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.
Naked Woman by Fireplace, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Early 20th Century
By Aloys Hugonnet
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas depicting an intimate female nude seated before a fireplace, signed Aloys Hugonnet, a French artist working within the post-Impressionist and early modern figurative t...
Oil
"Triptych " Blåvand" Waves of the North sea ." Original impressionistic painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I sought to capture the raw, untamed energy of the sea, using impasto strokes to give life to the waves. The frothy whites, deep blues, and earthy tones merge in a ...
Canvas, Acrylic
'Steam Ships' Colourful Energetic painting of figures, harbour, cars, boats
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed size: 23" x 29" 'Steam Ships' is a joyful celebration of Britain's rich maritime heritage, brought to life through the unmistakable energy and imagination of Simeon Stafford....
Canvas, Oil
$413Sale Price|20% Off
"Boat station" Iriginal impressionistic landscape. Impasto oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
With each stroke of my brush, I infused life into this canvas, capturing the vivacity of the harbor. The play of light on water, the dance of colors, and the serene boats all convers...
Canvas, Oil
$162Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Portrait Seated Figures with Hat and Loose Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated figure Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 12 (height) x 8.5 (width) Condition: G...
Ballpoint Pen
$1,999Sale Price|20% Off
Huge French Impressionist Signed Oil The Luberon Provence Hilltop Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Luberon Hilltop Perched Village French Impressionist artist, signed lower corner, inscribed verso dated 2016 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39.5 inches provenance: private...
Oil, Canvas
$2,647Sale Price|20% Off
La Place des Vosges Paris Gardens 1960’s French Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Place des Vosges, Paris Avery thicklynpainted impasto oil of this famous landmark square in Paris by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canv...
Oil
$1,647Sale 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
Music Of Love. Acrylic painting, large format, horizontal semi-abstract, girl.
Located in Oslo, NO
"Music of Love" is a decorative painting for music lovers and connoisseurs. A world visible only to the inner eye is created around the young pianist, born of her inspired playing. Y...
Acrylic
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
$26,000
Came the Dawn
By Alec Montroy
Located in New York, NY
Alec Montroy paints a lone figure walking down an empty city street between the marquees of Broadway theaters as gray pre-dawn light diffuses across the sky in his artwork entitled, ...
Canvas, Oil
“Long River View”
By John Clymer
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful, original oil on canvas landscape painting by the well known British artist, John Clymer. Signed lower right. Circa 1975. Condition is excellent. Post Impressionist sty...
Canvas, Oil
$1,722
Copenhagen. Horizontal, Landscape Paintings, impressionism, oil, river, houses
Located in Oslo, NO
"I visited Copenhagen in 2019 and was amazed by Nyhavn, the city's landmark, full of restaurants, ships and people." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "The colorful histori...
Oil
$1,102
Still life with fruits nature morte oil painting traditional Impressionism art
Located in Oslo, NO
Still Life with Fruit and Grapes is an intimate, atmospheric painting that invites quiet contemplation. Soft, muted greys and subtle lilac tones in the background gently contrast wit...
Canvas, Oil
$608
«Winter Brenna 1» Original impressionistic painting. Vertical winter landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
In this impressionistic oil painting, I've embraced the quiet solitude of winter. Through textured brushstrokes, I capture the stillness of snow-laden landscapes, the dance of bare b...
Oil Pastel, Oil, Bamboo Paper
$697Sale Price|20% Off
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
The Mood of the Night Oil on Canvas Portrait, Impressionistic, Large
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I've captured the poignant interplay of shadow and light, with oil paint bringing every emotion to the surface. This artwork blends fine art with expressive s...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Arles - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Elisee Maclet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Elisee Maclet. The work depicts a view of the coastal city of Arles in the South of France from the wat...
