Post-Impressionism Exhibitions

The 19th-Century Shift · c. 1886–1905

Structure, symbol, expression

Not a single movement but a cluster of individual responses to Impressionism, each pushing beyond its limits. Cézanne sought underlying structure, Gauguin fled to colour and symbol, Van Gogh channelled raw emotional energy into furious brushwork, and Seurat reduced everything to dots of pure pigment. They laid the groundwork for virtually every modern art movement that followed.

Explore 1 Post-Impressionism exhibition on now and 1 coming soon.

Garden Museum

Benton End: A Paradise of Pollen and Paint

Until Sep 20

PaintingPhotographyDrawing & Works on PaperPost-Impressionism

Paintings, photos and objects from Cedric Morris's radical 1950s Suffolk art school

4/5 from 1 rating

"As an exhibition, it's a leaf through a scrapbook rather than a comprehensive survey. Summers run together, the days seem long and hazy, the irises are always in bloom. I left this evocative and convivial show craving ratatouille, resolving to plant irises and level the earth at the back of the garden for a greenhouse of my own."

The Times

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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John | Strange Beauties

Starting Aug 1

PaintingDrawing & Works on PaperPost-ImpressionismGwen John

First major Gwen John retrospective in 40 years — intimate portraits and rarely seen works on paper

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Post-Impressionism past exhibitions

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National Museum Cardiff

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

Feb 7 to Jun 28

PaintingDrawing & Works on PaperPost-ImpressionismGwen John

A once-in-a-generation retrospective marking Gwen John's 150th birthday

5/5 from 2 ratings

"She returned repeatedly to the same subjects and compositions – contemplative women, sparsely furnished interiors, still lifes, devoted churchgoers – and each time saw them through fresh and attentive eyes. The result is art that's sensitive but unsentimental, studious, and, yes, strangely beautiful."

The Independent

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Courtauld Gallery

Seurat and the Sea

Feb 13 to May 17

PaintingPost-ImpressionismGeorges Seurat

First exhibition dedicated to Seurat's coastal Neo-Impressionist seascapes

4.3/5 from 3 ratings

"A first-of-its-kind Courtauld exhibition brings together the French artist’s haunting seaside paintings."

The Telegraph

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