Neoimpressionism was a late-19th centuryart movement led by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, who exhibited their early work in 1884 at the exhibition of the Societé des Artistes Indépendents in Paris. The term 'Neoimpressionism' was coined by French art critic Felix Feneon in 1887. The movement was closely linked to Impressionism but was much more formal and strict in composition. Pointillism, which was originally called divisionism by its creators, was employed as a fundamental technique of the movement. Due to the extreme similarity and similar backgrounds of Pointillism and Neoimpressionism, both styles may be referred to solely as Pointillism.
He was Seurat's closest associate during the formative years of the innovative technique of painting small dotlike strokes of pigment.
For the remainder of his long, illustrious career Signac remained Neoimpressionism's most faithful and passionate advocate, in both his art and writings.
His professed aim—"to give color the greatest possible brilliance"—was achieved by deftly orchestrated compositions that place a premium on the juxtaposition of pure, unmixed colors, first in small dabs or "dots" and later in squares.
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