Lifelong Learners
An Independent Collaborative

Lifelong Learners

An Independent Collaborative

Discussing Movements that Followed Impressionism

Course Leader(s)
Day of Week: Tuesday
Course Length: 6 weeks
Starting: 09/09/2025
Ending: 10/21/2025
Period of Day: Period 2 In-Person
Time: 11:30 - 1:00
Course Fee: $60

Course Description:

Discussing Movements that Followed Impressionism is a new 6-week art history course in which you will have an opportunity to discuss paintings from four beloved art movements that followed Impressionism.  We will cover Neo-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Fauvism, studying the life and works of Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, and Henri Matisse. An abundance of art slides will give you ample inspiration for engaging in group discussions.  You will be encouraged to share thoughts and personal reactions in a judgment-free environment.

You will be especially encouraged to analyze these artists’ brushstrokes, depiction of light effects, application of color, compositions, and choice of subjects.   I will present information about each artist and artwork as well as context placing these movements in the continuum of art history. The class will be a combination of lecture and discussion using projected slides of the paintings.  Preparation time should be less than an hour to an hour and a half each week.

Please note that the last class is during the break week.

Books and Other Resources:

I will provide links to brief readings intended to provide background information and enhance the classroom discussions.

Course Leader Bio(s)

Judith Scott

I was a guide at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum for over thirteen years, and I am now a Guide Emeritus.  I was a docent at Danforth Art Museum and School for fifteen years.  I conducted numerous tours at both art museums and taught a significant portion of the Danforth New Docent course.  I have been a student of art history for most of my life, and I was an amateur painter for decades.  I am a retired senior manager in the computer industry.  This is my sixth LLAIC course.  Previous courses included Movements in Modern Art, Expressionism in Art, Favorite American Artists, More Favorite American Artists, and Discussing Impressionism.