Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists Exhibition Catalogue

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Accompanies the exhibition at the National Gallery, London, 13 September 2025–8 February 2026.

This catalogue accompanies the National Gallery’s first‑ever exhibition devoted to Neo‑Impressionism. The movement originated with the creation of the innovative Pointillist technique in 1886 by the French artist Georges Seurat: it involved the application of dots of pure colour that would blend from a distance to produce vibrant, shimmering surfaces.

The publication focuses on an exceptional selection of works from the Kröller‑Müller Museum in the Netherlands by a wide group of artists including Signac, Van Rysselberghe and Van Gogh. The museum was founded by the pioneering collector Helene Kröller‑Müller, one of the first great women art patrons of the twentieth century and the focus of two essays. Organised thematically, the texts explore the importance of technique to Neo‑Impressionism; the interplay between Neo‑Impressionism, modern life and entertainment; the subjects of interiors and portraiture; and the relationship between the movement and the radical political ideas held by many of the artists.

Authors

Julien Domercq is Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

With Chiara Di Stefano and contributions by Annabel Bai Jackson, Renske Cohen Tervaert, Charlotte Cachin, Christopher Riopelle, Caroline Shields, MaryAnne Stevens and Marnin Young.