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.
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Vintage impressionist genre oil painting on canvas, Interior Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Signed vintage post impessionist interior scene by French artist Reine Virely signed in the top left corner. This attractive old oil painting on canvas is quite stunning. A young w...
Oil
$1,403Sale Price|20% Off
Large Nude Oil Painting, Vintage Female Reclining Nude, Post-Impressionist Nude
By Georges-Pierre Guinegault
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Nude, Female Nude, Large Nude Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Vintage Oil Painting, Large 1960's female reclining nude by renown French artist, Georges Pierre Guinegault (18...
Oil, Canvas
$1,216Sale Price|53% Off
Antique nude woman oil painting post impressionist female nude by Yves Diey
By Yves Diey
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage nude oil painting by French artist Yves Diey. This oil on canvas portrait of a woman in Chinese Pyjamas is a typical example of Dieÿ...
Oil
Fine Early 20th Century Figurative Male Nude Study - English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Nicolson RBA RSW (1891-1951) British TITLE: "Male Nude In The Studio" MEDIUM: oil on canvas laid to board SIZE: 48cm x 37cm incl frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Bor...
Oil
$812Sale 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
$704Sale 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
$975Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting Post Impressionist Portrait of Woman Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Blue Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Conditio...
Oil
$1,511Sale Price|20% Off
1920's British Signed Oil Painting Portrait Lady by Piano Interior Light Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Artists Mother *see below by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 17 inches canvas: 24 x 12 inches Pr...
Oil, Canvas
$1,287Sale Price|31% Off
Pitussi Oil on Canvas Painting, Thoughtful Woman, 92x65 cm, Unsigned
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 92x65 cm. Without frame. Frederic Cabanas Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...
Canvas, Oil
$541Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Nude Painting Of A Lady Stood Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil on thin board, unframed board: 27 x 15 inches good condition with some cracks shown in photos provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Oil
$997Sale Price|20% Off
Orchestra With Conductor Leading Musicians At A Bright Halle French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orchestra With Conductor Leading Musicians At A Bright Halle French Oil Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 36 x 29 inches Condition...
Oil
$704Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of a Vintage Style Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided work Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pain...
Oil
$704Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided image Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pai...
Oil
$753Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Woman Hair Tied Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 13 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
Oil
$13,040Sale Price|20% Off
"Very Large Draft Horse Standing in a Barn" Georg Wolf (German, 1882-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“A Very Large Draft Standing Horse in the Stable” Georg Wolf (Alsace/Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 21 1/2 (50 1/4 x 42 1/4 frame) inches Estate stamp and inventory No. 17...
Oil, Canvas
$1,734Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Portrait of Young Man Original Signed Oil on Canvas Period Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Roger Allain (French 1920-1992) signed and dated 1941 (a very rare period due to WW2) oil on canvas canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance...
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Western Cowboy Painting, Encampment Scene, by listed artist , ca 1950’s
By Frederic Burnett
Located in Baltimore, MD
This atmospheric Western scene may be just what a themed room or collection needs. Listed American artist Frederic Burnett is known for his depictions of the American West and this ...
Oil
$141Sale Price|20% Off
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of Two Chic Ladies Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Dancing by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed paper: 13 x 10 inches stamped verso very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$742Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Painting Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed dated 1950 Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France...
Oil
$742Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting Portrait Nude Woman with Long Dark Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Inscribed verso Size : 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
$704Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Lady Pretty Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed and dated 39' oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
Oil
$16,053Sale Price|25% Off
'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas by Isaac Tarkay. Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm) Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm) Free Shipping 1935 - 2012 Born on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border in the city of Subotica ...
Oil
Turn of Century English Portrait of Mrs. Rogerson
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Victorian original oil portrait of Mrs. Rogerson by John Charlton Robert Azensky Fine Art is pleased to offer this fine example of Victorian portraiture of Mrs. Frances Mary...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,365Sale 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
$812Sale Price|20% Off
Dark Haired Lady with Strong Features Mid Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 14 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in over...
Oil
$812Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Chic Lady in White Shirt
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
$1,734Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Man with Bow Tie - Welsh Post Impressionist 50's art oil painting
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Cardiff and later a Bento...
Oil
$1,029Sale Price|20% Off
Classical Guitarist Reading Notes in Concert French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Guitarist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 46 x 35 inches Signed and titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From...
Oil
Sleeping girl. Portrait, child, horizontal, oil, impressionism, small
Located in Oslo, NO
"This is a portrait of a sweet girl, the daughter of my friend, who I was visiting." said Anna about this portrait. "The little one played with me for a long time until she got tired...
Oil
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
Nabis School Early 1900s French Oil Painting Lady in Blue Scarf in Floral Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Garden French School, early 1900's typical of the Nabis School movement oil on canvas, framed framed: 16.5 x 16.5 inches canvas : 14.5 x 14.5 inches provenanc...
Oil
$1,083Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,053Sale Price|25% Off
Large Intimist Female Nude Catalan Postwar School oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Carles Got (Barcelona, 1918–1977) Large Intimist Female Nude – Catalan Postwar School Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 92 × 73 cm (36.22 × 28.74 inches) Framing: Unframed Signature: Hand-signed by the artist Period: Mid-20th century Condition: Good. Firm canvas, stable paint layer, natural patina of age. No visible restorations. Description Imposing original oil painting by Carles Got, a Barcelona-based painter of the postwar generation, firmly rooted in the great Catalan figurative tradition connected to artists such as Isidre Nonell, Joaquim Sunyer, Josep de Togores...
