In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.
The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.
The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.
The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.
Find a collection of original Postimpressionist paintings, mixed media, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
French School Taxi Driver Dachshund Skate Street Art Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Taxi Driver - Dachshund and chicks☀️ In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use animals as ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School 247 Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait French PS 247 Starry Night Diving Portrait of a diving woman dress with a Vincent Van Gogh swimsuit A daring dive in the unknown! This is one of the famous artwork from V...
Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Cafe Near St. Charles Bridge, Prague" Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful large oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of a cafe near the St. Charles Bridge in Prague. Figures gathe...
Canvas, Oil
Peonies After The Rain. Floral painting, impressionism, garden, red
Located in Oslo, NO
In her painting "Peonies After the Rain," Anna Shesterikova captures one of nature's most poetic moments—the moment when the rain has ended but the flowers in her garden still retain...
Canvas, Oil
"Arc de Triumph" Post-Impressionist Winter Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by French artist Robert Lebrone. He was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is com...
Canvas, Oil
"Seine River by Pont Neuf" Colorful Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil painting by the French artist, Jack Prudnik. Prudnik was an American painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his ...
Oil, Panel
$397Sale Price|20% Off
French school Luminous Canal Scene in Bruges landscape oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous Canal in Bruges (Belgium) ⬅️ ⏩It is signed (not easy to decypher)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Eiffel Tower, Paris" Parisian Street Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts the eiffel tower and his subjects in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. T...
Canvas, Oil
$665Sale Price|30% Off
'Reclining Nude', California Fauve, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'WG' for Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age o...
Oil Pastel, Gouache, Paper
$416Sale Price|20% Off
French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous Mediterranean ⬅️ ⏩It is signed Mieutaud⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐46x55cm /18.1x21.7 inch w...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Beach Scene with Figures & Sailing Boats" Impressionist Oil Painting Landscape
Located in New York, NY
This captivating summer day beach scene is a remarkable display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. A wonderfully rich beach scene executed in the 21st Centur...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Boulevard a Paris" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas
By Te Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
"View of Notre-Dame, Paris" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Henri Alexis Schaeffer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career, where you can feel the...
Canvas, Oil
$887Sale Price|34% Off
Modern Café Interior with Figures, Atmospheric Blue Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
European Café Interior Scene, Blue Tonal Figurative Oil Painting, Contemporary Spanish Urban Painting Artist: Julio García Iglesias Title: Café Interior Date: 1986 Medium: Oil on c...
Oil
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism
Located in Preston, GB
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism by Italian Artist, Mario Passoni (Italian, born 1927) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 30 ...
Canvas, Oil
Post-Impressionist Painting By Dick Beer, Stormy Weather in St.Arnoult, 1917
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer was born in London in 1893 as Richard Beer, the youngest of five sons of the Swedish painter John Beer. After the death of both parents in 1906 and 1907, he came to Sweden ...
Canvas, Oil
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Elegance on the Boulevard Near the Eiffel Tower" Parisian Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of the boulevard near the Champs-Élysées with the Eiffel Tower under...
Canvas, Oil
"Place de la Concord" Parisian Street Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts the Place de la Concord tower in the distance and his subjects in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 2...
Canvas, Oil
$770Sale Price|20% Off
Orchestra Musicians Playing Cellos And Violins In Warm Concert Scene French Oil
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orchestra Musicians Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 15.75 x 15.75 inches inscribed verso Condition: Good and sound co...
Oil
$991Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Large British Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Twilight City Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Twilight by John Bampfield (b. 1947) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23.5 x 33.5 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition...
Oil, Canvas
$1,514Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers French Post-Impressionist, signed and dated 1977 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, South of France Condition: very ...
Oil
"La Madeleine" Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Canvas, Oil
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
By Te Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
"Around Place de l'Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful impressionist oil painting on canvas by Gene Jordan depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view around the Place de l...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$715Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
$963Sale Price|20% Off
Seaside Cafe Scene With Diners Overlooking Boats And Villa A French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seaside Cafe Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From the artist’s stu...
Oil
$425Sale Price|20% Off
“Two bathers” Vertical , ocean, blue, Impressionism , realism , figurative.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures two swimmers emerging from the sea, encapsulating the essence of a serene seaside moment. The painting's use of color is striking, with the bright blue ...
Paper, Gouache
Impressionist Autumn Landscape, Vadstena 1930 – Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This lively city view from Vadstena was executed over two consecutive days in late October 1930. Erik Tryggelin records the scene with remarkable immediacy, capturing the fleeting at...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$3,070
Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden View over Lake Vättern from Vadstena, 29–30 August 1943 signed and dated lower right oil on canvas laid on masonite unframed 15 × 20 cm (5.9 ...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$605Sale Price|20% Off
Paris City Skyline River Seine Beautiful French Impressionist Painting
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris" signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 12.5 x 19.5 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condition, wi...
Oil
$1,997
Huge French 1930's Post Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait Artist Painting
By Georges Delhomme
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the artist, Mario Tauzin (French 1909-1979) By Georges Delhomme (French 1904-1989) signed oil painting board, framed dated 1934 framed: 46.5 x 35 inches board: 42 x 30 in...
