Synthetism is a term used by Post-Impressionist artists like Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard and Louis Anquetin to distinguish their work from Impressionism. Earlier, Synthetism has been connected to the term Cloisonnism, and later to Symbolism.[1] The term is derived from the French verb synthétiser (to synthesize or to combine so as to form a new, complex product).
- ^ Brettell, Richard R. (1999). Modern Art, 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019284220X.