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.
$1,037Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Man in Blue Jersey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed Clayson and dated 55' Title: Portrait of a Young Man Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 25.5 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collect...
Oil
$752Sale 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
$466Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid-20th Century Pastel Swimmers in the Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mid-Century Pastel Beach Scene with Sailboat and Bathing Huts by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Pastel on...
Pastel
White Wisteria. Post-impressionism, Japandi, Wabi-Sabi, Shabby Chic
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting depicts white brushes of blooming wisteria - airy, almost weightless, they descend in cascades, filling the space with light and freshness. Soft brushstrokes convey the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,427Sale Price|20% Off
Martiques South of France Vintage Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Martiques, South of France by Merio Ameglio (1897-1970) signed oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches board: 8.75 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very ...
Oil
"Paysage du Grand-Lemps" Pierre Bonnard, Post-Impressionist, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Bonnard Paysage du Grand-Lemps, circa 1906 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 12 x 21 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Private Collection Private Collection...
Canvas, Oil
Post Impressionist Garden View, Lady Picking Flowers, Circle of Edouard Vuillard
Located in Cotignac, FR
1920s Garden view, mixed medium on paper, influenced by the garden paintings of Vuillard from the same period. The work is indistinctly signed, as yet undeciphered, bottom right. Pre...
Oil Crayon, Pastel, Gouache
$2,250Sale Price|25% Off
Still Life With Flowers Bouquet
By Edith Faucon
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
French Still Life With Flowers Bouquet Oil on masonite, signed, original vintage frame. Edith Faucon was born on May 24 in 1919 in Carentan France. She owes her artistic training f...
Masonite, Oil
Femme à la promenade
By Albert Andre
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Large and historically significant post-impressionist painting by Albert André. Exhibition: Exposition Post et Néo-Impressionniste, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, 10–31 March 1899, n...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Vineyard Mountain Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Vineyard Mountain Landscape Pastel Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signed lower...
Pastel, Pencil
'Woman Reclining', Shiraz Iran, Accademia di Belle Arti di Perugia, Italy, Miami
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Hessam' for Hessam Abrishami (Iranian, born 1951) and painted circa 2000. Titled by artist, 'Quiet Moment'. Paper dimensions: 22 H x 28 W inches Hessam Abrisha...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,827
"Walking under the bridge" Original impressionistic landscape . Square . Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've captured the interplay of light and shadow under the bridge where the tranquility of still water meets human connections and motion. The impressionistic strokes a...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Oil, Canvas
Temptation
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures the moment when desire becomes an autonomous force. It does not require justification and does not submit to logic — its movement is directed toward something that...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,372Sale Price|20% Off
A Hilltop Fortress Above Orange Roof Village In Sunlit Hills French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hilltop Fortress Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Inscribed vers...
Oil
$3,180
Original Oil Paining, A Landscape View, 1927, Most likely from Nordingrå, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson's painting from 1927, most likely depicting a view from Nordingrå, encapsulates the serene beauty of the northern Swedish landscape. Born in Härnösand, Johansson drew ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$142Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Red Roof Charming Villa Retreat Mid Century French Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper Size: 7 height) x 9 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenance: All the pa...
Watercolor
$1,092Sale Price|20% Off
St. Paul de Vence Provence 1960s Hill Top Village French Post-Impressionist Oil
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St Paul de Vence, France signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 9.5 x 13 inches condition: the painting is in very sound ...
Oil
$4,711
Easter Morning. Portrait, child, figurative, bright color, oil, painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Easter Morning" is a hymn to maternal love, a symbol of rebirth to a new life. "The painting is full of hidden philosophical meaning." said Anna Shesterikova about th...
Oil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4 x ...
Watercolor
$329Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.75 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
Oil
$2,709
Madonna con il gelato. Square, figurative, children, mother, flowers, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Madonna con il gelato (Madonna with Ice Cream)" was created based on the impression of a trip to the Italian city of Pisa. The family settled near a street cafe. The da...
Acrylic
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
20th century abstract still life by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Still Life Oil and graphite on paper Signed lower left 12.25 x 1...
Oil, Graphite
L'atelier - Early 20th Century French Post Impressionist Interior Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful 1920's French post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting an artist's atelier with painting on an easel, palette, brushes in t...
Canvas, Oil
$14,135
“Paddock, 1961”, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 PADDOCK, 1961 signed "Grau Sala" (lower right) signed again, titled & dated "GRAU SALA / PADDOK / 1961" (on the reverse) oil on canvas 21-3/...
