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.
$1,553
Awakening. Large, horizontal, tree, gold, Japandi, Wabi-Sabi, Shabby Chic
Located in Oslo, NO
"Awakening" is a large, vertical, contemporary semi-abstract painting for interior decoration, painted with acrylic on canvas using structural acrylic paste and gilding. It belongs t...
Canvas, Acrylic
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Saint Martin de Castillon Provence Farmhouse and Lavender Fields Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Martin de Castillon Provence Farmhouse and Lavender Fields Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and pastel on artists paper, unframed Siz...
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
Openness of life
Located in Zofingen, AG
Openness of Life invites the viewer to a sunlit coastal landscape, where olive trees frame the foreground and the sea stretches toward the distant horizon. Here, the world feels open...
Board
Clear day
Located in Zofingen, AG
Clear Day invites the viewer into a serene European riverscape, bathed in soft sunlight. A calm river flows past smooth stones, framed by lush greenery, while a charming bridge leads...
Board
"Le Marché Aux Fleurs - Place de la Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist Andre Franchet. He was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
Morning Storm
Located in Zofingen, AG
(handmade canvas) When he starts painting, his heartbeat rises from the expectation of a meeting with the canvas and a great desire to paint, his whole body begins to tremble, the mu...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas
Morrocan Cafe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a quiet corner of a Moroccan café, sheltered from the relentless African sun. Sand-colored walls, softened by light, are adorned with delicate carved patterns ...
Canvas, Oil
$21,000
Paysage d'Hiver by Paulémile Pissarro - River scene, oil painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Paysage d'Hiver by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm (21 ¹/₄ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,101Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Provence Landscape Panoramic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, inscribed verso. Title: Provencal Landscape in the Summer Medium: oil painting on board, unframed, board: 15 x 18 inches Provenance:...
Oil
$478Sale Price|20% Off
Óleo sobre tela - Paisaje fauvista - 1971
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1971 El estado de conservación es bueno Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas de la obra: 73 cm. de alt...
Oil
French Coastal Villa and Sea View Brittany Coast Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Villa and Sea View Brittany Coast Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6...
Watercolor
$974Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Red Roofed Houses in Landscape 20th Century French Modernist Oil Paint
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
Les Iles à Cantepie by Paulémile Pissarro - River scene painting
Located in London, GB
Les Iles à Cantepie by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm (21 ¹/₄ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Paulémile Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse Execut...
Canvas, Oil
After The Snowfall. Landscape Painaintings, horizontal impressionism, lake, city
Located in Oslo, NO
"In this artwork I depicted a place that I love very much." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. " This is the Swiss village Werdenberg. I often walk along this emba...
Canvas, Oil
“Andalusian Dancers”, outdoor scene, traditional Spanish dancers, oil on canvas
Located in Naples, Florida
Born in well-to-do nobility in Sweden, Allan Osterlind (1855-1938) moved to Paris at age 22 to pursue his artistic ambitions. He quickly became part of the Nordic artistic community there, becoming friends with the likes of Ville Vallgren, Christian Skredsvig, August Strindberg...
Canvas, Oil
Fjäll i aftonsol (“Mountain in Evening Sun”), circa 1933
Located in Stockholm, SE
Olof Walfrid Nilsson (1868–1956) Fjäll i aftonsol (“Mountain in Evening Sun”) circa 1933 oil on canvas signed Olof W. Nilsson and dated 1933? unframed: 102 x 82 cm (40.2 x 32.3 in)...
Canvas, Oil
$761
Paul Bolot FRENCH MID CENTURY colourful POST IMPRESSIONIST oil painting FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Paul Louis Bolot (1918-2003) French TITLE: "Landscape In Chardonnay France" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 76cm x 67cm inc f...
Oil
$21,000
Landscape painting by Paulémile Pissarro - 'Les Deux Arbres...'
Located in London, GB
Les deux arbres au bord de la rivière dans la forêt de Lyons by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 21 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower left, Paulémile-Pissarro...
