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.
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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
$1,761Sale Price|20% Off
Bright Blue Mediterranean South of France Port Harbor Post Impressionist Oil
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Port (Cassis?) Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed Lower Left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 19.75 x 19.75 inches Signed verso Condition: Good and sound cond...
Oil
$1,199Sale Price|20% Off
Provencal Coastal Garden Terrace Huge 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
By Max Toutain
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
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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
$2,157
"A storm that never came", seascape, neutral, horizontal, Landscape paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
"A Storm That Never Came" is a captivating plein air oil painting created during the artist's holiday in Indonesia. Painted from life (as artist always travels with her materials), i...
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
1970's English oil painting of a shop street scene at night - signed LARGE '77
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: ?? Large (mid/late 20th Century) British TITLE: "Leslies Shop" SIGNED: lower right and dated 1977 MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 47cm x 38cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very...
Oil
Spanish Tavern
Located in Miami, FL
There is no one alive that can paint and draw like Dean Cornwell. How can that be? They do not train artist the way they did. Dean Cornwell in his day was as famous as Normal Rockwell...
Oil
Original French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting of a Walled Garden Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French painter, Huguette...
Oil
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Brick Path Through the Trees, Abstracted Landscape
By Charles Fuhrman
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern abstracted landscape of autumn trees lining a red brick pathway by Charles Fuhrman (American, 1940-1995), c.1960s. Signed "Fuhrman" lower left. Unframed. Image, 36...
Canvas, Oil
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape in Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape in Watercolour by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Watercolor on unframed paper Size: 11.25 inches (...
Watercolor
$550Sale Price|20% Off
French Hilltop Village Street Scene Mid Century Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Street Scene Mid Century Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
"Rhythms of Ålesund" Original cityscape. Large oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents the Norwegian artist Nadezda (Nadya) Stupina , a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years. Professional artist with ...
Canvas, Oil
Sunflowers
Located in Hillsborough, NC
'Sunflowers' post impressionism is in the Scottish Colourist tradition and art movement influenced by Cezanne in the early to mid 20th century. The artist, John Maclauchlan Milne...
Canvas, Oil
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Mediterranean Hilltop Village Houses Trees and Summer Sky Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Hilltop Village Houses Trees and Summer Sky Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 9...
Watercolor
Pommier en fleur - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
By Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist figures in landscape oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot. The work depicts a mother and child outside a thatched cottage beside a pond. In the centre of the painting is an apple tree in blossom - beautifully painted in pinks, blues and greens. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 19"x22.5" Unframed: 12.5"x16" Provenance: Private French collection A pupil of his father Alphonse Chigot, Eugène Chigot...
Oil, Panel
$3,182
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
Paris, Saint Germain de Charonne Church - Oil Painting - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée MACLET Paris, Saint Germain de Charonne (20th century) Oil on panel Signed lower right On panel 63 x 48 cm (c. 25 x 19 in) In very good condition, small losses along the edg...
Oil
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Old Town Nice Back Street Houses Antique French Impressionist Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Town, Nice Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed lower corner watercolour on artist paper painting : 16.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of Fr...
Watercolor
$655Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Painting Cat Waiting At Chateau Door
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 11 x 9 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and...
Watercolor
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1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Green Fields Village Lane Old Houses
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Village Lane signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) dated 1948 oil painting on board, unframed board: 15 x 18 inches condition: This painting is in g...
Oil
Sweet support
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sweet Support is a painting constructed on the poetic principle of reconciling the irreconcilable. A cat resting upon a crate of mandarins appears as an image of serenity — almost il...
Canvas, Oil
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Mid 20th Century French Pastel Landscape of a Village Church Among Trees
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Church Among Trees by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) pastel painting on artist paper dated 1967 painting: 12.5 x 16 inches inscribed verso condition: This pai...
Pastel
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
$2,490
Sunlit Forest and Distant Blue Mountains – A Northern Swedish Landscape by Lycke
By Oscar Lycke
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous landscape painting by Oscar Lycke captures the rolling hills and deep forests of northern Sweden, likely from the Sundsvall region. The foreground is dominated by lush ...
Oil, Board
Mongolian Beauty. Holiday. Portrait of a girl. National costume. Beauty. Modern
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting “Mongolian Beauty. Holiday” continues the series “Children of the World”. said Anna about this painting. "Among other folk costumes, the Mongolian costume caught my at...
Oil
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1900's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Seated in Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Chair French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1900 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: v...
Canvas
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Large French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Abundant Pink Flowers Still Life
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Flowers Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 22 x 22 inches Canvas: 19.5 x 19.5 inches inscribed verso and signed verso...
Oil
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A Hilltop Village Amid Rolling Hills and Rocky Terraces Cloudy Sky Landscape
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Village Landscape by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on board, unframed board : 29 x 37 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the art...
Oil
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Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Pink Daises In Brown Plant Pot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed Size : 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is i...
Oil
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"Christmas ducks" Original animalistic painting. Large square.
Located in Oslo, NO
This flock of ducks lives near the mother-in-law of the artist and every Christmas visiting her , according to tradition, ducks are visited and fed . The picture shows a moment in th...
