Paul Cezanne: Design and shape were the features in which Cezanne approached his paintings.  He was the central figure for the Post-Impressionists, and his work influenced the rest of the group.He was more focused on showing the volume and space the objects in the painting inhabited than capturing a convincing likeness.

Paul Gauguin: Gauguin’s focus was also design.  He painted in flat areas of color while abandoning spatial depth and effects of light.  He conveyed what he thought was spiritual truth in his works by giving his subjects symbolic and emotional meaning.

Vincent Van Gogh: In his painting, Daubigny’s Garden, Van Gogh used bight colors and heavy brush strokes in a simplified form which was the Post-Impressionists’ preference.  This exemplified the aim of the art movement to communicate emotion.

Maurice de Vlaminck: It is easy to see the influence that Van Gogh had on Maurice de Vlaminck’s landscape paintings, the colors and brushstrokes. As with the other Post-Impressionists, de Vlaminck ignored detail, opting out for mood and emotion instead.