Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE
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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Style: Post-Impressionist
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Fragment 2 (dreamy woman portrait face painting on wood, soft Earth tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Fragment" by Rudolf Kosow is a compelling painting that intricately uses the medium of wood to enhance its textural and emotional depth. The artwork features a close-up of a human f...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
nightingale song time
Located in Sempach, LU
In this artwork, I sought to capture a serene moment, intertwining nature, humanity, and the timeless act of creation. Gentle hues of blue and soft earth tones come alive with touche...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Primavera en jardín (Spring in garden). Post-impressionist female figure sitting
By Joan Raset
Located in Segovia, ES
Primavera en jardín ( Spring in garden).
Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Joan Raset.
Dimension with frame 104 cm H x 121 cm W x 4,5 cm D
Dimension without frame 73 cm H x 92 cm W x 2...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
memories of summer
Located in Sempach, LU
In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've channeled the essence of summer memories into a whimsical medley of colors and forms. I've drawn from comics, pop art, and symbolism to capture...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman by the sea oil on canvas painting mediterranean
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 69x60 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sleeping girl
Located in Oslo, NO
Childhood is a very important part of a person 's life and a lot is laid there . For me, childhood is carelessness, purity , sincerity, lightness, the drawl of time, a lot of impress...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elisabeht
Located in Oslo, NO
In my artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the complex tapestry of human emotion. With each stroke of oil paint, I've interwoven a sense of resilience amidst adversity, the su...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Portrait of Norwegian girl
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I endeavored to capture a poignant moment, the gaze that conveys the silent strength within. I used an impressionist touch to evoke emotions and depth, harmoniz...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of the nude
Located in Oslo, NO
In this impressionistic oil painting, I've captured raw humanity and vulnerability. My strokes tell a story of resilience amidst chaos, using a harmonious blend of cool and warm tone...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Unveiling the Secret Garden
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Title: Unveiling the Secret Garden
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60 x 73 cm
Step into a world of enchantment with 'Unveiling the Secret Garden,' a captivating acrylic painting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Asian girl
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability. Her gaze conveys a narrative of resilience, a silent poise amidst a dreamy backd...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
The mood of the night
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I've captured the poignant interplay of shadow and light, with oil paint bringing every emotion to the surface. This artwork blends fine art with expressive s...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
young woman with basket of flowers oil on canvas painting
By José Royo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 83x72 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strech the Noise
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Strech the Noise" is an evocative acrylic painting measuring 60 x 73 cm that encapsulates the essence of serenity and harmony between humans and nature. At the forefront of the canv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
mulled wine time
Located in Sempach, LU
In this painting, I poured my soul into capturing the warmth and introspective comfort of a quiet winter's eve. I chose acrylics and delicate gilding to breathe life into the minimal...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Somewhere in Paris" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Paris" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model in a translucent white shift reclining on a background of white.
About th...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Dappled Light" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dappled Light" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a man napping in the sun while leaning against a tree with sun streaming through the foliage.
...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
painting of modern art "portrait of a lady"
Located in Sempach, LU
In this piece, I fused acrylic and collage to express a harmony between the tangible and the ethereal. My hands danced with materials, crafting an abstract landscape that plays with ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Garnet Charm" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Garnet Charm" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a young gentleman in profile with an elaborate garnet necklace.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Avian Gaze" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Shadow in Profile" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a dark-haired female in profile with a bird in her hair.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman picking cotton.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Shadow in Profile" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Shadow in Profile" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a dark-haired girl in profile with a shadow.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Indian Offering" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Indian Offering" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a woman holding a lit candle in her outstretched hands illuminating her face.
About the Arti...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Dancing Ribbons" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dancing Ribbons" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a girl in profile with braided hair and red ribbons.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"A Beautiful and Brave Gaze" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "A Beautiful and Brave Gaze" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman with a lit flame creating a beautiful orange glow around her.
Abo...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Native Elegance in Turquoise" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Native Elegance in Turquoise" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a woman with a turquoise necklace with an eggshell blue background.
About the A...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Restful Moments" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Restful Moments" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a partially nude woman napping with a black cat nestled on top of her.
About the Artist:
Su...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Annie Gets Her Gun Original Deborah McKenna Oil Annie Oakley Western Portrait
Located in Whitefish, MT
"Annie Gets Her Gun" by Deborah McKenna, original oil on canvas board, 30" x 20", 35" x 25" in a solid wood frame.
Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Audiences were astounded to see her shooting out a cigar from her husband's hand or splitting a playing-card edge-on at 30 paces. She earned more than anyone except Buffalo Bill himself.
After a bad rail accident in 1901, she had to settle for a less taxing routine, and she toured in a play written about her career. She also instructed women in marksmanship, believing strongly in female self-defense. Her stage acts were filmed for one of Thomas Edison's earliest Kinetoscopes in 1894. Since her death, her story has been adapted for stage musicals and films, including Annie Get Your Gun.
