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.
Cafe sur la Plage - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Lucien Adrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Lucien Adrion. The painting depicts families seated outside of a cafe at a beach in Deauvill...
Oil, Canvas
Couple sur le lit by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Couple sur le lit (Couple on bed) Signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) Oil and India ink on canvas Marc Chagall's exquisite work, Couple sur le lit,...
Canvas, India Ink, Oil
$921Sale Price|52% Off
1970's French Modernist Signed Oil Woman in Parlor Interior Cleaning Furniture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Interior French artist, indistinctly signed dated verso 1976, oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 18 inches canvas: 18 x 22 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection...
Oil
$998Sale Price|20% Off
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Olive Groves under Blue Skies French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Olive Groves by Raymond Normand (French 1919-2000) signed oil on board, framed framed: 25 x 29 inches board : 22 x 26.5 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Nice, S...
Oil
Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card unframed Size (H x W): 7.25 x 5...
Watercolor
$14,208
'La Grand-Place, Brussels' by Simon Van Gelderen (Brussels 1905 – 1986 Ostend)
Located in Knokke, BE
Simon Van Gelderen Brussels 1905 – 1986 Ostend Belgian Painter 'La Grand-Place, Brussels' Signature: signed lower right 'S. van Gelderen' ± 1960 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: i...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Fishing Boat Low Tide Harbour Scene Coastal Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Blue Fishing Boat Low Tide Harbour Scene Coastal Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Signed: Inscription lower right illegibl...
Watercolor, Felt Pen
$284Sale Price|52% Off
Woman with Fan Mixed Media Painting, Fauvist Style, 1970s, Framed
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
$1,195Sale Price|20% Off
Provencal Coastal Garden Terrace Huge 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Coastal View from the Garden Terrace signed by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 35 x 51 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this...
Oil
The River Ninfa - 1930's French Italian Impressionist Antique Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful 1930's impressionist tempera painting on board by Lelia Caetani depicting the River Ninfa, in the Garden of Ninfa, which has been called the most Romantic Garden in ...
Tempera
$3,433
Tranquil Reflections – Swedish Summer Landscape by Olof Arborelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Olof Arborelius (1842-1915) Sweden Landscape, likely from the Uddevalla area oil on canvas signed O.Arb.s unframed: 25 x 35 cm (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in) framed: 43.5 x 53 cm (17 1/8 x 2...
Canvas, Oil
French Village Church Landscape with Trees Watercolor Painting Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Landscape with Trees Watercolor Painting Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card / thick paper, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor
Lake Fälensee. Landscape, lake, mountains, Switzerland, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting was created after a hike in the mountains to the famous Swiss Fälensee." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "The beautiful clear water reflects all the beauty o...
Acrylic
Lemon Tree Still Life Oil Painting Eclectic Ornament
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Rhythms" In a Moroccan garden, you encounter a harmonious balance between earthly delights found in the lush greenery and the spirituality embedded in the garden's philosophy. The ...
Acrylic, Panel
$396Sale Price|20% Off
Whimsical Forest Scene Lithograph, Fauvist Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
Paul Charlot ( French, 1906- 1985) was a French painter and printmaker influenced by the intense use of colors in Fauvism and the whimsical biomorphic abs...
Lithograph
French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Bucolic Wooded Country Lane Gaston Sebire
Located in Surfside, FL
Gaston Sébire ( 1920 - 2001) Alle aux Arbres Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 23.25 X w. 16.75. framed 29.5 X 22 inches Hand signed lower left and titled on verso Provenance: Wally F. Ga...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Moonlight - Signed Landscape Oil Painting by Max Clarenbach
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1930 by German post impressionist painter Max Clarenbach. The work depicts a winter scene, with snow laying thick on the ground. To the foregroun...
Canvas, Oil
$1,424Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Martiques Harbor South of France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Martiques" (Martiques is an area close to Marseille in the South of France. It has long been popular with artists for many generations due to its strong light and sense of life). ...
Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Sablet Village Church and Sunlit Houses Provençal French Landscape Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sablet Village Church and Sunlit Houses Provençal French Landscape Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 ...