Canvas, Oil
$878
American ORIGINAL impressionist 60s oil painting BEACH SUNSET Michael J W Green
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Michael John William Green (1929-2002) East African / British Title: "Time & Space - Landscape No. 1" (1967) Medium: oil on board Size: 60cm x 44cm inclusive of frame Con...
Oil
Panorame d'Eze, Cote d'Azur
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20 x 24 inches Framed size: 28.5 x 31.75 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
$459Sale Price|27% 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
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Carnival Evening at the Town Fun Fair French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Carnival Evening oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This lively oil painting ...
Canvas, Oil
Fauve Still Life with Flowers - Early Female Artist
Located in Miami, FL
This colorful painting by Eleanor Parke Custis is in the spirit of Louis Valtat and the Fauves. The subject of flowers in the foreground is repeated in the backdrop. It straddles the line between abstraction and representation. Signed lower right - Work is framed. Eleanor Parke Custis studied in Corcoran School of the Arts and Design under Edmund C. Tarbell and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Henry B. Snell. Initially, she began her art career as a painter, creating watercolors. Custis created illustrations for Scribner's Magazine, Harper's, Doubleday, Harcourt. She started to take photographs in her youth, using a Brownie camera...
Gouache, Board
$1,023Sale Price|89% Off
Mid 20th Century Large French Signed Oil Painting - Summer Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed lower left corner, dates to circa 1950's-60's period. Title: Bright & colorful still life of flowers in a terracotta vase. Medi...
Oil
Frost. Abstract large painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Frost is a visualization of the moment when nature's rhythm transitions into a state of structural stillness. The painting explores the vibration of cold: through a delicate web of w...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue snow" Original large square landscape. Impasto oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil on canvas, I captured a quiet village blanketed in snow, basking in the serene blue of winter's touch. The textured strokes and impressionistic style evoke the crisp air ...
Canvas, Oil
$734Sale Price|20% Off
Quiet Sunlit Grand Plaza Square in Nice France Vintage French Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nice Grand Plaza Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) watercolour on artist paper painting : 13 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of France, Condition: very go...
Watercolor
$3,187Sale Price|20% Off
Scottish Highland Seascape Shoreline Impasto Painting by Royal Society Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Scottish Highland Seascape Shoreline Impasto Painting of An Teallach, Gruinard Bay, Wester Ross by Royal Society Artist, Sheila Macleod Robertson RSMA, SWA. Presented in a vintage wo...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Board
$10,000
Introspective Woman / Actress on Movie Set. Mid Century Art, Female Illustrator
By Lorraine Fox
Located in Miami, FL
Lorraine Fox was an American illustrator and commercial artist who illustrated magazines, book covers, and advertisements. Among the magazines, she illustrated for were Woman's Day, ...
Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Pencil
Post Impressionist Sunset in Paris, La Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
Located in Cotignac, FR
Paris street scene, view to Sacre Coeur, mid century oil on canvas. The painting is signed bottom right (as yet undeciphered). This captivating painting effortlessly captures the ch...
Canvas, Oil
$605Sale Price|20% Off
Harbour Street Scene Brittany Coastal Village French Modernist Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Harbour Street Scene Brittany Coastal Village French Modernist Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5...
Watercolor
$918Sale Price|20% Off
French Post Impressionist Floral Still Life Terracotta Vase Cottard Fossey
By Louise Jeanne Cottard-Fossey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Louise-Jeanne Cottard-Fossey (French, 1902–1983) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 18.5 x 15 inches (framed) Frame: Original frame Signature: Signed lower right Provenance: French ...
Oil
Castle on the beach
Located in Zofingen, AG
Castle on the Beach invites the viewer into a quiet coastal landscape where sunlight, sea, and stone exist in gentle balance. Inspired by the shores of Lloret de Mar, the work captur...
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Symphony of Conspiracy
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work reveals a coordinated influence built on synchronicity, rhythm, and a precisely shared mood. The outward brutality of the figures only intensifies the theatricality of the...
