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.
Poppies Of The Rhine Valley. Impressionism, landscape painting, flowers, Swiss
Located in Oslo, NO
"In my paintings I capture the wild beauty of a blooming field where the vibrant red of the poppies shines." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "The oil paints allow me to de...
Oil
$1,486Sale Price|20% Off
HUGE 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Lush Green Garden View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French painter, Huguett...
Oil
$24,070
Temps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape circa 1904 by French Post Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of Mereville, a former commune in the Essonne department in Île...
Oil, Board
"Marina in the French Riviera" Post-Impressionist Sea Shore Boats Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This work by Lucien Adrion is a wonderful representation of his Post-Impressionist works at the seashore by the French Riviera. Using a bright palette of colors, Adrion executes this piece with much attention to detail with many boats situated along the marina. There are palm trees and buildings placed in the distance, as we can feel the warmth of the sun contrasted with the cool breeze of the water. The boats are wonderfully executed by the artist in a very whimsical way that leaves us with an essence of enjoyment from that sunny day at the marina. As this tourist destination was a favorite of the artist to find inspiration and highly attractive subjects and compositions to represent, we can find several of his works like this subject and others. The piece is signed by the artist lower left and it comes housed in a French giltwood frame with linen liner and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 19 x 23.5 inches Frame measures 27 x 32 inches Lucien Adrion was born May 25, 1889 in Strasbourg, France. He was a French Post-Impressionist painter, draftsman, and printmaker known for his depictions of the French countryside and beaches, as well as Parisian life including landscape, still life, figure, and landmarks paintings. He began his initial studies in Strasbourg as a technical draughtsman. In 1907, at the age of 18, he left his hometown Strasbourg and traveled to Paris, where he found employment in a large drafting company to work as a fashion illustrator. Adrion changed his mind upon arrival and rather than working for a large company, he decided to peruse his artistic career by traveling to London, Munich, and Frankfurt. As the World War broke out he had to go to Berlin, where he studied as an engraver with Hermann Struck, who was also the teacher of Marc Chagall. He remained in Berlin until the war ended and after the demobilization, Lucien would study engraving under Franz Ritter von Struck...
Canvas, Oil
Belle Epoque Post Impressionist oil painting by French artist Ludovic Vallee
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm. It has an inscription on the reverse...
Oil, Board
Fine Antique French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Children Picnic in Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Picnic in the Park by Jeanne LOURIER-DREYFUS (French 1872-1955) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 24 inches canvas: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France ...
Oil, Canvas
$742Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence Painting Joyful Green Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed and dated 46' From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed meas...
Watercolor
$462Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Pastel Landscape with Cows Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Pastel Landscape with Cows Grazing by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 6.25 inches (heig...
Pastel
"Flower Still Life" Post-Impressionism French Oil Painting of Colorful Flowers
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical bouquet of flowers in a white vase resting on a table with a multicolored background. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner with uniq...
Oil, Board
$566Sale Price|20% Off
French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x ...
Watercolor
Lovely Oakland California Historical House Painting, “Fruitvale” Albert Pennoyer
Located in Baltimore, MD
Albert Sheldon Pennoyer was born in Oakland, California in 1888. He was the son of a prosperous merchant who owned a store known as Taft And Pennoyer. At a young age, the family mov...
Oil
$57,288
Course d'Obstacles - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures and animals in landscape circa 1955 by French post impressionist painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts a view of horses and their riders at a s...
Canvas, Oil
$16,963Sale Price|20% Off
Children Bathing by a Rocky Shore, Skagen, 1892
Located in Stockholm, SE
Paul Graf (1866–1903), Swedish Children Bathing by a Rocky Shore, 1892 signed Graf and indistinctly dated 1892 oil on canvas mounted on panel unframed 139 × 175 cm (54.7 × 68.9 in)...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$693Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Fishermen in Blue Smocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishermen in Blue Smocks French Post-Impressionist artist, signed 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 14.5 x 15 inches board: 11.5 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection,...