Watercolor
Fauvist Landscape
Located in Sheffield, MA
George-Henri Tribout French, 1884-1962 Fauvist Landscape Oil on board 31 ½ by 41 ¾, w/ frame 34 ½ by 44 ½ in Signed lower right George Henri Tribout was born in Paris in 1884. He s...
Oil
French Lakeside Park Scene with Figures and Tree Watercolor Signed
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: FFrench Lakeside Park Scene with Figures and Tree Watercolor Signed Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 12.75 inch...
Watercolor
$849Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting South of France Coastal Town Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, signed and dated lower right Title: Sleepy coastal town, South of France, painted in soft muted green tones. Medium: oil painting on b...
Oil
Portrait of Lady in Green - Welsh Post Impressionist 50s art oil painting
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist oil painting is by artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Cardiff and later a Benton End stu...
Oil
Sunny energy
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunflowers bring warmth, joy, and the energy of the sun into the space — everything around them seems more alive. These flowers embody fullness of light, resilience, and the constant...
Acrylic, Canvas
$537Sale Price|20% Off
Malta Harbour Boats Waterfront Scene Watercolour Sketch by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Malta Harbour Boats Waterfront Scene Watercolour Sketch by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
$1,041Sale Price|20% Off
"Leaves falling in Töcksfors" Original impessionistic Autumnal landscapes
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting , I sought to capture the ephemeral dance of light through vibrant leaves, a tribute to nature's quiet yet profound transitions. The impressionistic strokes conj...
Oil, Acrylic, Board
French Mediterranean Coastal Town with Promenade Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mediterranean Coastal Town with Promenade Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 10.25 x 14.75...
Watercolor
$383Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Post-Impressionist Pointillist Oil Painting Woodland Trees Light
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woodland Light French School, circa 1960's Post Impressionist/ Pointillist style oil on board, unframed board: 16 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...
Oil
$1,309Sale Price|20% Off
Original French Pont Aven School Oil Painting Tranquil River Oise Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Constant Dore (French 1883-1963), signed lower corner Title: The Village Street. Beautiful quality work showing influence from the Pont-Aven School, with the thick a...
Canvas, Oil
Touraine - Early 20th Century French Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful large early 20th century French post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting a landscape in Touraine, by Charles Picart Le Doux...
Oil
$449Sale Price|36% Off
Post-Impressionist Landscape with Palm Trees, Oil on Canvas, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (Barcelona, 1931–2015) Title: Landscape with Palm Trees Medium: Oil on canvas-mounted cardboard Dimensions: 33 × 41 cm (13.0 × 16.1 in) Framed: Yes, period frame ...
Oil
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
Standstill
Located in Zofingen, AG
Before the viewer opens the entrance to a Moroccan garden, bathed in soft sunlight. Citrus trees fill the space with a sense of warmth and quiet, while in the depth of the garden, so...
Canvas, Oil
$466Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Signed French Oil - Portrait of a Lady from Mougins, South France
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"La Colette" by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) signed, oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 16 x 13 inches provenance: the artists estate, France Original oil painting by t...
Oil
Yves Ganne, 'Les Colombes', Doves, French, post impressionist, oil on canvas
By Yves Ganne
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Le Colombes, circa 1950 Oil on canvas 15.3/4 x 22.1/2 in. (40 x 57 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist Born in Angers, Anjou, in 1931, Yv...
Canvas, Oil
$1,950
Modernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...
Oil, Board
Wooded Landscape - British Post Impressionist 50's art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Post Impressionist landscape oil painting is from a collection of Peter L Field paintings acquired from the family. Painted circa 1950 the composition is a densel...
Oil
$1,302
Paris, Montmartre In the Snow, Cabaret au Lapin Agile After Maurice Utrillo
Located in Cotignac, FR
Paris, Montmartre in the snow, the Cabaret au Lapin Agile favourite of Picasso, Modigliani and Utrillo, late mid century French oil on board by Jean Mesturini. The painting is signed...
Oil
$932Sale Price|20% Off
French Expressionist Signed Oil Horse & Her Foal in Landscape, 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse & Foal signed by Léon Schwartz -Abrys ( 1905 - 1990) French School expressionist artist oil on board, unframed board: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris ...
