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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Paris City Skyline River Seine Beautiful French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris" signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 12.5 x 19.5 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condition, wi...
Oil
Algeria, Orientalist Fauvist Oil Painting, Pupil of Othon Freize
Located in Cotignac, FR
Algerian Mid century oil on board landscape by Franco Algerian artist André Boureau a pupil of Othon Freize. The painting is signed bottom right and is presented in a custom patinate...
Oil
Provence Village with Red Roofs Pastel Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Village with Red Roofs Pastel Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches S...
Pastel, Pencil
Paris France oil on canvas painting urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 70x59 cm. Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...
Canvas, Oil
$839Sale Price|56% Off
Cadaqués Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1960s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Cadaqués Artist: Ramón Pichot i Soler (1924–1996) Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 13 x 21.7 in Date: 1960s Condition: Good Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed ...
Oil, Board
$2,038Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Cubist Expressionist Rural Fields Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Ploughing Field by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on board, unframed board: 21 x 29 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Oil
$19,148
La Mer du Nord - Fauvist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled fauvist oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1965 by Spanish painter Carlos Nadal. The work depicts a view of bathers and beach huts along a golden stretch of s...
Canvas, Oil
French Mid Century Painting Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed dated 1950 Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France...
Oil
Autumn in the Gorges de l’Ouysse Mountains French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Mountain River Landscape by Robert Falcucci French Oil Painting by Robert Falcucci (1900–1989), French, mid 20th century signed lower right oil on canvas, framed in its origin...
Oil
$655Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Flowers in a Vase Beautiful Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed stamped verso paper: 13 x 17 inches very good condition provenance: the artists esta...
Oil
$659Sale Price|54% Off
View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains mediterranean landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains Artist: Antonio Reverte Oliva (Monteagudo, Murcia, 1943 – Gavà, Barcelona, 2014) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 73 x 92 c...
Canvas, Oil
$876Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mediterranean Hill Village Impressionist Oil Painting Provence Landscape
By Charles Mangin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Mediterranean Village, Provence signed oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 14 inches Board : 10.5 x 9 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ver...
Oil
Montmartre - Vue de l'atelier - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated post impressionist oil on canvas interior scene by French painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts a view of the artist's studio with a view of the city of Mo...
Canvas, Oil
$1,324Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist Oil Painting Nice Coastal Mediterranean French Rivera City
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nizza (Nice, South of France) by Artan Shabani, signed and dated 1999 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 32 inches canvas : 20 x 24 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private ...
Oil
$431Sale Price|48% Off
almond trees in bloom Spain oil painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative landscape by Axel Edvard Peter captures the serene beauty of nature with remarkable skill. Painted in 1918, the scene depicts a wooden rowboat resting in still waters beneath the sheltering branches of a lush tree. The dappled sunlight filtering through the foliage creates a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow, while the artist’s use of short, expressive brushstrokes imbues the composition with a vibrant, almost impressionistic quality. The rich greens and golden hues of the landscape reflect Peter’s mastery of color and atmosphere. Axel Peter was a Swedish painter known for his distinctive artistic voice, shaped by his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and further training in Paris and Germany. He was part of the influential Opponents’ Movement (Opponentrörelsen) of 1885, alongside artists such as Richard Bergh, Nils Kreuger, and Eugène Jansson...
Canvas, Oil
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
"St. Tropez" Parisian Marine Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of the Delarue's works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. He was known for his charming compositions and with a passion to portray life by ...
Canvas, Oil
$895
Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20.2...
Watercolor
$4,500
"Voilier" Pointillistic Colorful Sea Scape with Sailboat Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A large Mid-20th Century oil painting landscape depicting a figure near a boat with a beautiful sailboat in a Marina in France with other sailboats in the distance. This piece has a ...
Canvas, Oil
$374Sale Price|20% Off
"Flowers on the beach" Original floral painting. Small vertical home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
I poured my soul into this canvas, capturing the raw beauty of nature's dance between flora and sea. My brushstrokes sing with the rhythm of the waves, and the vivid blossoms echo li...
Canvas, Oil
$694Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 1947 From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed mea...
Watercolor
$986Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Olive Tree in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 66'' oil on canvas in wooden frame framed: 22.5 x 19 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches original oil painting con...
Oil, Canvas
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
Fauvist Landscape signed Paul Guillaume
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on board French fauvist landscape by Paul Guillaume. The painting is signed bottom left, Guillaume Paul, and presented in a patinated wood frame. This colourf...
Oil
Mid Century Large English Village Street Scene OIL PAINTING of Eye Suffolk
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Pauline Plummer (1930-2023) British TITLE: 'Eye Suffolk" SIGNED: extensively labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 102cm x 81cm incl frame CONDITION: very good NOTES...
Oil
French Mid Century Oil Painting Post Impressionist Portrait of Woman Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Blue Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Conditio...
Oil
"Mediterranean Coastal View" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant impressionist oil painting depicting a still life setting with a beautiful Mediterranean coastal view. The lively scene is set indoors, looking out through an open window o...