Oil
$1,210Sale Price|20% Off
Winter In Paris Along The Seine French Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris In Winter by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches Colors: Grey colors, blue, beige, brown, black ...
Canvas, Oil
$456Sale Price|20% Off
Pont Neuf Paris River Seine Bridge French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Pont Neuf Paris River Seine Bridge French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W...
Watercolor
$935Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Coastal Path in Monaco with Vibrant Cactus and Blooming Flowers Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monaco Street Scene Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed watercolour on artist paper inscribed verso painting : 13 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of ...
Watercolor
$612Sale Price|20% 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...
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
“The Pantheon, Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Structure: The Panthéon, a neoclassical monument, dominates the scene. Setting: A Parisian street with people and buildings creates a city atmosphere. The artwork is an oil paintin...
Canvas, Oil
$797Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Vineyard Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed inscribed verso From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed me...
Watercolor
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Mountain Landscape" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas of Church & Village
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. But als...
Canvas, Oil
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
$1,130Sale Price|20% Off
Spring Twitter. Horizontal, floral, pink, impressionism, acrylic painting
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of spring awakening with the bright, dynamic composition "Spring Twitter". This expressive work is filled with the freshness of flowering trees and...
Canvas, Acrylic
$594Sale Price|20% Off
Lakeside Mountain Landscape French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Lakeside Mountain Landscape French Modernist Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 ...
Watercolor
$1,450
'California Cove, Orange County', Laguna Beach Art Association, Chouinard
By Helen Hafer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Helen Hafer' (American, 1913-2003) and with artist label verso. This listed California artist, Hafer studied at the Chouinard Institute in Los Angeles, and priv...
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
$894
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
$980
Splash, Mixed Media, Modern Seascape Gestures in Black and White on Paper, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,295
Paris, Montmartre In the Snow, Cabaret au Lapin Agile After Maurice Utrillo
Located in Cotignac, FR
Paris, Montmartre in the snow, the Cabaret au Lapin Agile favourite of Picasso, Modigliani and Utrillo, late mid century French oil on board by Jean Mesturini. The painting is signed...
Oil
$1,204Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting by Georges PACOUIL (1903-1996) French circa 1950 signed lower front corner oil on canvas canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches provenance: private collection,...
Oil, Canvas
French Rural Track Landscape Watercolor Open Countryside Scene Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Rural Track Landscape Watercolor Open Countryside Scene Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 26 x 26 in...
Watercolor
$632Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Chateau Hidden In The Olive Grove Mid Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 19 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
$396Sale Price|50% Off
Vintage Still Life Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas in Gilt Frame
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Mid Century still life oil painting on canvas, signed in the bottom right and dated 1953. This is an unusual and stylishly simplistic painting but delightfully charismatic. A ruffl...
Oil
$715Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Lady Pretty Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed and dated 39' oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
Oil
"Playing Checkers" Post-Impressionist of a Mexican Village Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical townscape of a Mexican village with a couple playing checkers near the road. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting ...
Oil, Canvas
Beyond Time
Located in Zofingen, AG
The canvas reveals the flawless architecture of nature, hidden beneath its outer layer. It captures the moment when the superfluous fades away, exposing a delicate yet resilient foun...
Canvas, Acrylic
$883
Morning in Ventimiglia. Oil landscape Painting, Post-Impressionist, 30x40 cm
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was painted from life in the summer of 2025, from the balcony of the apartment where the artist stayed while traveling in Italy. The landscape is imbued with an atmosph...
Canvas, Oil
$647Sale Price|43% Off
Mediterranean Harbor Oil Painting Marina Boats Port Coastal Landscape 1990s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Marina Harbor Boats Coastal Oil Painting Port Landscape Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (Spanish, 1931–2015) Title: Marina Date: circa 199...
Canvas, Oil, Board
“Young Woman with Pink Hat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a young woman in a pink hat by the well known American portrait artist, Lawton Silas Parker. Signed by the artist lower right. Circa 1920. Condit...