Oil
$13,571
Original Triptych-Autumn in London-plein air-British Awarded Artist -Large Oils
Located in London, GB
Nothing beats a British autumn. Autumn in London Series is one of the most personal projects of Shizico Yi; the sensitive colours, her signature expressive and confidant brushstrokes...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Canvas
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
$652Sale Price|20% Off
Harbourfront with Yellow Facades and Moored Boat Italian Riviera Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Harbourfront with Yellow Facades and Moored Boat Italian Riviera Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
Menton Sunlit Street with Trees and Distant Hills Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Sunlit Street with Trees and Distant Hills Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper unframed Size (H x W): 5.25 x 7.5 inches ...
Watercolor
French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower left ...
Watercolor
$83,781
Belveze du Razes - Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Oil, Landscape by Achille Lauge
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Stunning pointillist landscape oil on panel by French neo-impressionist painter Achille Lauge. The work depicts a path leading to the small village of Belveze du Razes in the South of France on a bright spring day. To the left are white blossom trees in bloom and the houses of the village can be seen in the distance. Signature: Signed and dated 1909 lower left Dimensions: Framed: 28"x36" Unframed: 21"x29" Provenance: We kindly thank Mme. Nicole Tamburini for allowing us to state that the work is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of the artist which she is currently preparing. A certificate of authenticity from Mme. Tamburini is available upon request. Achille Laugé...
Oil, Canvas
Houses by the River - Oil Painting - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée Maclet (1881-1962) Houses by the River, c. 1960 Oil on panel Signed lower right Countersigned and dated on the back On panel: 46 x 38 cm (c. 18 x 18 in) Presented with the wo...
Oil
View from the Art Studio. Vertical landscape, impressionism, winter, nature, cat
Located in Oslo, NO
In this work, Anna Shesterikova transforms an everyday landscape into a subtle poetic metaphor for contemplation and inner silence. A winter garden, seen from the studio window and p...
Canvas, Oil
$4,144Sale Price|30% Off
Land of Don Quixote Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Land of Don Quixote Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 36.2 in (unframed) Condition: Excellent preservation, unframed Descriptio...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
$260Sale Price|44% Off
Woman Posing Mixed Media Painting, Fauvist Style, 1970s, Framed
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 35x27 cm. Frame 40x32 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spani...
Mixed Media
A Schooner off of the Coast
By Gordon Grant
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An oil on canvas by American artist Gordon Hope Grant featuring a schooner off of the coast. This painting is signed and dated i1945 n the lower left and measures 33.5" x 33.5" inclu...
Oil
$236Sale Price|33% Off
Woman Posing Mixed Media Painting, Fauvist Style, 1970s, Unframed
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 41x33 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Mixed Media
$630Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Street Market Scene French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Street Market Scene French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6...
Watercolor
Flowers in a Vase - Large Early 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful large 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas still life depicting flowers in a vase. Lovely quality and striking work...
Canvas, Oil
"Shoveling Out" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming and atmospheric winter street scene oil painting depicting a northeastern town road curving gently into the distance, with the snow-covered neighborhood. The composition c...
Oil, Board
The Crystal Castle
Located in Zofingen, AG
A woman sits in silence, observing. In the distance before her, a crystal castle shines. This gaze into silence opens a space where illusions melt, and from them clarity is born. In ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Canal Scene, Possibly Paris. Painted Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
For sale is a captivating painting by the Swedish artist, Rikard Lindström (1882-1943). Depicting a picturesque water canal, with charming houses lini...
Oil, Laid Paper
$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
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Fine British Impressionist Signed Oil Rain Clouds over Rugged Mountain Crags
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rain Clouds over Crags English School (Early 20th Century): signed initials lower front corner oil on board, framed framed: 16.5 x 18 inches board : 11 x 13 inches Provenance: privat...
Oil
Strathrusdale Landscape by Julian Barrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Artist : Julian Barrow (1939-2013) Medium : oil on canvas , gilt frame Title : 'Strathrusdale , Ross-shire- Scotland' Note : signed lower right ,also titled, with the art...
Canvas, Oil