Oil
Jordi Curós Self-Portrait in Studio – 1980 Fauvist Oil Painting on Cardboard
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
DESCRIPTION Oil on cardboard 55 x 46 cm (21.66 x 18.12 in) Unframed Signed Good condition A powerful self-portrait by Jordi Curós, executed circa 1980, depicting the artist in his ...
Oil, Cardboard
$351Sale Price|50% Off
Woman with Guitar mixed media painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Guitar Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Technique: Mixed media on canvas board Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm Framed: No Period: S...
Mixed Media
$9,375Sale Price|25% Off
'Portrait of a Fashion Designer', Berlin National Gallery, Weimar, Jewish, 20's
By Georg Rössner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Georg W. Rössner' for Georg Walter Rössner (German, 1885-1972), titled 'Bildnis Lieselotte Friedländer' and painted circa 1926; original artist card verso. A sub...
Canvas, Oil
$15,800Sale Price|25% Off
Portrait of Mrs Veronica Heiss with Coral Hair Ornament and Necklace, 1883
By Anders Zorn
Located in Stockholm, SE
This early watercolour portrait by Anders Zorn depicts Mrs Veronica Heiss (née Reiner, 1841–1927) in a bust-length, oval composition. Zorn portrays the sitter wearing a vivid madder-...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,625
Gentleman with a Pipe - 1930's French Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A striking 1930's French post-impressionist oil on board portrait of a gentleman smoking a pipe by Antonin Guéton. Excellent quality...
Oil, Board
$7,950Sale Price|33% Off
"Self-Portrait with Pink Hat", Fauvist Style Portrait, Oil on Linen, Signed
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964) "Self-Portrait with Pink Hat" 2021 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artist: Betsy Podlach ...
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Modern Abstract Expressionist portrait woman acrylic on canvas "Radiant Force"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern expressionist woman’s portrait, with elements of Fauvism and abstract art, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing series dedicated to women....
Canvas, Acrylic
Une fille elegante - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a red-haired lady in an elegant blue dress and matching fascinato...
Oil, Board
Young Lady In The Landscape
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Elegant Young Lady In The Landscape. Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman in the landscape dressed in a tulle dress and hat decorated with pink roses...
Canvas, Oil
$5,625Sale Price|25% Off
'Study of a Man', Paris, Flâneur, Boulevardier, Danish Post-Impressionist Oil
By Axel Bentzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed upper right 'A.B.' for Axel Bentzen (Danish, 1893-1952) painted circa 1925. Axel Bentzen studied art as a child and, by the age of 14, was copying Old Master paintings at ...
Canvas, Oil
$856Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Signed Oil painting of a Smart Lady Dressed in White Crisp Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait of a Lady signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 1962 canvas : 26 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Description: This stunning...
Oil
$339Sale Price|27% Off
Woman with fan mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas board. Work measurements 46x38 cm. Frame size 51x43 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Span...
Mixed Media
$8,670Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Two Sisters by a Window - British 1918 Slade School art oil painting
By Clive Gardiner
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Slade School artist (Alfred) Clive Gardiner. It was painted in 1918 and shows the influence of the French a...
Oil
Antique Horse Painting "Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right" Georg Wolf dated 1907
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Painting “Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right” Georg Wolf (Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1907 lower right 27 x 19 (35 x 27 frame) inches With it's bobbed tail cut short so it doesn't become tangled, it's apparent that this fine specimen was a draught horse...
Canvas, Oil
$812Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Green Eyed Chic Brunette Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 13.75 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ...
Oil
Profil by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul - Portrait Painting, Post-Impressionist style
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Profil by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (b. 1935) O...
Canvas, Oil
Charles PICART LE DOUX, The Beautiful Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1939
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1939. The Beautiful Girl. With frame: 85.5x72.5 cm - 33.7x28.5 inches ; without frame: 73x60cm - 28.75x23.6 inches. 20F f...
Canvas, Oil
$7,803Sale Price|20% Off
Post Impressionist Portrait of a Woman - British 40's art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This striking British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Manchester artist Harry Rutherford. Painted circa 1940, the portrait is of a dark haired young woman in a f...
Oil
Original French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and bold colors....
Oil
Odette Dumaret. Selfportrait, 1935. Oil on canvas, signed. Fauvist. Framed.
Located in Paris, FR
Odette DUMARET (Bois le Roi 1895 - 1950) Self-portrait, circa 1935 Oil on canvas Signed top right Work: 55 x 46 cm Frame: 62 x 53 cm Very good condition "To Odette Dumaret; To p...
Canvas, Oil
Petite fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated divisionist oil on canvas figure in landscape by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. This stunning piece depicts a young girl in a white dress wearing ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,251Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Nellie - Welsh Post Impressionist 1950's art oil painting exh label
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist fifties portrait oil painting on board is by noted artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Ca...
Oil
$1,950
Portrait III (Fauvist, Modigliani Inspired Abstract Portrait in Antique Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Fauvist-style, Modigliani inspired, abstract portrait of a man in a dark brown antique wood frame with linen inlay "Portrait III" by Hudson Valley based artist, David Dew Bruner 20 ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$596Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Nude Study of a Dark Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ...
Oil
American School Self Portrait, Circle of N C Wyeth, Bernard Stafford Good 1937
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a well done self portrait of the listed American artist Bernard Stafford Good. Painted in 1937, it is a fine example of American illustration art produced by the Brandywine School of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware of the period. It also relates to Norman Rockwell and his illustrative style of the early twentieth century. The portrait is oil on c...
Oil
This Is My Teddy Bear! Portrait of a girl, acrylic, vertical.
Located in Oslo, NO
A little girl I know was playing along, grabbed the bear and said, “This is my teddy bear!” At the same time, there was so much cunning and mischief in her eyes that her words really...
Acrylic
$6,000
Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
Oil