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.
Blue and White Anemones, Swedish Woodland Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Owe Zerge (1894–1983) Sweden Blåsippor och vitsippor (Blue and White Anemones) signed lower left Owe Zerge oil on panel unframed 54 × 64.5 cm (21.3 × 25.4 in) framed 70 × 80 cm (27...
Masonite, Oil
Panicled Hydrangea. Post-impressionism, oil painting, vertical, nature, floral
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Panicled Hydrangea" (30x40 cm), done in oil on canvas in a vertical format, captures the eye with its brightness and liveliness. In the center of the composition is a b...
Canvas, Oil
$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...
Oil, Canvas
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Le Crotoy" French Impressionist Boats at Port Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece titled "Le Crotoy" is a captivating original work by renowned artist Louis Rosan depicting sailboats on the dock, a busy seashore town filled with boats and sailb...
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Oil on Board of Waterlilies, Post Impressionist, Framed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century post impressionist oil on board of waterlillies by French artist Marc Mussier. Signed and dated 1959 to the reverse. This evocative oil painting captures a serene aquat...
Oil, Board
La Côte Sauvage A Small Boat In A Cove Framed French Oil Painting Circa 1920
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Achille Amedee Marie Conrad Bron. French ( b.1867 - d.1949 ). La Côte Sauvage, Un Barque Dans Une Anse. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17.7 inches x 21.3 inches ( 45cm ...
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
$2,378Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Provence Landscape, Post-Impressionist Hilltop Village with Chateau
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An exceptional tapestry-like mid-century French Post-Impressionist landscape painting by celebrated artist André Wilder (1871–1965), signed in the bottom ...
Oil
Original 20thC French Post Impressionist oil painting By Oliver Warman RBA
By Oliver Warman RBA ROI
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Oliver Warman RBA ROI (1932-2019) British TITLE: "Punts On A French River" MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 64cm x 54cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Painter i...
Oil
$1,362
Original impressionist impasto English 20thC oil painting Cornish Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Michael J Strang (1942-2021) British TITLE: "Cornish Poppies" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 56cm x 50cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL: ...
Oil
Windy Day In Provence. Impressionism, flowers. Landscape Paintings, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting is a plein air sketch. It was painted by me in Provence, France." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. "It was a very windy day and the wind even dro...
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
Large Post Impressionist Oil Painting Depicting A Swedish Lake at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
This landscape from 1931 is an outstanding example of Otto Lindberg's mature production. Painted most likely in the surroundings of his native Söderhamn, the composition captures the...
Canvas, Oil
Helmer Osslund Northern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Helmer Osslund (1866–1938) Sweden Northern Swedish Landscape signed lower right Helmer Osslund oil on greaseproof paper laid down on panel unframed 17 × 33.5 cm (6.7 × 13.2 in) fra...
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
$399Sale 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
Swedish Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, Sweden, 1910
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, 1910 signed and dated lower right Gabriel Strandberg 1910 oil on canvas unframed 81 × 110.5 cm (31.9 × 43.5 ...
Canvas, Oil
"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
River Landscape - Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century French post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting a river landscape with woman washing sheets in the foreground. Excellent quality work that is presented...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600Sale Price|36% Off
Impressionist Rooftop Cityscape View of Antwerp Belgium (Anvers Boerentoren)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Luigi Corbellini (1901-1968) Vue d' Anvers (View of Antwerp), ca. 1950 Oil on canvas, 19.5 x 25 inches. Measuring 27.5 x 33 inches in original frame. Signed lower left. Titled i...
Linen, Oil
$418Sale 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
$927
Jacaranda. California. Impressionism Landscape Paintings, floral, vertical
Located in Oslo, NO
What struck me when I visited Los Angeles in April and May was the abundance of flowering trees and the incredible amount of exotic flowers! One of these discoveries for me are the p...
