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.
"Parisian Street Scene Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the Arc de Triomphe busy street scene from the 20th Century with much life. The artist...
Canvas, Oil
'Field of Wild Poppies', American Impressionist, Woman Artist, Horticultural Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jane Chenoweth' for Jane Chenoweth (American, 20th century). Oil botanical showing a field of vermilion poppies with white and gold daisies contrasted against ...
Canvas, Oil
$139,000
Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gustaf Theodor Wallén (1860–1948) Swedish Afternoon Mood, c. 1886-1887 oil on canvas signed G.T.Wallén unframed 100 x 150 cm (39 ⅜ x 59 in) framed 130 x 180 cm (51 ⅛ x 70 ⅞ in) ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,410Sale Price|25% Off
Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture, Oil on Canvas, 60x73 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Framing: Unframed Signature:...
Oil
$2,291
“Winter sun” Horizontal landscape oil painting.Impressionism. Snow.Forest.
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork captures a serene winter landscape, where a dense forest of towering evergreens stands cloaked in glistening snow. The artist masterfully conveys the chill o...
Canvas, Oil
Before the Mirror
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting original oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002.) "Before the Mirror", is a large original oil on panel, signed, c.1957...
Oil
$35,146
Enfants au Maroc - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts two children walking along a path in a village in Morocco on sunny...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset Over a Meadow, Oil Painting on Canvas, Late 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present an exquisite painting by the Swedish artist Ferdinand Hernlund, depicting a serene sunset over a lush, flower-dotted meadow. This captivating work is a qu...
Canvas, Oil
$850
Abstract Ocean Painting, Textured Contemporary Seascape, in Yellow Tones, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Joyous Sea ” is a contemporary abstract artwork inspired by the fluid motion of ocean currents. Layers of teal, green, and yellow tones intertwine with flowing yellow lines, evoking...
Paper, Acrylic, Monotype
$657Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Scottish Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Farm in Highland Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Farm (inscribed verso) William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007): signed oil on board, framed framed: 14.5 x 18.5 inches board : 11.5 x 25 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private ...
Oil
Fine 1930's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit French Village Landscape with Trees and Mountains Oil Painting, Provence French School, 1930s signed lower right (indistinct) oil on canvas laid on board, unframed Board: 24 x...
Oil
Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Coastal Estuary with Distant Boats and Tidal Posts Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.75 x 11.7...
Watercolor, Gouache
Impressionist Autumn Landscape, Vadstena 1930 – Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This lively city view from Vadstena was executed over two consecutive days in late October 1930. Erik Tryggelin records the scene with remarkable immediacy, capturing the fleeting at...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$1,683
Mother and Child in Garden by Pierre Neveu French Figurative Signed Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother and Child in Garden by Pierre Neveu French Figurative Oil Painting by Pierre Neveu (1920–1998), French signed and dated 1955 lower right oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 29 x ...
Pastel, Color Pencil
$514Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Post-Impressionist landscape oil painting by French artist Omer Bouchery
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage landscape post-impressionist framed oil painting on thick board, signed in the bottom left and dated 1960. This is a bright and cheerful oil painting in a gold coloured wood...
Oil
"Nu" Impressionist Interior Seated Nude Female Figure Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-20th Century charming oil painting depicting a seated nude woman in a whimsical interior scene, Ducaire was known for her charming intimate figurative scenes portraying female ...
Oil, Canvas
Art Deco Model Nude Painting, Fauvist Style, Oil on Wood, Framed
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a deeply captivating scene of a nude figure reclining thoughtfully on a richly patterned sofa. The intricacy of the floral backdrop seamlessly merges with the f...
Oil, Wood
Menton French Riviera Rooftops Seascape Pastel Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton French Riviera Rooftops Seascape Pastel Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on thick paper, unframed Size (H...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil, Pastel
$856Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Mediterranean Harbor Scene Vibrant Coastal Village Boats Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mediterranean Harbor Scene French School, signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 20 x 24 inches Inscribed verso, dated 1974 Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very goo...
Canvas, Oil
$775Sale Price|20% Off
Fine British Impressionist Antique Oil Painting Scottish Highlands Coastal Inlet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Scottish Coastline by William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007): signed oil on board, framed framed: 17.5 x 23 inches board : 14 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection of this ar...
Oil
$17,876
Au Cafe - Montmarte - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Pierre de Belay
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figures in interior oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Pierre De Belay. The work depicts elegantly dressed women wearing blue hats sipping wine at a ...
Oil, Canvas
$960Sale Price|20% Off
"Lake and Mountains" by Henry Moreillon - Oil on Canvas - 50.5x65.5cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame ( 62 x 77 x 4 cm ) Henri Moreillon was a Swiss painter active during the 20th century, recognized for his evocative oil paintings that capture both urban and...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400Sale 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
$2,200Sale Price|37% Off
"Afternoon Ice Skate"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Marion Gray Traver. Signed lower left. Composition is done completely with a palette knife. Good condition. In original gold le...
