--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: After the great Impressionists, and again…" description: "\"“After the great Impressionists, and again after Van Gogh and Gaugin, people said, 'Painting is now played out.' But Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Roussel an..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/ambroise-vollard-218483_art_after-the-great-impressionists-and-again_1819747.jpg" --- # After the great Impressionists, and again after Van Gogh… ![“After the great Impressionists, and again after Van Gogh and Gaugin, people said, 'Painting is now played out.' But Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Roussel and Vuillard appeared and gave them the lie. 'We were wrong,' said the croakers, 'but this at any rate is the end.' Yet to refute them, and to prove…” quote by Ambroise Vollard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/ambroise-vollard-218483_art_after-the-great-impressionists-and-again_1819747.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/ambroise-vollard-218483_art_after-the-great-impressionists-and-again_1819747.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/ambroise-vollard-218483_art_after-the-great-impressionists-and-again_1819747.jpg) > ““After the great Impressionists, and again after Van Gogh and Gaugin, people said, 'Painting is now played out.' But Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Roussel and Vuillard appeared and gave them the lie. 'We were wrong,' said the croakers, 'but this at any rate is the end.' Yet to refute them, and to prove that there is no end to art, still another generation of painters sprang up.”” Ambroise Vollard ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Art evolves; critics claim it's exhausted, yet new artists prove its endless possibilities. **In simple terms:** Art never ends; new creators keep it alive. Key Takeaway Support emerging artists. Themes art creativity history Mood inspirational optimistic Type art:1 artist:0 artists:0 impressionists:0 painting:0 great impressionists:0 impressionists van:0 said painting:0 painters sprang:0 When to use this quote - gallery curation - art education - collecting Key Concepts artistic cycles innovation in painting Questions to Reflect On - Why do people claim art is finished? - How does new art challenge old ideas? 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