Neo-impressionism was a late-19th century art 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. French art critic Felix Feneon coined the term in 1887.

The movement was closely linked to impressionism but was more formal and strict in composition. Pointillism, originally called "divisionism" by its creators, was employed as a fundamental technique of the movement. Due to the similarity and common background of pointillism and neo-impressionism, both styles could be referred to solely as pointillism.

See also

• Pointillism