Editing Synthetism (section)

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[[File:Serusier - the talisman.JPG|thumb|''The Talisman'', by [[Paul Sérusier]], one of the principal works of the Synthetist school]]'''Synthetism''' is a term used by [[Post-Impressionism|Post-Impressionist]] artists like [[Paul Gauguin]], [[Émile Bernard]] and [[Louis Anquetin]] to distinguish their work [[Style (visual arts)|stylistically]] from [[Impressionism]]. Earlier, ''Synthetism'' has been connected to the term [[Cloisonnism]], and later to [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Art, 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation|url=https://archive.org/details/modernart18511920000bret|url-access=registration|first=Richard R.|last= Brettell|publisher= Oxford University Press|year=1999|isbn=019284220X}}</ref> The term is derived from the French verb ''synthétiser'' (''to synthesize'' or ''to combine so as to form a new, complex product'').