Canvas, Oil
$2,450
'Off the Coast of Monterey', American Post-Impressionist Oil, Carmel, Stanford
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "Canete" for Robert Canete (American, born 1948) and painted in 2015. A lyrical, oil seascape showing a small sailing boat on the limpid turquoise waters of the Pacif...
Oil, Board
$581Sale Price|20% Off
Riverbank Cottage Amid Verdant Hills and Rocky Cliffs in the Heart of Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverbank Cottage by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 x 18 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condition, with...
Oil
$908Sale Price|20% Off
Market of Olot Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1965
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Market of Olot, Spain Artist: Manuel Zamora Muñoz (1928–2006) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 65 x 81 cm (25.6 x 31.9 in) Framed dimensions: 90 x 106 cm (35.4 x 41.7 ...
Oil, Canvas
$774Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Nude Black Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 14 x 10.5 inches Double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painti...
Oil
Sunflowers, Schaan. Autumn, landscape, oil, impressionism, flowers, mountains.
Located in Oslo, NO
Yellow, shaggy sunflowers are a symbol of the warm sun, summer and the beauty of the world! This painting gives the viewer harmony and at the same time charges with energy and optimi...
Oil
$2,213Sale Price|20% Off
Very Large French Abstract Pink & Blue Cloud Formation Sky canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century Cloud formation study, in pink, blue and beige colors. oil on canvas 40 x 31.5 inches private collection, France the ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,573Sale Price|35% Off
Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of a Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, Ray Cochrane. Art measures...
Canvas, Oil
$166Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of A Mosaic Ship In The Sea Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mosaic Drawing by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on artist paper, unframed painting: 13 x 20 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, Fr...
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
$908Sale Price|20% Off
Rambla de Barcelona Oil Painting, Expressive Fauvism, 1980s, Unframed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Rambla de Barcelona Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2017) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 in (73 x 60 cm) Support: Canvas...
Canvas, Oil
$453Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Orange Sunflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 9 x 6.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
Don't look up!2
Located in Zofingen, AG
The city dictates direction and pace, forcing movement without pause or choice. Light and color exist somewhere nearby and above, but for these figures they never become experience.
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't look up!3
Located in Zofingen, AG
The figures move forward under the pressure of a vertical city, where space compresses and subjugates the human presence, leaving movement as the only possible state.
Canvas, Acrylic
$166Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Portrait Reclining Man With a Pipe Watercolour Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Reclining Figure Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed watercolour on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 9.75 (height) x 9 (width) Conditi...
Watercolor
$1,792Sale Price|48% Off
Port de la Selva Oil Painting, Mediterranean Luminism, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Sheet - Title: Port de la Selva - Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella (1906-1987) - Style: Mediterranean Luminism - Technique: Oil on board - Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 inches (u...
Oil, Board
$1,792
Purple Luxury. Post-impressionism, vertical, nature, floral, flowers, USA
Located in Oslo, NO
"Purple Luxury" is a vibrant and expressive work of art that immerses the viewer in a world of refined beauty and luxury. The painting depicts a lush bush of purple flowers that the ...
Canvas, Oil
Early Evening
Located in Fairfield, CT
Armine Bozhko works on the crossroads of different cultures- she was born in Ukrainian-Armenian family of writers and diplomats, studied in Republican art school by Taras Shevchenko,...
Canvas, Oil
Basketball Players Under Stadium Lights Dynamic French Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Basketball Players Under Stadium Lights Dynamic French Modernist Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5.5 x 5.5...
Watercolor
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jule...
Oil
$564Sale Price|20% Off
Noirmoutier Village House French Coastal Landscape Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Noirmoutier Village House French Coastal Landscape Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 7.75 x 8.25 in...
Watercolor
Two Cyclists Racing Study French Modernist Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Two Cyclists Racing Study French Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4.2...
Watercolor, Gouache
Paris Street Scene at Night with Figures and Red Coat Urban Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Street Scene at Night with Figures and Red Coat Urban Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 x 4.5 inche...
