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.
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
"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...
Oil, Canvas
Anton Genberg Swedish Landscape with Figure Oil Painting 1888
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate landscape from 1888 belongs to Anton Genberg’s early mature period and reveals the qualities that would later establish him as one of Sweden’s foremost painters of atmo...
Oil, Wood Panel
$390Sale 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
$408Sale 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
French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"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
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
"Flower Vendors by La Madeleine" Post War Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Flower Vendors by La Madeleine in Paris. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist wi...
Canvas, Oil
Wiesbaden-Frauenstein - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gustave Cariot
By Gustave Camille Gaston Cariot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French post impressionist painter Gustave Cariot. The piece is set in Frauenstein, the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden in Ger...
Oil, Canvas
"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
"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
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
$695Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Paris Landscape Oil Painting, Signed, 1970s Post-Impressionist
By Claude Marin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Paris Landscape framed oil painting by French artist, Claude Marin. This delightful post-impressionist oil on canvas, signed in the lower left is from the 1970's and is a co...
Oil
“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
$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
Impressionist Paris Landscape, Seine and Eiffel Tower – Pehr Eklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
signed and dated oil on panel unframed 21 × 27 cm (8.3 × 10.6 in) framed 31.5 × 37 cm (12.4 × 14.6 in) Exhibited: Lunds Universitets Konstmuseum, Pehr Eklund Exhibition, 2–21 Februa...
Oil, Wood Panel
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
$3,018
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
"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
Parisian Cancan Dancers at the Bal Tabarin, Montmartre
Located in PARIS, FR
Johannes Wilhjelm (Nakskov, 1868 – Copenhagen, 1938) Parisian Cancan Dancers at the Bal Tabarin, Montmartre, 1909 Oil on canvas Monogrammed lower right Inscribed with the location...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"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
$87,520
Promenade au Bois de Boulogne - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures and animals in landscape by French post impressionist painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece - painted in mainly blue, green and yellow tones - depicts ...
Canvas, Oil
$978Sale 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
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Canyelles Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Circa 1955-1965, 60x73 cm
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
"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
$1,304Sale Price|20% Off
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
At Night at Maxims Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...
Oil
$1,493Sale 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
"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
The Duplicity of the Moment, Impressionist Landscape in Pastel Tones, Surreal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
"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
$1,303Sale Price|20% Off
1930's English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Thick Impasto Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Still Life by Harry Bloomfield (British, 1883-1940) *see notes below signed verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 24 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private co...
Oil, Canvas
$1,624Sale Price|20% Off
Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Harvest & Picnic
By Don Vaughan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summertime Harvest by Don Vaughan (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35.5 inches canvas : 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Surrey, Englan...
Oil
"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
$486Sale Price|30% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Port, French Post-Impressionist Painting, Le Petit Port
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique post-impressionist landscape oil painting by French artist Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) entitled, 'Le Petit Port'. A captivating landscape oil painting of figures by a French harbour. The colourful town houses painted in pastel hues shine jewel like over a busy port on a large canvas that is textured to the touch. MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING: Medium: Oil on stretched canvas Overall size: 21.5ins x 25.5ins or 55cms x 65cms (approx) Date: 1920's Condition: The painting is in overall good condition, note that at some time it would have been pinned at the corners and still carries the scars which would uite possibly be hidden by a new frame. It comes unframed. Signed: Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) Lucienne was born in Algiers in 1885, she died in a Parisien hospital in 1961, she was a French painter and pastelist. She was a student of Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse, Jean-Paul Laurens, Paul Albert Laurens and Léon Cauvy...
Oil
$928Sale Price|30% 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
$597Sale 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
$706Sale 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
Le Port de Honfleur - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1946 by French post impressionist painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts a sailing boats in the port of Honfleur. The water is painted g...
Canvas, 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
"Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris" Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
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
Severin Nilson Children in Meadow Oil Painting Swedish Impressionism
Located in Stockholm, SE
Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Children in a Flower Meadow signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on board laid on panel unframed 25 × 18 cm (9.8 × 7.1 in) framed 32.5 × 26.5 cm ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
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
$928Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Harbor Scene with Boats and Figures Spanish Oil Canvas Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbor Scene with Boats and Figures, Spanish Oil Painting Artist: Juan Casellas Martínez Title: Mediterranean harbor scene with boats and figures Technique: Oil on can...
Oil
$754Sale Price|31% Off
Sitges oil on canvas painting Spain mediterranean village european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Paseo de Sitges Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 in Signature: Signed in the lower righ...
Oil, Canvas
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
$1,273Sale Price|25% Off
Mother and Child in Garden by Pierre Neveu French Figurative Signed Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother and Child in Garden by Pierre Neveu French Figurative Oil Painting by Pierre Neveu (1920–1998), French signed and dated 1955 lower right oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 29 x ...
Pastel, Color Pencil
$814Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Green Eyed Brunette Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed and dated 47' oil on board, unframed Size : 14 x 10.5 inches Double sided Provenance: private collection, France ...
Oil
$1,368Sale 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
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA ------ Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Paper, Oil
$17,736
Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figurative oil on panel circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress sewing while a young girl in a pink ...
Oil, Panel
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
"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
Still Life with Table and Pheasant & Owl, Blue Exterior & Interior tablescape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Still Life with Pheasant and Owl Oil and pastel on canvas Signed...
Pastel, 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
$464Sale Price|20% 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
"Honfleur La Lieutenance" Pointillistic Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of The Lieutenancy, a prestigious building which sits at the entrance to the Vieux Bassin de Honfleur, which is a true witness to the history of the Norman port, ...
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
$950Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Summer Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, inscribed verso. Title: Summer in Provence Medium: oil painting on canvas board, unframed, board: 1...
Oil
"Nestled In" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Andrew Bailey's "Nestled In" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts blue shadows and yellow light playing on the surface of snow co...
Oil, Panel