Canvas, Oil
$9,305
Belgian oil on canvas "Grand Place of Brussels" signed, not framed, sketch
Located in Gavere, BE
Given the identical composition and the reference in some auction catalogue ( see Artprice data in additional picture ), this work may be regarded as the preparatory sketch for the m...
Canvas, Oil
$1,098Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Stony Church Building Thick Impaso
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Stone Church Building French Post Impressionist, circa 1960's period oil on board, unframed board: 28.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good an...
Oil
French Village Church Bouffemont Val dOise Post Impressionist Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Bouffemont Val dOise Post Impressionist Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.25 x 30 ...
Watercolor
Mid 20th Century Oil on Canvas View of Grenada
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas view of a street in Grenada, Spain by J Georges. The painting is signed and titled bottom right. Presented in a deep patinated and gilt wood frame. A ...
Canvas, Oil
$38,065
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Canvas, Oil
$450Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height...
Oil
European Fishing Harbor with Sailboats Coastal Marina Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
European Fishing Harbor with Sailboats, Coastal Marina Seascape Oil Painting Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) Title: European Fishing Harbor Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 × 65 cm (21.3 × 25.6 in) Frame: Unframed Signature: Hand signed lower right Date: c.1990 Condition: Good vintage condition, consistent with age. DESCRIPTION This atmospheric harbor scene captures the timeless beauty of a quiet European fishing port, where traditional sailboats rest peacefully on calm reflective waters beneath soft Mediterranean light. Rafael Duran Benet demonstrates his remarkable command of color harmony and luminous atmosphere, balancing architectural forms, elegant masts and shimmering reflections with confident, expressive brushwork. The composition invites the viewer into a tranquil maritime setting where the reflections become as important as the boats themselves. The subtle palette of blues, greens and warm earth tones creates depth while preserving an exceptional sense of serenity and natural light. An excellent example of late twentieth-century Catalan landscape painting, this work will appeal to collectors of Mediterranean art, coastal scenes, nautical paintings and refined European postwar landscapes. Its balanced composition and sophisticated chromatic treatment make it equally suitable for traditional and contemporary interiors. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015) was a distinguished Catalan painter...
Canvas, Oil
$37,069
Raoul Dufy's wife by Raoul Dufy, gouache on paper, 1915, French Fauvist portrait
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking and very intimate work created by the renowned Fauvist artist Raoul Dufy in the early 20th century, depicting his wife in 1915. This artwork is a rare and very precious ge...
Paper, Gouache
Jean Lachaud (1882-1952) French Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Jean Lachaud (1882-1952) French Post Impressionist Landscape An expansive tranquil rural landscape, built through layered fields of poppies, hedgerows, and distant hills by Jean Lac...
Oil
Normandy : River and Mountains - Original oil on canvas, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Emile Pissarro (1884-1972) Normandy: Mountain Landscape with a River, 1955 Oil on canvas Signed lower left Countersigned on the back Title and dated on the back On canvas 20F o...
Oil
Bords de l'Arc en Provence by Charles Camoin - Landscape, Oil Paint
Located in London, GB
Bords de l'Arc en Provence by Charles Camoin (1879-1965) Oil on canvas 65 x 81 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 31 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Camoin Signed and titled on the reverse Executed in 1907...
Canvas, Oil
Large 20th Century French painting of fruit gatherers by Paul Deltombe
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Paul Deltombe (French, 1878 – 1978) Allegorie des recoltes Oil on canvas Signed ‘Deltombe’ (lower right) 68 x 38.3/8in. (172.8 x 97.5cm.) This monumental canvas by Paul Deltombe pre...
Canvas, Oil
$873Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Floral Still Life Pink Red Roses in Brown Vase Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Still Life signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 1941 Canvas : 20 x 26 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description:...
Canvas, Oil
$966Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Red Roofed Houses in Landscape 20th Century French Modernist Oil Paint
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate in...
Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
"L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris" Post-Impressionist City Scape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist A Bouget, a Parisian painter known for his vibrant cityscapes that depicted the times of his generation. This painting is a wo...
Canvas, Oil
$1,010Sale Price|20% Off
French Vibrant Scene of Fishing Boats and Coastal Harbour Oil Painting
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright French Harbour by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on board, unframed board : 21.5 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the arti...
Oil
Le Port due Havre - Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolor by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated post impressionist watercolor on paper seascape by French painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts sail boats at the port of Le Havre in France - a commercial...
