Along with European and American society, the types of artists and artistic forms were also steadily changing. Different forms of ideas and concepts relating to art began to spread bringing about the appearance of such art styles as Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The Impressionism art movement “captured the momentary, sensory effect of a scene - the impression objects made on the eye in a fleeting instant” (The Art Story). The Post-Impressionism art movement “favored an emphasis on more symbolic content, formal order and structure” and “stressed the artificiality of the picture”. The artistic changes between the Impressionist art movement and the Post-Impressionist art movement can be seen by examining The Goose Girl at Montfoucault
