postimpressionism /ˌpəʊstɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm/

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  N a movement in painting in France at the end of the 19th century, begun by Cézanne and exemplified by Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Matisse, which rejected the naturalism and momentary effects of impressionism but adapted its use of pure colour to paint subjects with greater subjective emotion 后印象主义