Acrylic
Pine Tree On The Riverbank. Small, horizontal landscape, plain air, Switzerland
Located in Oslo, NO
"In my work I have captured the powerful beauty of nature in oil paints." said Anna about this artwork. "Inspired by the Impressionism movement, vibrant colors and dynamic strokes fl...
Oil
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
“Seaside”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting titled “Seaside” by the well known German born artist, Suzanne Eisendieck. Signed by the artist lower right. Condition is excellent. Circa 1965. Don...
Canvas, Oil
“Flags on Fifth Avenue”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original recent acrylic on artist board painting of American flags flying on Fifth Avenue in New York City by the well known Hampton’s artist John Crimmins. Signed by the artist lowe...
Acrylic, Board
$1,404Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Industrial Landscape Grey Atmospheric Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Francis Biard (mid 20th century) titled verso signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 26.5 inches canvas: 21 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very goo...
Oil
$4,721
Busy Palermo Harbour, Sicily Sailing Cargo Ships Framed Oil Painting Circa 1930
By Paul Bret
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Paul Marie Léonce Bret. French ( b.1902 - d.1956 ). Unloading & Loading, Palermo Harbour, Sicily, Italy. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17.7 inches x 21.1 inches ( 45cm ...
Oil, Board
Boy Playing With A Red Ball
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Boy Playing With A Red Ball Oil on canvas 18x19in framed 23.5x24.5x1.5 in. Portrait painting depicting a seated child in an outdoor setting. Rendered in an Impressionistic style wi...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,458Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post Impressionist Still Life Oil Flowers & Artists Palette
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 18 inches Colors: Red colors, brown , yellow...
Canvas, Oil
$702Sale 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
Chuvash Amazon. Portrait of a girl, square, impressionism, children of the world
Located in Oslo, NO
From the "Children of the World" series. In this expressive work, the artist explores the theme of cultural memory and feminine strength, embodied in the image of the young heroine. Sunlight softly reflects off the metal coins on the girl's chest ornament, transforming them into shimmering reflections. The painting's theme is connected to the traditional Chuvash spring festival of Akatuy. Today is a special day for the young Chuvash girl Asya: she will be participating for the first time in an ancient festive rite—a girls' round dance. She is dressed in a festive chalkha costume made of white fabric, adorned with scarlet and dark blue embroidery. The geometric patterns harken back to ancient symbols of fertility, the sun, water, and feminine power. On her chest is a bib covered with coins and metal plates that ring like small bells when moved. The tall, conical headdress, called a tukhya, reminiscent of an ancient helmet...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$513Sale Price|20% Off
Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Forcalquier Landscape with Trees and Distant Hilltop Village French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W...
Watercolor
$572Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century French Ink and Wash Drawing of Sailboats Moored at Harbour With Mast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-Century French Ink and Wash Drawing of Sailboats Moored at Harbour With Masts by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Ink and wash on unframed paper Size: ...
Pen, Ink
A Sunny Day in New York City
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measuring 36" x 46" including the frame. Mr. Valery Tsarikovsky is an internationally respected artist known as Tsar - impressionism today, reflecting our environment vibrancy of the cities, harmony of any weather conditions, creating atmosphere of the present moment. Born in 1952 in Kiev (Ukraine), Val Tsar...