About the Bozeman, MT-based artist, Deborah McKenna:
"Growing up in southern California in the 1950's and 1960's gave me an idyllic childhood. I grew up running free...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunshine Bliss: The Aroma of Summer Watermelon. Portrait Oil painting on canvas
Located in Sempach, LU
Oil on canvas. "Sunshine Bliss: The Aroma of Summer Watermelon"
In this painting, a vivid and joyful spectacle unfolds before us, as if a sunbeam has penetrated directly onto the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Lights, Oil
Top Hat and Tails, Original Figurative Oil Painting 150x200 cm by Ta Byrne
Located in Sempach, LU
Oil painting by Ta Byrne I love painting people, but I don’t want to paint portraits, I want my people to have a bit of character, a little of the night about them I want them to be ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
L’air Qu’on Respire by Jean Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
b.1935 French
L’air qu’on respire
(The Air We Breath)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Signed, titled and dated "L’air qu’on respire / Cassigneul / 2001" (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Scene
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A black and white pointillism feminist figurative painting of Marie Antoinette by artist Maurizio Battifora on view at the "GO LOCO" exhibition at M...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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Located in West Hollywood, CA
A large-scale black, white and gold regency era-inspired pointillism figurative painting of Marie Antoinette by artist Mauricio Battifora
ABOUT TH...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Wading Aquamarine" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Wading Aquamarine" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model kneeling in a white dress at the water's edge.
About the Artist:
Suchitra...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Kiss of Smoke" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Kiss of Smoke" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a man's relaxed face as he exhales smoke.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born a...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Jeune femme blonde - Contemporary oil on canvas portrait painting, 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
Peinture à l'huile sur bois par l'artiste Etienne François. Présenté par la Collection Haensel Leith.
Etienne François est un peintre français, basé à Montreuil.
Son esthétique est une rencontre entre la peinture contemporaine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Son Of A Man
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique painting, oil on canvas, stretched on wood.
Sold with it's certificate of authenticity.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El
Located in New York, NY
Oil paint on paper.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of modernist Paris oil on canvas painting
By Juan Soler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas measures 33x41 cm.
Frame measures 59x67 cm.
He was born in 1951. Under the direction of the master Pedro Bermejo, he began his artistic career, quickly highlighting and observing in his works an unusual mastery of drawing.
A very mature painter who has known how to stop time in all his works. His themes are preferably costumbristas although in his work the usual thing is to see eight century themes, with horse carriages, hats, umbrellas and still lifes.
Observing his work reminds us, by the subject, of Maestro Palmero...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Laughing Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant portrait of a laughing woman by Chelsea Frost. Executed in a fauvist style, this piece is bright and highly saturated. The woman is framed very ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fiberboard, Acrylic
"Touching", oil paint, portrait, hands, face, intimacy, vector, human, sense
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Touching" is a remarkable oil painting on canvas measuring 18" tall by 14" wide. For all it's modest size, it throws several punches above its weight. The title Touching could be a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Itzchak Tarkay Original Oil Painting "De grands amis"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Itzchak Tarkay (1935 – June 3, 2012)
De grands amis
Original Acrylic on canvas
2005
Image 40 W x 51.5 H in.,
Framed 46 W x 57.5 H in.
Itzchak Tarkay (1935 – ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest bright pointillist patterns text global currency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest
Australian 10 Dollar Note, Acrylic On Canvas, 60" x 48"
Jenna Lash specializes in global currency featuring animals, portra...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mask, bold graphic colorful pointillist patterns text global currency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ghanaian 20000 Cedi Note, Oil On Canvas, 48" Round
Jenna Lash specializes in global currency featuring animals, portraiture in a neo pointillist style
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Ballad of Jesse V.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Plein air collaboration between two artists of different disciplines, accompanied by a poet. A gentleman Jesse V. approached the artists and told him his story while they were painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Woman with Cel Phone
Located in Burlingame, CA
“Mary Robertson’s joyous and meditative paintings are are colorful simulations of contentment and sacred play.” Wayne Thiebaud.
Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Repose in Viridian" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Repose in Viridian" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model in a white dress reclining on a background ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Lift Me Up
Located in Miami, FL
Isabelle Scheltjens’ elegant glass portraits celebrate materiality. Growing up with a love of pop art, Scheltjens infused her passion with natural talent and years of education at SI...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mosaic
Oula
Located in Miami, FL
Isabelle Scheltjens’ elegant glass portraits celebrate materiality. Growing up with a love of pop art, Scheltjens infused her passion with natural talent and years of education at SI...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mosaic
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Find a wide variety of authentic Post-Impressionist portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jacques Zucker, Suzanne Vattier, Ignacio Gil Sala, and Spencer Pryse. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Post-Impressionist portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 3.55 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $128 and tops out at $1,200,000, while the average work sells for $2,280.
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