Canvas, Oil
"Mother & Child" Post-Impressionist Interior Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming oil painting depicting an interior scene of a mother and child reading together while sitting on a table round table with a mantel, and a window on the background with the...
Canvas, Oil
"Mother and Child in the Garden by the Coast" Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a coastal view with a Mother and Child seated by the flowers in the grass with a camisole umbrella. This piece is an excellent example of...
Canvas, Oil
Summer Silence. Horizontal, mountains, Switzerland, poppies, flowers
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Summer Silence", made in oil on canvas, measuring 70x60 cm, conveys the atmosphere of a warm and peaceful June in Switzerland. The painting depicts a landscape with a v...
Canvas, Oil
$414Sale Price|20% Off
Shadows of the Old Alley, Post-Impressionist Gouache Landscape, 2010+
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork masterfully captures a serene autumn landscape, immersing the viewer in its warm, earthy tones. A winding path cuts through a forest, dappled with sunlight filtering thr...
Paper, Gouache
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$883
Peaceful Atmosphere on Lake Constance. Landscape, small, beach, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Peace on Lake Constance" was created in the open air on Lake Constance in 2023. There is nothing in the picture that could disturb the peace and tranquility. The blue a...
Oil
French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 14.5 x 10.75 inche...
Watercolor
"Pathway to the Farm" Post-Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical landscape of a countryside pathway crossing through the town with the village houses on the left side with a wooden fence next to it, and across a l...
Canvas, Oil
Fleurs dans le Jardin - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas laid on board landscape by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This piece depicts a garden in bloom in summer. Signature: Signed l...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$693Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence Painting French Bright Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed measurements: 8 x ...
Watercolor
$1,347Sale Price|20% Off
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
$26,000
Haystack with Resting Figures, Exhibited, Scottish Colourist c1920
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Scottish artist John Maclauchlan Milne, RSA, (1885-1957) is a contemporary of Scottish Colourists Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter. Like the...
Canvas, Oil
Le Vaudeville by Antoine Blanchard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antoine Blanchard 1910-1988 French Le Vaudeville Signed "Antoine Blanchard" (lower right) Inscribed, signed and titled "Paris 1900 / A. Blanchard / Le Vaudeville" (en verso) Oil o...
Canvas, Oil
Severin Nilson Children in Meadow Oil Painting Swedish Impressionism
Located in Stockholm, SE
Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Children in a Flower Meadow signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on board laid on panel unframed 25 × 18 cm (9.8 × 7.1 in) framed 32.5 × 26.5 cm ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
"Interior Scene of Woman in Paris" Post-Impressionism Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an interior scene of a woman seated at an apartment in Paris with a window that overlooks the city and an iconic church with the artist's reflection in the armo...
Canvas, Oil
$764Sale Price|20% Off
Sunflowers in Vase 1950's English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflowers in Vase English Impressionist artist, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 23.5 inches canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private colle...
Oil, Canvas
Provence Hilltop Village Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.25 x 30 i...
Watercolor, Gouache
$1,250
Messages in Salty Drops, Contemporary Marina, Gray Tones, Art Brut Style, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Paper, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Jane Simone Bussy (1906–1960) Bloomsbury Group Associations
Located in Holywell, GB
Jane Simone Bussy (1906–1960) Bloomsbury Group Associations An engaging oil painting of the Edinburgh skyline by the French artist Jane Simone Bussy, niece of Bloomsbury Group found...
Oil
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Rabbits in Rome, colorful abstract with rabbits, architecture, hot pink blue
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A narrative landscape, suggesting a collision of art, history, and phantasm. Oil paint, collage, mixed media on panel. references Guggenheim, Roman colosseum
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
New England Town Scene Oil Painting by listed artist Emile Gruppe (1896-1978)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Emile Albert Gruppe was a very well known Cape Ann, Massachusetts painter who founded his own Gruppe Summer School in 1942. He was born in Rochester, NY in 1896 and studied at the A...
Oil