Paper, Watercolor
"Ste. Victoire" Colorful Impressionist view of Sainte-Victoire Mountain Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Sainte-Victoire Mountain in France, executed in wonderful colors and ge...
Oil, Canvas
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Gouache on paper fabric design circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy executed in dark blues and a deep red. Dimensions: Framed: 16"x12.5" Unframed: 11"x7.5" Provenance: P...
Paper, Gouache
Woman in Garden with Fruit Bowl French Figurative Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman in Garden with Fruit Bowl French Figurative Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 11 x 15 inches Condition...
Watercolor
$1,675Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Oil Painting Half Length Male Nude Portrait Seated Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 18 inches Signed verso Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting...
Oil
$1,319Sale Price|20% Off
Market Scene Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Artwork Technical Sheet and Description** **Artist:** Sebastià Congost i Pla (Olot, 1919 – Olot, 2009) **Title:** Market Scene **Technique:** Oil on canvas **Dimensions:** 25.6...
Canvas, Oil
$6,000
"Shadows On The Door" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting by Maria Bertran
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Shadows On The Door in Les Bourges" is an beautiful oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the S...
Oil
$384Sale Price|39% Off
GUY RODDON (1919-2006) French Cafe Street Scene ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING signed
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Guy Roddon (1919-2006) British TITLE: "French Cafe Street Scene" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 80cm x 70cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Painter and teacher, born in London. After Bryanston School he studied at Goldsmiths’ College School of Art with James Bateman and Clive Gardiner, 1937–9, then at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting, 1939–40, with Ernest Jackson, and drawing at La Grande Chaumière, Paris. During World War II he served in Royal Engineers before transferring to the Camouflage Unit, which included Frederick Gore, Oliver Messel, Roland Penrose and Claude Rogers. Roddon spent part of the war stationed in the Old Assembly Rooms, Norwich, as a camouflage instructor alongside Messel and Penrose. From 1948–50, he taught at Goldsmiths’; from 1960–1 was commissioned to paint The Stations of the Cross and Resurrrection for St Thomas More, Patcham; from 1960–3 moved to Paris; rented Edwin John’s studio in Tite Street for 10 years; and began a series of portraits, sitters including the novelist L P Hartley, composer John Ireland...
Oil
Lullaby of Silver Branches
Located in Zofingen, AG
Lullaby of Silver Branches is an embodiment of absolute peace and natural harmony. The intricate pattern of blossoms and the graphic curves of the branches create a meditative, sooth...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Paris Promenade" - Framed 20th-Century Impressionist City Painting
By Paul Renard
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming, beautifully framed and ready to hang gouache on panel by highly-listed Parisian artist Paul Renard. One of two Paris scenes I currently have on offer by Renard. Actual go...
Gouache
$765Sale Price|33% Off
"Barcelona Nautical Port Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1990s"
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Francesc Saborit Sans - Nautical port of Barcelona - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Without frame.
Canvas, Oil
$164Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Portrait of a Seated Maid Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black charcoal and watercolour on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 9.75...
Charcoal, Watercolor
Countryside : Near the Village - Original oil on panel - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée MACLET (1881-1962) Countryside : Near the Village, c. 1950 Original oil on panel Signed bottom left On board 45 x 36 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Presented in a golden frame, 63 x 55 c...
Oil
Toward the Dreams Again
Located in Zofingen, AG
Amid the darkened walls and shadows, a direction appears for the first time in a long while. Then comes a step — taken not out of confidence, but out of trust. And once again, toward...
Canvas, Acrylic
$153Sale Price|20% Off
1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of A Chic Lady With Shielding The Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rainy Day by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed signed J.V paper: 10 x 6.25 inches double sided very good condition provenance...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$2,120
Winter Mood. City, winter, impressionism, horizontal, design, oil painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
"In this painting I depicted a place in our town where I often walk with my dog." said Anna about this artwork. "After a heavy snowfall, a fabulous transformation happened to nature!...
Canvas, Oil
Cannes et le vieux port - Post Impressionist Oil, Landscape by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1940 by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The piece depicts people enjoying a sunny winter's day at the port ...
Canvas, Oil
And the lilac will bloom
Located in Zofingen, AG
There are places that remain with us, even when they can no longer be reached. This painting captures one of them — a quiet beach in southern Ukraine, once familiar and now only livi...
Canvas, Acrylic
Spring Break. Semi-abstract, large, vertical, for a modern interior. Pink Black
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is an explosion of bright colors and emotions! The entire color spectrum is presented here, from the deepest black to white to rich and delicate colors! This picture co...
Acrylic