Oil, Canvas
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
By Constantin Kluge
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
$771Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Landscape Post-Impressionist Signed 1940's Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed with initials, dated 1943 watercolour painting on paper, unframed measurements: 10 x 14 inches provenance: private coll...
Watercolor
$14,800
“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 41 1/2 x 33 1/2 Depicted here is one of Junghanns favorite subjects d...
Canvas, Oil
$964Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Summer Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, inscribed verso. Title: Summer in Provence Medium: oil painting on canvas board, unframed, board: 1...
Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an impressionistic way, capturing the busy streets of Paris from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used oil with a p...
Canvas, Oil
“Figure on a Country Lane, Brittany”
Located in Southampton, NY
Powerful, beautifully executed vibrant oil on canvas early work by the well known American artist, Alexander Warshawsky. Signed lower right and dated 1917. This painting was mostly...
Canvas, Oil
$815Sale Price|20% Off
Sunny Lilac. Horizontal painting, acrylic, flowers, floral, lilac, blue.
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Sunny Lilac" is a cheerful and airy composition that conveys the lightness and freshness of a spring morning. The artist Anna Shesterikova loves to paint fresh flowers ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Fauvist Landscape Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, Mid 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist Fauvist Colour-Field gouache and watercolour on paper landscape by Gabrielle Ricard-Cordingley. The painting is not signed but there is another painting of a m...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Still Life - Large Post Impressionist Belgian Guitar Interior Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful post-impressionist interior still life oil on canvas depicting a guitair and fruits on a chair, by modern Belgian artist and sculptor Roger Duterme. Ther work is signed ...
Canvas, Oil
$959Sale Price|20% 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.
Oil, Canvas
$1,079Sale Price|43% Off
Pitussi Oil on Canvas Painting, Thoughtful Woman, 92x65 cm, Unsigned
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 92x65 cm. Without frame. Frederic Cabanas Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...
Canvas, Oil
$330Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Vintage Oil Vibrant Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 11.5 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in over...
Oil
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
$5,500
A Figurative Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a monumental pointillism painting, a reinterpretation of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” created a century earlier by French painter George Seurat,...
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas of a Paris Cafe Framed
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used ...
Canvas, Oil
$821Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Green Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 47' From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed meas...
Watercolor
"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,103Sale Price|20% Off
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean - Luc Mauger (1952) French School, 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 14.5 inches board: 15 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: v...
Oil
Sunset in the Forest, c. 1910
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous painting by Oscar Lycke captures a tranquil sunset scene deep within a Nordic forest. The warm, golden light of the setting sun filters through the dense spruce trees, ...
Oil, Board
$545Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 1...
Oil
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA ------ Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Paper, Oil
$359Sale Price|50% Off
Salobreña Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Salobreña Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in Support: Canvas board, unframed Signature: Sign...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$10,350Sale Price|25% Off
“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” (Sommertag auf der Weide (Bäuerin mit Kuh)) Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 36 ¼ x 28 inches (43 ¾ x 35...
Canvas, Oil
$479Sale Price|33% Off
Cadaques Spain oil painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frame size 43x51 cm.. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Ca...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"Paris, Montparnasse" French Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Anatol Bouchet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by French artist, Anatol Bouchet. Bouchet was an French painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This paint...
Canvas, Oil
$1,079
Mediterranean Flowers Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Circa 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: "Mediterranean Flowers" Artist: Josep Miquel Serrano i Serra (Barcelona, 1912 – Sitges, 1982) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36.2 x 24 in (92 x 61 cm) Date: Circa 1970s ...
Oil, Canvas
French Mid Century 1950's Oil Painting Flowers in Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 10.75 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: T...
Oil
"Triptych " Blåvand" Girls and sea ." Original impressionistic painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
I channeled my love for the ocean's raw beauty and the innocence of youth into this textured acrylic piece. It captures the mesmerizing dance between light and water, framed by the t...
Canvas, Acrylic
$575Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Landscape with Blossoming Trees, Oil on Canvas, 22x27 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (1931–2015) Mediterranean Landscape with Blossoming Trees Technique: Oil on canvas-mounted board Artwork dimensions: 22 × 27 cm (8.66 × 10.63 in) Framed dimensio...
Oil
Champs en lumière – Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Art, French, signed
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas Unframed dimensions: 50 × 50 cm (19.7 × 19.7 in) Framed dimensions: 57 × 57 cm (22.4 × 22.4 in) Floater frame available in black or natural wood (collector’s choice) Si...
Oil
"Cafe by the Beach in the Summer" Impressionist Oil Painting Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon at the Waterfront Cafe in Paris by Jules René Hervé. This piece takes place on a summer day with busy activities of figures l...
Oil, Canvas
Zevgolatio - Pointillist Oil on Canvas Modernist Greece Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful pointillist oil on canvas depicting figures waiting for a train at Zevgolatio, Greece. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1987. Original exhibition label on the reverse. Artist: Malcolm John Hitchcock (1929–1998) Title: Zevgolatio Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 26cm x 35cm including frame Malcolm John Hitchcock (1929–1998) was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He studied at Andover School of Art, then did “a variety of work to keep the wolf from the door,” becoming a full-time artist in mid-1980s. His main works were Pointillist railway paintings...
Oil