling a spectacular panorama of paintings, revealing the artists’ reimagining of their tools, methods, and goals.