Oil
"Hotel Fouquet's Paris" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil on Canvas Framed
By Te Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena, 7 September 1935 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 7/9 1935 inscribed Vadstena oil on canvas laid...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$2,365Sale Price|28% Off
Canyelles Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Circa 1955-1965, 60x73 cm
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Canyelles Artist: Ramon Sanvisens i Marfull (Barcelona, 1917 – 1987) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm — (23.6 × 28.7 in) Support / Mounting: Canvas on stretcher...
Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
"Afternoon Tea by the Shore" Post-Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a pertinent example of Belgian artist Henri Joseph Pauwels ' sought-after works, depicting a view of a table set for tea in the garden by the shore on a serene summer a...
Oil, Wood Panel
"At the Park" Parisian Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figures in a Park Setting
Located in New York, NY
This piece was executed during Gravina's stay in Paris, where he packed in much detail. Figures are portrayed with utmost detail, allowing you to feel the passage of time effortlessl...
Canvas, Oil
View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943 signed and dated lower left oil on board unframed 36.5 × 55 cm (14.4 × 21.7 in) framed 46.5 × 65 cm (1...
Oil, Board
$633Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Oil Painting Double Sided Portrait Painting of Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Double Sided Portrait Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Double sided Provenance: private collection, France C...
Oil
$6,460Sale Price|24% Off
Fishing Fleet at Sunset (Fiskebåtar i solnedgången), c. 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
This panoramic marine composition presents a fishing fleet gathered on calm waters at sunset, rendered with a refined sensitivity to light and atmosphere. A sequence of sailing vesse...
Canvas, Oil
$1,387Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Self Portrait of Artist 1900's Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist by René PIROLA (French, 1878 - 1912) stamped with artists mark oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private ...
Oil
$545Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Man in Tie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed painting: 27 x 21 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: the painting is on unstretched...
Oil, Canvas
$1,940Sale Price|60% Off
The Bridge Over the Sauceron at Nesles la Vallée (Val d'Oise) Maurice de Lambert
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Bridge upon the Sauceron at Nesles la Vallée (Val d'Oise), 1918" Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert (French, 1873-1952) Oil on cardboard Signed and dated lower right 10 3/4 x 8 3/...
Oil, Cardboard
"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Market in Martigues in France, executed in wonderful colors and gestural brush strokes. With magnifi...
Canvas, Oil
Tender Strength
Located in Zofingen, AG
For me, this painting is about silence, trust and inner protection. The turquoise light creates a special space around them, as if it were a moment when a person is left alone with t...
Canvas, Acrylic
“Florenz (Florence), c. 1910” Post-Impressionist Italy Tuscany Landscape Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional post-impressionist view of Florence, Italy by Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877-1943). In the spring of 1910 Schmitz-Pleis and fellow friend/artist Walter Hugo Ophey travelled...
Canvas, Oil
"Field in Half Light" Wolf Kahn, Impressionist, Countryside Light, Skyscape
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Field in Half Light, 1979 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 32 inches Provenance The artist Kornbluth Gallery, Fairlawn, New Jersey Norman Weinstein, Woodcliff Lake, N...
Canvas, Oil
$1,321Sale Price|20% Off
La Creperie At Chantilly Sunlit Cafe Terrace With Figures In French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Creperie At Chantilly Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 34 x 34 inches Canvas: 31 x 31 inches inscribed verso and title...
Oil
Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mauritz Lindström (1849–1923), Sweden Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900 signed A. M. Lindström oil on canvas unframed 36 × 66.5 cm (14.2 × 26.2 in) f...
Canvas, Oil
“High Society”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a lavish interior dinner party scene by Venancio Zolla. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Bibliography printed label on frame verso. O...
Canvas, Oil
Signed Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 25 x 22 in, Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eugène BEGARAT Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Picture Size 18 x 15", 46 x 38 cm Frame Size 25 x 22", 64 x 56 cm Bergerat was born in 1943 in Nice. In 1960, he started to st...
Canvas, Oil
"Nocturne Arc de Triomphe" Colorful Parisian Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil painting by the French artist, Jack Prudnik. Prudnik was an American painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his ...
Oil, Panel
$425Sale Price|28% Off
Spanish Fisherwomen on Mediterranean Beach Post Impressionist Coastal Scene Art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Fisherwomen on Mediterranean Beach Post Impressionist Coastal Scene Artist: Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) Title: Fisherwomen on the Beach Medium: Oil on board Dimensions...
Oil, Board
$208Sale Price|20% Off
French school Landscape Church Mamers oil painting Signed 1903
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Woodland and waterfall⬅️ ⏩It is signed Rohlfs 1903⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐19.5x24.3cm /7.7x9.6 inc...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Small Oil Painting of French Countryside Landscape, Signed
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Small oil painting of a landscape in the French countryside, in excellent condition. Origin: from a private collection in France Medium : Oil on archival oil painting paper...
Oil
Summer Interior with Open Window, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate interior by Henrik Nordenberg demonstrates the artist's remarkable ability to transform an ordinary domestic setting into a scene of quiet beauty and contemplation. Exe...
Oil, Wood Panel
"At the Grands Boulevards" Parisian City Street Scene Impressionist Painting
By Te Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
$1,651Sale Price|20% Off
1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner. Title: Portrait of a young Gentleman, with a beard. The work is largely Fauvist i...
Oil
Luxury. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work redefines luxury as an inner state rather than a sign of external abundance. Flowers become a metaphor for self-attention, a desire for beauty, and the preservation of sens...
Canvas, Acrylic