Oil, Board
"La Place Dutertre a Montmartre" Impressionist Paris Scene Oil Painting Framed
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
Orange and Pink Dahlias Still Life Mid Century French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed double sided Size : 19.5 x 15.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pain...
Oil
$881
Front Garden With Pink Flowers. Flowers, horizontal, oil, landscape painting
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting is a memory of the beautiful flower beds of Los Angeles blooming before the fire." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "I have seen them when I visited LA in M...
Canvas, Oil
Cyclamen in Orange Pot In Blue Interior French Mid Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 18 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overal...
Oil
$942
ORIGINAL English Mid 20th Century IMPRESSIONIST WINTER Snow Scene NEWARK NOTTS.
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Peter Brannan RBA (1926-1994) British TITLE: “A Scene In The Snow Newark Nottinghamshire” SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 45cm x 34cm inclusive of frame CONDIT...
Oil
$1,292Sale Price|20% Off
Cote d'Azur Mediterranean Provencal Village South of France 20thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The South of France (Cagnes sur Mer?) by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have ...
Oil
Post-Impressionistic Painting From Saint Cloud, Paris, 1912 by Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Saint Cloud, 1912 oil on board board dimensions 40.5 x 32.5 cm frame 51.5 x 43.5 cm signed Dick Beer painted 1912 Exhibited: The Swedish-French Art Gallery, Memorial Exhibition, Catalog nr 5, 1942 Provenance: A private collection, Sweden Dick Beer (1893-1938) Dick Beer was born in London in 1893. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a Swedish painter from Stockholm who had a career mainly as a watercolour painter with motifs of horses from racetracks and fox hunts from the countryside. Barely fifteen years old, Dick Beer became an orphan and came to Sweden in 1907. Already in 1908-1909, he started at Althin's painting school in Stockholm. And later, at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1910-1912. His teachers were, among others, Gustaf Cederström, Oscar Björk and Alfred Bergström...
Oil, Board
Champ de ble - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a golden wheat field, contrasted against dark hills in the distance. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$705Sale Price|20% Off
Yachts in Quarten. impressionism, horizontal. Lake, mountains.Landscape Painting
Located in Oslo, NO
"This landscape painting was created on Lake Walensee, en plein-air." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "I really love depicting the yachts! For me they are a symbol of rela...
Oil
"Honfleur La Lieutenance" Pointillistic Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of The Lieutenancy, a prestigious building which sits at the entrance to the Vieux Bassin de Honfleur, which is a true witness to the history of the Norman port, ...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage post-impressionist painting of a woman by a pool after Richard E Miller
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A modern copy of the work by Richard E Miller by French artist, Arlette Berthelet-Auzolle (1928-2024) . A woman in a white dress and colourful navy blue shawl sits on the edge of a g...
Oil
Orchestra With Conductor Leading Musicians At A Bright Halle French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orchestra With Conductor Leading Musicians At A Bright Halle French Oil Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 36 x 29 inches Condition...
Oil
“View of Villefranche-sur-Mer” Raymond Thibesart Raymond Thibesart (1874-1968)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“View of Villefranche-sur-Mer” Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Oil on canvas, circa 1920s 24 x 32 1/2 (29 x 38 1/2 framed) inches Bathed in the soft and steamy light of the S...
Canvas, Oil
"In Trouville" Parisian Port Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of the Renee Theobald's works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. She was known for her charming compositions and with a passion to portray ...
Canvas, Oil
La table sur la terrasse au clair de lune by Henri Le Sidaner
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henri Le Sidaner 1862-1939 French La table sur la terrasse au clair de lune, Villefranche-sur-Mer (The Table on the Terrace in the Moonlight, Villefranche-sur-Mer) Signed "Le Sida...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Martiques South of France Vintage Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Martiques, South of France by Merio Ameglio (1897-1970) signed oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches board: 8.75 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very ...
Oil
$1,200Sale Price|45% Off
"In the Catskills"
By Paul Wesley
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Paul Wesley. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. Circa 1930. Condition: excellent. Provenance: A private estate, East ...
Oil, Board
$7,500
'Motif from Ibiza' Post-Impressionist Woman Artist, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Harriet Fischer' (Danish, 1890-1981); additionally signed, verso, dated 1951 and titled, 'Motiv fra Ibiza' Harriet Fischer grew up in a busy artist's studio whe...
Canvas, Oil
$1,683Sale Price|35% Off
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism
Located in Preston, GB
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism by Italian Artist, Mario Passoni (Italian, born 1927) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 23 ...
Canvas, Oil
"Automne 1931", Modernist Village Landscape with Church Spire
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 38,5 x 51,5 x 4 cm. Signed "L. Erzinger 1931" in the lower left corner. A beautifully expressive modernist landscape depicting a tranquil European village nes...