Canvas, Oil
$605Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century French Pastel Beach Scene With Seated Woman Knitting and Parasols
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-Century French Pastel Beach Scene With Seated Woman Knitting and Parasols by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 14.5 inche...
Pastel
$25,940
Reflets d'Automne - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine example depicts an autumn landscape with the trees reflecting i...
Canvas, Oil
$715Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Woman Dark Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Double sided portrait Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
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Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Stylish Portrait of Posed Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.5 height) x 7 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenanc...
Pencil
French Market Stall with Female Figure Fruit and Vegetables Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Stall with Female Figure Fruit and Vegetables Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower right “...
Watercolor
$820Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Old French Town Church
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old French Town signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 x 18 inches condition: the paint...
Oil
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
$4,715
Oil Painting Depicting a Scandinavian Winter Landscape in Afternoon Sun
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ernst Lindgren (1887–1948) Sweden Winter Landscape in Afternoon Sun signed lower left Ernst Lindgren oil on panel unframed 61 × 72.5 cm (24 × 28.5 in) framed 71 × 83 cm (28 × 32.7 ...
Oil, Board
$622Sale Price|20% Off
Mittelbergheim Vineyard and Village Landscape Alsace French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mittelbergheim Vineyard and Village Landscape Alsace French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper,...
Watercolor
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Small Landscape With Trees And Blue Water Beneath Warm Light French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Small Landscape With Trees And Blue Water Beneath Warm Light French Oil Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 6 x 7....
Oil
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Courtyard in Riga. 1980's, paper, mixed media, 28x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Jadviga Žilvinska (1918-2010) was born in Tallinn. She grew up in Liepāja, where her great interest in art began and strengthened, which led the young artist to study at the Art Aca...
Paper, Mixed Media
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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
Southern City by the sea atmospheric large blue green seascape harbour painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A very atmospheric and idyllic view of a Southern fishing port, painted most likely in Italy or France. Resolutely post-impressionist, the landscape is imbued with the light of the M...
Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard
Le Petit Dejeuner - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange
By Jeanne Selmershein-Desgrange
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by French neo-impressionist painter Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange. The piece depicts a view of a French port, with boats dotted a...
Canvas, Oil
Lovely American Landscape - Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, Listed Artist ca 1940
Located in Baltimore, MD
This landscape, oil on board, is by listed American artist Galen Everett Ray. It features a panoramic view of Mount Greylock, Massachusetts. Located within the Taconic Mountain range...
Oil
$655Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Countryside Landscape with Hills and Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Countryside Landscape with Hills and Trees Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 7.5 (height) x 9.25 (widt...
Oil
'In the Potting Shed', Large Floral Oil, California College of Arts and Crafts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'DeVee' for Robert DeVee (American, 1940-2017) and painted circa 1995. Robert DeVee first studied painting at the California College o...
Canvas, Acrylic
$15,213
Les Jockey & La Propietaire - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by E Grau Sala
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated figures in landscape oil on canvas by Spanish post impressionist painter Emilio Grau Sala. The work depicts a large group of jockeys and horse owners talking...
Canvas, Oil
$875Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Lady Gleaning in Harvest Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930) French Impressionist artist Title: the Gleaner Medium: oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collecti...
Oil
Orange Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
Small, sun-like fruits glow among the branches, creating a quiet sense of warmth and vitality. Set against a dense, textured orange field, the mandarin tree radiates light and inner ...
Canvas, Oil
$895Sale Price|20% Off
Spring Joy 2. Landscape, oil. Impressionismus. Flower. Art gallary.
Located in Oslo, NO
"In the painting "Spring Joy 2" I depicted a bush that blooms every year in May in the place where my route runs when I walk with my dog." said Anna about this landscape painting. "T...
Oil
"Floral Still Life" Post-Impressionist Interior Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming oil painting on canvas depicting a colorful floral still life in a blue vase on top of a wood table. The flowers depicted are a bright bunch of tulips, placed effortlessly...
Oil, Canvas
Post Impressionist Bar Scene, Le Cafe du Commerce, Oil on Board
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on board interior bar scene by Simon Joseph Simon-Auguste. The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a fine gilt carved wood Montparnasse frame. The...
Oil
Euphoric Canopy
Located in Zofingen, AG
First work from the Euphoria series, marking a shift from emotionally intense figurative narratives to pure abstract joy. Euphoric Canopy captures a state of relief and uplift: semi-...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,315Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century Italian Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Roses Green Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers Carlo Cherubini (Italian 1897-1978) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 29 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very g...
Oil
$4,500
Paris Street with Monuments, Framed Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) Title: Town Year: circa 1966 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm) Frame: 28 x 31 inches
Canvas, Acrylic
$302Sale Price|20% Off
Pecherie De LOcean French Market Scene With Figures Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Pecherie De LOcean French Market Scene With Figures Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H ...
Watercolor, Gouache
Fauvist Impressionist Landscape in Oil, Paysage de la Loire à l'Île Rategoude.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Oil on card view of the Loire valley in France and one of its islands by Jacques Buecher. The painting is signed and titled to the back of the board. A very charming view of this ic...
Oil, Cardboard
$1,871Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman in Lush Wooded Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dans la Jardin Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French pa...
Oil