As nouns the difference between neoimpressionism and postimpressionism
is that neoimpressionism is a genre of french impressionist art that used pointillism to achieve a more formal composition while postimpressionism is (arts) a genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.
neoimpressionism
English
Alternative forms
* neo-impressionism
Noun
(neo-impressionism)
(-)
A genre of French impressionist art that used pointillism to achieve a more formal composition
postimpressionism
English
Alternative forms
* post-impressionism
Noun
(Post-Impressionism)
(-)
(arts) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners