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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"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
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
Fault Line, series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
A haunting blend of red and black, this abstract piece evokes a sense of mystery and depth, reminiscent of gothic architecture. Abstract Expressionism, dark hues, mystery, abstract f...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Abbaye de Royaumont French Abbey Reflected in Garden Pool
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abbaye de Royaumont French Abbey Reflected in Garden Pool Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.75 x 8.25 inches Signed: T...
Watercolor
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
Family Picnic With Children Eating Fruit Beneath Sunlit Tree French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Family Picnic Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39.5 x 39.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Signed and inscr...
Oil
Abstract Beach Diptych, Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1990s
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Beach Diptych in Oil on Canvas Abstract surfer, Bay Area figurative school, by M. Prince (American, 20th C). Expressive and exciting with brig...
Canvas, Oil
Dissolving Landscape, Lyrical Abstract Painting, Mid-20th Century
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on panel, unsigned. This luminous painting presents a landscape poised between figuration and abstraction, in which architectural forms, vegetation and reflections seem to emerg...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sleepy Provence Tow in Lush Green Landscape Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed paper: 9.5 x 13 inches very good condition provenance: the artists estate, France Josine ...
Oil
French Street Market Scene Colourful Figures Stalls and Sunlit Architecture
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Street Market Scene Colourful Figures Stalls and Sunlit Architecture Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9...
Watercolor
Sunlit Courtyard with Stone Arch and Balcony Italian Village Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Courtyard with Stone Arch and Balcony Italian Village Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25...
Watercolor
French Hilltop View of Forcalquier Mid Century Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop View of Forcalquier Mid Century Watercolour Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
$511
Contemporary impressionist expressive floral purple irises painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Vibrant blooms of purple irises" belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,046
A Secret Of Two. Portrait, figurative, Venice, carnival, mask, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
Large horizontal acrylic painting, impressionist, Venice, carnival, masks In "Secret of Two," acrylic on canvas and sand, 60 x 80 cm, by Swiss artist Anna Shesterikova, the enigmati...
Acrylic
Old Provence Church Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Church Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour and ink on paper, unframed painting: 12.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very goo...
Watercolor, Ink
"What about stereotypes?" 3 in the triptych. Decorative social art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The third work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Stone Bridge Village Scene Watercolour French Post Impressionist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Stone Bridge Village Scene Watercolour French Post Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 7.2...
Watercolor
French Hilltop Village Path Sunlit Houses Terracotta Roofs and Blue Sky
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Path Sunlit Houses Terracotta Roofs and Blue Sky Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.75 ...
Watercolor
"Two"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
En plein air painting in Hutsulland, in the heart of Bukovel, during the All-Ukrainian plein air dedicated to the memory of the Ukrainian artist Opanas Zalyvakha. I was especially i...
Canvas, Oil
Sunlit Street with Figure French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Street with Figure French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 9.5 x 7.75 inch...
Watercolor
Coastal Pier and Harbour Structures at Low Tide Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Coastal Pier and Harbour Structures at Low Tide Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card unframed Size (H x W): 5.5 x 11 inches ...
Watercolor
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Sacre Couer Montmartre Paris Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Montmartre, Paris French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1950's indistinctly signed oil on board, framed in original Montparnasse style frame framed: 15.5 x 13.5 inches board: 10.7...
Oil
$1,364Sale Price|20% Off
On The Shore. Oil painting, horizontal, lake, children, turquose
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "On The Shore" captures a moment of fleeting childhood. The artist masterfully conveys a random episode from life - two children sitting on the shore of a lake in the wa...
Canvas, Oil
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
$2,800
Guido Borgianni Venice
Located in San Francisco, CA
Guido Borgianni: 1915-2011. Well listed Italian Painter with Auction results over. $3600. He is best known for these heavy impasto colorful works of scenes around Italy. The scene is...
Oil
Judaica Meditative Rabbi at Prayer in Nature, Large Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Jewish Elder , Judaic Prayer Surface: Board Country: United States signed lower left Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a rang...
Oil, Board
1950's Colorful French Impressionist Flower Garden Archway Signed Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Jardin by Gaston ANDRE (1884-1970) titled verso signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 32 inches canvas: 20 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, Loire Valley, France Co...
Oil, Canvas
Hameau de Loy Riverside Village French Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Hameau de Loy Riverside Village French Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6 x 8.75 in...
Watercolor
$545Sale Price|20% Off
Original Fauvist Male Portrait Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Figurative Art XX
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Original Fauvist Male Portrait Oil Painting, Catalan Modernist Figurative Art Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Title: Portrait of a Man Date: circa 1980 Medium: Oil on canvas...
Canvas, Oil
Promenade Le Havre Harbor French 1950s Framed Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Fred Pailhès
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Alfred Henri Pailhès. French ( b.1902 - d.1991 ). Rendez-Vous Des Havrais Pour Leur Promenade Dominicale. Oil On Panel. Signed Lower Left. Image size 12.4 inches x 15.6 inches ( 31.5...
Oil, Board
Large Early 20th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas, The Houseboat on a Canal
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large early 20th Century Dutch oil on canvas genre river view by C van der Maas. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a patinated gilt and 'bronzed' frame with a wh...
Canvas, Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mosaïc style by Charles Auguste Humbert - Oil on canvas 80x100 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with original frame Total size with frame 110x90 cm Charles Auguste Humbert, born in 1891 in Geneva and died in 1958, was a Swiss artist, mainly known for his w...
Oil
"Smoke and Mirrors" Fauvist Oil Portrait of a Woman
By Sarena Rosenfeld
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant fauvist portrait of a woman by Sarena Rosenfeld (American, b. 1940), 1995. The piece is close cropped on the woman's face, with a bold red and blue background framing her. Th...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Watercolor Landscape Depicting Correze Valley Rolling Hills
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Corrèze Valley at Aubazine signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 8 x 10.5 inches inscribed verso condition: ...
Watercolor
Mid Century French Charcoal Portrait of a Thoughtful Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 26 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso...
Charcoal, Pencil
Nude Breast Portrait of A Female with Black Hair French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overal...
Oil
French Village Street Scene with Café and Market Stall Provençal Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Street Scene with Café and Market Stall Provençal Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
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
$409Sale 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
Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Double Bass and Cello Duet Musicians Performing Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed Size (H x W)...
Watercolor
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
“On the Balcony”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas of a beautiful girl wearing a summer hat seated at a table overlooking the water. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Done in a post impressionist st...
Canvas, Oil
Vaucluse Vineyard Landscape with Terracotta Farmhouses French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vaucluse Vineyard Landscape with Terracotta Farmhouses French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.2...
Watercolor
Seeds of Naivety. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A work from the series "The House That Isn't There" The work addresses a state of inner wholeness and stability — a space that remains intact despite external noise and the hustle a...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,634Sale Price|20% Off
English Farmhouse - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by William Henry Innes
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...
Oil Pastel, Board
Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
Mediterranean Sunlit Street Church Tower White Buildings Plant Pot Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Sunlit Street Church Tower White Buildings Plant Pot Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W):...
Watercolor
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
Menton French Riviera Market Scene Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton French Riviera Market Scene Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8.75 inches Inscribed lower right “Menton” Condition: Good overall. Vibrant colour and clear definition with slight surface wear consistent with age. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate. Description: A radiant and expressive market scene from Menton, on France’s sun-soaked Riviera, by Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929). This mid-century watercolour bursts with colour and movement — an open-air stall brimming with fruit and flowers rendered in glowing tones of yellow, orange, and crimson. Neveu’s use of quick, confident brushstrokes and layered washes captures both the vitality of Mediterranean life and the immediacy of plein air painting. The cart’s deep green and the terracotta of the awning contrast beautifully with the sunlit street, creating a dynamic play of shadow and brightness that evokes the warmth and rhythm of a summer morning. This piece demonstrates Neveu’s ability to distil the essence of a moment — his modernist minimalism balancing structure with spontaneity. A perfect addition for collectors who love French Riviera art...
Watercolor
Italian Lakeside Harbour Boats Mountains and Villa Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Italian Lakeside Harbour Boats Mountains and Villa Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 9.75 inch...
Watercolor
Les Marines French Riviera Harbour with Sailboats and Distant Mountains
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Les Marines French Riviera Harbour with Sailboats and Distant Mountains Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4.25 x 5.75 in...
Watercolor
$1,780
A rustic chapel, natural earth tones, devotional objects and saint figures
Located in Norwich, GB
Here is your chance to have your own private chapel with devotional objets and saint figures - in the form of this lovely painting by Joseph Bergès (1878-1956). Berges was born in the South East of France in the Pyrenees, not far from the Spanish border. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Toulouse, he was accepted at the Paris Academy. However, although his career took him to Paris, a remained very much attached to his homeland, a pious, rustic area with many chapel such as the one he portrayed here. Having studied with the Masters Eugène Cormon and Léon Bonnat , Bergès exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1907. He was obtained a second Grand Prix de Rome in 1908 for the painting The Death...
Canvas, Oil
Expansive French Countryside with Distant Horizon Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expansive French Countryside with Distant Horizon Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
$2,501
Mending the Fish Nets, Post Impressionist Marine Scene, Les Remailleures
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th century oil on board of two ladies mending fishing nets by Nguyen Van BINH-CIRLOT. The painting is signed and located top right and presented in a gilt patinated wood frame...
Oil
Mountain Landscape with Lake
By Oscar Lycke
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Mountain Landscape with Lake oil on canvas laid on masonite 18 x 27 cm (7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in) 28 x 37 cm (11 x 14 5/8 in) Provenance: Acquired...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Moth
Located in Zofingen, AG
An intoxicating illusion of feminine presence unfolds as a state in which attraction requires no effort. The subtle scent of fruit, like a pheromone, blends sensations and dissolves...
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sunlit Hillside Village With Stone Path And Golden Homes Vue French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Hillside Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 29 x 24 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance...
Oil
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
Fishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Fishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.75 x 5.75 inch...
Watercolor
$500Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Lachaud, "the Evening Cocotte" - Kitchen Still Life.
Located in Firenze, IT
Jean Lachaud, "The evening cocotte - Kitchen Still Life." Oil on canvas, Dimensions : 41 x 33 cm (without frame) Signed lower right: Jean Lachaud Inscription on the stretcher: "Il...
Canvas, Oil