Watercolor
$154Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of A Blonde Women with Bright Red Lipstick
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Crayon on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.5 height) x 7 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Pro...
Crayon
"Poppies Near Rousillon" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Poppies Near Rousillon" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the Luberon Val...
Oil
Idyll of the evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work reflects a quiet moment of harmony at the threshold between day and night. A farmhouse framed by flowers becomes a vessel for stillness, where time slows and attention turn...
Cardboard, Acrylic
Expressive Female Portrait in Red Watercolor Gouache French Modernist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expressive Female Portrait in Red Watercolor Gouache French Modernist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4 x ...
Watercolor, Gouache
French Market Scene With Figures Stalls and Awnings Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene With Figures Stalls and Awnings Modernist Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4...
Watercolor, Gouache
$166Sale 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
$2,390Sale Price|33% Off
Children Playing in the Park, Oil on Canvas, Figurative, 38x46 cm Barcelona
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) - Barcelona - Oil on canvas Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frameless. Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. After starting his artistic training at the age of nine, Gil Sala entered the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where he had as teachers Felix Mestres and Vicente Borrás. Already in 1930, being still almost an apprentice, he obtained the bronze medal of the School, and in 1936 he won by contest a scholarship to make a study trip through Spain. Those were the difficult moments of the outbreak of the Civil War and thanks to the help of the sculptor Mariano Benlliure...
Canvas, Oil
Pennsylvania Farm
By Marion Butler Ewald
Located in North Clarendon, VT
A beautiful Pennsylvania Farm painted by Marion Butler Ewald. Strong, bright and bold. Her career was short but her impact was impressive. 18" x 16" sight, 22.5" x 20.5" framed, oil ...
Oil
Menton Street Scene With Palm Tree and Cafe Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Street Scene With Palm Tree and Cafe Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6.25...
Watercolor, Gouache
Mediterranean Courtyard with Arched Gateway and Stone Buildings Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Courtyard with Arched Gateway and Stone Buildings Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size...
Watercolor, Gouache
Tranquil Mountain Lake and Hillside Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Tranquil Mountain Lake and Hillside Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card unframed Size (H x W): 14.75 x 7.75 inches Signed low...
Watercolor
Cyclists Racing On Velodrome Track French Modernist Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cyclists Racing On Velodrome Track French Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H ...
Watercolor, Gouache
Low Horizon Coastal Landscape With Distant Trees Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Low Horizon Coastal Landscape With Distant Trees Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card unframed Size (H x...
Watercolor
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Pastel of Beachgoers with Sailboat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Pastel of Beachgoers with Sailboat by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 12.5 inches (heig...
Pastel
$1,075
"Triptych " Blåvand" Boy with a kite." Original impressionistic painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this exuberant acrylic creation, I sought to capture the essence of joyous freedom. The figure stands at the cusp of land and sea, immersed in the dance of wind and waves. Each br...
Canvas, Acrylic
Gondolas on a Venetian Backwater, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1920s
Located in St. Albans, GB
Albert Ferdinand DUPRAT Signed bottom right A. Duprat This painting is absolutely beautiful, ideal for lovers of Venice, to make a gift! Our panel is a work that excellently express...
Oil
Memories Of Summer. Impressionism, oil painting, still life, flowers, shell, hat
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is a warm and nostalgic still life, conveying the atmosphere of a serene summer day. A straw hat, wild flowers in a vase and a seashell give the viewer a feeling of pea...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Hilltop Village with Terracotta Roofs French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village with Terracotta Roofs French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5...
Watercolor
Medieval Village Street Scene Southwest France Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Medieval Village Street Scene Southwest France Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5...
Watercolor
Abstract Figurative Interior Still Life With Bottle Flowers and Seated Figure
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Figurative Interior Still Life With Bottle Flowers and Seated Figure Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor, Gouache
Paintings Early 20th century - Venice views in pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MIRO LLEO Gaspar (1859-1930) Venice Views in Pair Oils on canvas signed low right Old frames gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 65 X 50 cm (each) D...
Oil