Acrylic
"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
Fritz Lindström Värmland Landscape Oil Painting, Signed 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962) Sweden Värmland Landscape, 1928 signed and dated lower left Fritz Lindström 28 oil on panel unframed 38 × 46 cm (15 × 18.1 in) framed 53 × 61 cm (20.9 ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Large Swedish Lake Landscape at Sunset by Otto Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg (1880–1955) Sweden Lake at Sunset, 1934 signed and dated lower right Otto Lindberg 1934 oil on canvas unframed 60 × 120 cm (23.6 × 47.2 in) framed 75 × 135 cm (29.5 ×...
Canvas, Oil
Severin Nilson Scandinavian Archipelago at Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Archipelago at Sunset signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on canvas unframed 40 × 70 cm (15.7 × 27.6 in) framed 52 × 82 cm (20.5 × 32.3 in) Pro...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
"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
Indefinite Seascape, Textured Abstract Marine, Layered Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This layered abstract painting evokes an indefinite seascape, where shifting bands of color and gestural line work suggest movement, depth, and natural rhythm. Built through a comple...
Paper, Acrylic
"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
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
"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
$970
Nocturnal Marina, Abstract Gestual Shapes, Organic Brushstrokes, School of Fish
Located in Barcelona, ES
Nocturnal Marina is a gestual abstract painting that evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping blue circles. Both playful and rhy...
Paper, Acrylic
Provence Hilltop Village Vineyard Watercolour Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Vineyard Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signe...
Watercolor, Gouache
La Roque d’Anthéron Provençal Village Landscape Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Roque d’Anthéron, Provençal Village Landscape Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed and inscribed “La Roque d’Anthéron” lower left. Medium: watercolour on paper. Size: 15 × 2...
Watercolor, Pen
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
A Walk on a Windy Day, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 2010-Now
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "A Walk on a Windy Day" transports the viewer to a sun-drenched Swiss landscape, where nature lives in constant motion. Scarlet poppies, swaying in gusts of warm wind, f...
Oil, Canvas
$834Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Original Oil View of a Provençal Town Village Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 25.5 x 31.75 inches Condition: Good and sound condition, very min...
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
Fauvist Landscape Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, Mid 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist Fauvist Colour-Field gouache and watercolour on paper landscape by Gabrielle Ricard-Cordingley. The painting is not signed but there is another painting of a m...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W):...
Watercolor
Cherry Blossom, Fauvist Landscape Painting, Signed Gouache on Card, Mid-Century
By Jean Perret
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, mid century gouache and watercolour on card, Fauvist landscape with cherry trees in blossom by Jean Perret. The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a patinated c...
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
$633Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor
$1,529Sale 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
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
$1,556Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Sunlit Hilltop Balazuc With Tall Cliffs and Terracotta Homes Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Balazuc Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition Prov...
Oil
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
"Portofino Marina" Vibrant Impressionist Harbor Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Audibert’s marina and harbor paintings are among the most beloved and commercially successful parts of his body of work. This piece is a pertinent example of this, as he captu...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor, Gouache
'The Mountains of the Bregenz Forest' oil on board by Karl Eyth
Located in London, GB
Karl Eyth (1877-1957) 'The Mountains of the Bregenz Forest' Oil on board 40 x 56 cm, 52 x 69 cm (framed) Signed lower left
Oil, Board
$561Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
$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
$1,000Sale 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
Fauvist Landscape signed Paul Guillaume
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on board French fauvist landscape by Paul Guillaume. The painting is signed bottom left, Guillaume Paul, and presented in a patinated wood frame. This colourf...
Oil
$973Sale 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
"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
French Watercolour Landscape Village Houses and Château Haut de Spesse
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Village Houses and Château Haut de Spesse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Château Haut de Spesse. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 12.5 × 19.5 in...
Watercolor, Pen
$1,522
Louis Bonamici (1878–1966) Provence School Post-Impressionist Les Barques de P
Located in Holywell, GB
Louis Bonamici (1878–1966) Provence School Post-Impressionist Les Barques de Pêche, c.1920 A charming Post-Impressionist depiction of fishing boats resting peacefully in a sunlit ...
Oil
$523Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Farmhouse oil painting Spain european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015) Title: Landscape with Farmhouse Date: 1973 Medium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboard Dimensions without frame: 22 × 27 cm ...
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
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
$3,092
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
"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
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