Oil, Cardboard
$970
School of Fish, Vertical Abstract Marina, Turquoise and Red Patterns on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This vibrant abstract composition evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping white forms drifting across turquoise and coral fields. ...
Paper, Acrylic
$409Sale Price|20% Off
Sonia Mervyn (1893 1977) British Impressionist Still Life Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Sonia Mervyn (1893-1977) British TITLE: "Still Life of White Peonies" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 65cm x 55cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETAIL: Studied under Ralph Todd at Regent Street School Of Art London. Exhibited at all the leading London galleries, including Beaux Arts and Leicester Galleries, RA, NEAC and had pictures toured by AB and Arts Council GB. Her work drew admiring letters from Sir Alfred Munnings, Sir Stanley Spencer, Dame Ethel Walker...
Oil
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of a Vintage Style Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided work Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pain...
Oil
Sir Matthew Smith CBE 'Still life with sculpture', oil on board, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (British, 1879 – 1959) Still life with sculpture oil on board 21.1/4 x 23.3/4 in. (54 x 60.3 cm.) Provenance: Removed with the contents of his Aix studio, by Marion Monay, tfor the aertistin early 1940, to Beauchene, the nearby house of fellow artist Harry Morton Colvile (1905-1992) Given by the artist toColvile in January 1946 along with otherstudio effects. Given by Colvile’s only child, Professor Georgiana Colvile (1943-2018) to the present owner circa 2000 Literature: Alice Keene, ‘The Two Mr Smiths, The Life and Works of Matthew Smith’, 1995, pp.61,65,70 & 128 When in early 1940 Smith went back to Aix to pack up and close his studio there and send back to London all the paintings possible, the residue was hidden (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.61,65 &70) in various locations around Aix by Marion Monay, a good deal at Beauchene the house of his and her friend Harry Colvile who had been Monay’s lover prior to Smith (see Literature, Keene 1995, p.59) In 1946 with the war over, Smith went to Aix to retrieve all he could manage to ship back to England but what he had to leave at Beauchene he give to Colvile, including the clay female...
Oil, Board
$942Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Vibrant Fauvist Landscape of a Village Scene Richly Textured
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Fauvist Landscape oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This vibrant mid-20th-ce...
Oil
" Ninfee " stagmp con ninfee colorate Olio su tela cm. 100 x 120 anno 1990
By Anna Sogno
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissima colorata opera , stagno di ninfee Artista Italiana ANNA SOGNO
Canvas, Oil
Malta Valletta Harbour Coastal Cityscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Malta Valletta Harbour Coastal Cityscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (...
Watercolor, Gouache
$856Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Floral Still Life Pink Red Roses in Brown Vase Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Still Life signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 1941 Canvas : 20 x 26 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description:...
Canvas, Oil
Afternoon sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
The image of a house recurs throughout my work and is closely connected to a personal sense of longing and search. More than ten years ago, I left the place where I was born and sinc...
Cardboard, Acrylic
$10,557Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life of Flowers in Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's art floral oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted successful Russian born female artist Nadia Benois. Benois came to England and settled in L...
Oil
$2,726Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape from the North of Sweden by Swedish Artist Otto Lindberg, 1926
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg was a Swedish artist born in Söderhamn in 1880. Lindberg was known for his landscapes and marine paintings. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm an...
Canvas, Oil
French Market Stall Scene With Figures Under Awning Modern Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Stall Scene With Figures Under Awning Modern Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4.25...
Watercolor, Gouache
Au Pied mon Arbre
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Born in 1870 in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, a beautiful island off the coast of La Rochelle, Jean Franck Baudoin was immersed in the world of art from an early age. His father was a sculptor who worked from a studio in Paris and realizing his son’s latent talents sent him there to live with his uncle. Just nineteen, he became heavily influenced by the Impressionist painters, particularly Monet, Degas and Van Gogh. Although he was already painting, his family thought it wise to get him some formal training. To this end, he enrolled at the Academie Julian where he counted William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury amongst his teachers and Marcel Baschet and Henri Royer...
Canvas, Oil
$970
Between the Depths, Textured Abstract Marine, Coastal Layered Mixed Media, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This layered abstract painting evokes an indefinite seascape, where shifting bands of color and gestural line work suggest movement, depth, and natural rhythm. Built through a comple...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,115
Winter Mood. City, winter, impressionism, horizontal, design, oil painting.
Located in Oslo, NO
"In this painting I depicted a place in our town where I often walk with my dog." said Anna about this artwork. "After a heavy snowfall, a fabulous transformation happened to nature!...
Canvas, Oil
$822Sale Price|56% Off
Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean sea
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on canvas Oil size 60x73 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at t...
Canvas, Oil