Oil
$516Sale Price|40% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Village Beach Scene Oil Painting Spanish Coastal Life art
By Francisco Carbonell Massabe
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mediterranean Fishing Boats Beach Scene Oil Painting Coastal Village Artist: Francisco Carbonell Massabé (1928, Spain) Title: Las Embarcadoras Día de Levante Date: c.1995 Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed and titled verso Condition: Good condition Frame: Unframed Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm Original Mediterranean coastal village scene by Catalan painter Francisco Carbonell Massabé depicting fishermen and small boats along a Levantine shoreline under changing sea light conditions. The composition captures everyday maritime life through a loose impressionist brushstroke and luminous chromatic palette characteristic of late twentieth century Catalan coastal painting. Figures, boats and architecture are integrated into a balanced atmospheric structure typical of plein-air Mediterranean tradition. Scenes representing working harbors and coastal communities form a central subject within Carbonell Massabé’s production and remain especially appreciated among collectors of Spanish regional landscape painting. An excellent decorative and collectible Mediterranean maritime composition suitable for residential interiors, coastal houses and curated European landscape painting collections. Francisco Carbonell Massabé (Barcelona, 1928) trained at La Llotja and the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona. His work focuses primarily on Mediterranean landscapes, ports and urban coastal scenes rendered through impressionist brushwork and light-sensitive chromatic structure. He exhibited widely across Spain and Europe including Paris, Munich and Palma de Mallorca, developing a recognizable body of work centered on Mediterranean atmosphere and everyday maritime life. This painting belongs to the Catalan Mediterranean landscape tradition connected with: Joaquim Mir Eliseu Meifrèn Santiago Rusiñol Ramon Pichot and later twentieth-century coastal impressionist painting...
Canvas, Oil
$367Sale Price|20% Off
Beach Scene Bathers Striped Tent Sunlit Shore and Figures Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Beach Scene Bathers Striped Tent Sunlit Shore and Figures Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 x 8....
Watercolor
Vase de Fleurs
By Leon Herbo
Located in Sheffield, MA
Leon Herbo Belgian, 1850-1907 Vase de Fleurs Oil on canvas 22 ½ by 18 in. W/frame 34 ½ by 30 in. Signed and dated 1906 Leon exhibited in Brussels, Munich, Gand, Cologne and Paris....
Oil
Joyful February. Original landscape painting. Gouache on paper Medium size
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures the serene beauty of a winter landscape with remarkable precision. The scene is dominated by a blanket of glistening snow, reflecting a spectrum of blues under ...
Paper, Gouache
$507Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Town Square with Café and Plane Trees Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Town Square with Café and Plane Trees Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 15.25 x 1...
Watercolor
The Last Lantern, series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this large vertical painting, I captured a single old European building emerging from the dark. Using a palette knife with fast, thin strokes, I focused on the deep burgundy and t...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Delight
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork explores the synthesis of sensory desires through the language of Pop Art and vibrant pattern play. By depersonalizing the scene—leaving only the coffee, milkshakes, and ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Scintillating Light: View from the Hills to the City, a winding path, Madrid
Located in Norwich, GB
A perfectly Impressionistic work with beautifully loose, almost pointillist brushstrokes, focussing on the scintillating light and the remote hilltop atmosphere. Artist Frans Hog...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,188Sale Price|20% Off
Autumnal Cergnes Stream Landscape French Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Stream by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches Colors: Green colors, black, brown, beige, grey...
Canvas, Oil
$2,526
“Ballerina in black leotard” .Original figurative oil painting .Vertical .
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a ballet dancer in a moment of introspection. The subject, seated gracefully, is adorned in a dark, form-fitting top contrasted by a delicate, translucent white...
Canvas, Oil
Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Henri-André Martin (1918–2004) — Notre-Dame de Paris, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1960. This elegant oil on canvas by French painter Henri-André Martin, created around 1960, depicts an evoca...
Canvas, Oil
$859Sale Price|20% Off
FERNAND AUDET (1923-2016) FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL - THE MATADOR & BULL FIGHT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Matador" by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) signed bottom left oil painting on board, unframed painting: 28.75 x 19.5 inches A fine 20th century oil paint...
Oil
"Snow Day Sledding" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A lively and colorful winter scene oil painting depicting a snowy hill by the village with people sledding and skiing with much depth and detail. Capturing a cozy winter magic scene,...
Oil, Board
$837Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Expressionist Oil Painting City Streets at Night
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Night time in the City signed by Léon Schwartz -Abrys ( 1905 - 1990) French School, expressionist oil on board, unframed board: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, P...
Oil