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.
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape, Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella Title: Parque de Montjuich Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 73 × 9...
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
Coucher de Soleil - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgranges
By Jeanne Selmershein-Desgrange
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by French neo-impressionist painter Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange. The piece depicts a view of sail boats in a harbour at Colliou...
Canvas, Oil
$874
Yachts in Quarten. Impressionism, horizontal Landscape Painting, Lake, mountains
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
"View of Paris" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene with Notre Dame Framed
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
$702Sale Price|20% Off
Large Classical Still Life of Flowers Signed French Oil Painting on Canvas
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers by Max Toutain (French, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 34 x 26 inches canvas : 29 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, Provence Condit...
Oil
Post Impressionist Oil on Board. Tablescape Still-life. School of Cezanne.
By Jean Perret
Located in Cotignac, FR
A colourful and charming school of Cézanne post impressionist oil on board of a tablescape with fruit, flowers and vase by French artist Jean Perret. Signed to the reverse bottom rig...
Oil, Board
Rustrel Provence Garden Gate and Trees French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Rustrel Provence Garden Gate and Trees French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Inscribed lower centre “Rustrel” Size (H x...
Watercolor
La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas seascape by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of the white sails of sailboats in turquoise-blue waters. The white foam of t...
Canvas, Oil
$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
Summer in Grabs. Oil landscape painting, mountains, Switzerland, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, the artist celebrates the idyll of an alpine summer in the small Swiss village of Grabs. The canvas is filled with light and transparency of the air: a field strewn...
Canvas, Oil
Threshold of the Blue Hour, series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this large-scale vertical composition, I explore the precise moment known as “L’heure bleue” - the blue hour - when the city is no longer held by the day but not yet surrendered t...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Eiffel Tower, Paris" Parisian Street Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts the eiffel tower and his subjects in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. T...
Canvas, Oil
$52,704
Le Quai Suffren - Saint Tropez - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Leon Pourtau
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas pointillist landscape by French painter Leon Pourtau. The work depicts a view of sail boats moored at the Suffren quay - a picturesque waterfront area in Saint-Tropez, ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,075Sale Price|20% Off
St. Paul de Vence Provence 1960s Hill Top Village French Post-Impressionist Oil
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St Paul de Vence, France signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 9.5 x 13 inches condition: the painting is in very sound ...
Oil
La Plage a Deauville - Post Impressionistt Figures in Landscape by Lucien Adrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel figures in landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Lucien Adrion. The painting depicts families enjoying a day at the beach in Deauville - some ...
Oil, Panel
Fragile Order, Impressionist Landscape Fjord in Pastel Blue and Pink on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,297Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Atmospheric Moody River Scene & Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Quiet River French Impressionist, signed and dated 1940's oil on canvas, framed in original French frame. signed and dated framed: 35.5 x 36 inches canvas: 24 x 29 inches Prove...
Oil, Canvas
Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mauritz Lindström (1849–1923), Sweden Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900 signed A. M. Lindström oil on canvas unframed 36 × 66.5 cm (14.2 × 26.2 in) f...
Canvas, Oil
Le Pont Neuf - Post Impressionist Figures Landscape Oil - Hugues Claude Pissarro
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pontillist style oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1980 by French post impressionist artist Hugues Claude Pissarro. The piece depicts a view of the top of the Pont Neuf...
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Artwork, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 20th Century, Framed
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Scottish Bluebells in April/May feature in this contemporary painting of woodlands in the Scottish Colourist tradition. Large, four feet wide in the frame, this artwork brings spring...
Canvas, Oil
$916Sale Price|20% Off
Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Pierre PIOT (French, 1921-1998) Oil on canvas, framed Signed lower right, Titled and countersigned on verso, framed: 28.5 x 25 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
'Portrait of a Fashion Designer', Berlin National Gallery, Weimar, Jewish, 20's
By Georg Rössner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Georg W. Rössner' for Georg Walter Rössner (German, 1885-1972), titled 'Bildnis Lieselotte Friedländer' and painted circa 1926; original artist card verso. A sub...
Canvas, Oil
$679Sale 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
French Rural Farmhouses with Country Road Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Rural Farmhouses with Country Road Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframe...
Watercolor
"Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Parisian Nocturne Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Louis Van Der Pol (Dutch, 1896-1982) was active in the 20th Century and lived in Holland. He was known for his large format elaborate romantic portrait paintings and city street scen...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,393Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Impressionist Painting The Church in Taormina, Sicily, 1914
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) The Church in Taormina, Sicily (Kyrkan i Taormina) oil on canvas canvas dimensions 54 x 47 cm signed and dated Dick Beer 1914 painted 1914 Exhibited: Varias Konstsalong, Stockholm, 1916; Millesgården – Dick Beer – Impressionist & Kubist, 2012 Provenance: Within the family Beer until today 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...
Canvas, Oil
Yachts At Sunset. Oil painting, impressionism, boats, lake, Switzerland, square
Located in Oslo, NO
This small scenic painting was created in the summer of 2023 at Lake Walensee in Switzerland. The evening sun colors the small marina with its warm rays. A day full of adventure come...
Oil
$172Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Stylish Portrait of Posed Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.5 height) x 7 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Provenanc...
Pencil
"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Market in Martigues in France, executed in wonderful colors and gestural brush strokes. With magnifi...
Canvas, Oil
$594Sale Price|20% Off
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
$469Sale Price|20% Off
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape, circa 1930's period indistinctly inscribed verso oil on board, unframed board : 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: overall very good c...
Oil
$702Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided image Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pai...
Oil
Audrey - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1940 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a blonde lady - Audrey - in a mint green dress...
Oil, Board
$490Sale Price|20% Off
French Village House Steps Garden Path and Hillside Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village House Steps Garden Path and Hillside Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.75 x 6.5 inches Condition: Good overall, with light handling marks and minor natural toning 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: This lyrical watercolor by Pierre Neveu captures a peaceful French village scene framed by a sunlit garden path, steps, and a cluster of traditional houses set against rolling hills. Neveu’s fluid brushwork and instinctive sense of colour bring instant warmth to the composition. Golden ochres, deep greens, and soft sky blues harmonise to create a vibrant yet intimate view of rural life in France. At the centre of the composition, a set of gently descending steps leads toward a small white house with a sharply peaked roof—one of the characteristic architectural forms found in many historic French villages. Surrounding it, Neveu uses expressive, loosely applied washes to depict dense foliage, casting natural shadows across the walkway. The vegetation, built from layered greens, ochres, and deep blue-greys, frames the scene beautifully and adds depth to the composition. Beyond the houses, the distant hillside glows with warm, earthy tones—suggesting late summer or early autumn light spreading across the fields. Neveu’s characteristic blend of linework and transparency gives the painting a sense of immediacy, as though capturing a moment during a quiet stroll through a village lane. His architectural training subtly informs the structure of the houses, even as the overall work maintains an impressionistic softness. Perfect for collectors of European village landscapes...
Watercolor
"St. Tropez" Parisian Marine Harbor Scene Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
As a French Impressionist artist, most of the Delarue's works were produced in the Mid-20th Century. He was known for his charming compositions and with a passion to portray life by ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,185Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady
By Jean Dulac
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Jean Dulac (1902-1968) *see below signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Lyon, France (the artists home ...
Oil
$53,600Sale Price|20% Off
“Seine Under the Morning Snow " Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Seine Under the Morning Snow (Seine Sous la Neige du Matin)” Raymond Thibesart (1874-1968) Oil on canvas 70 x 31 ½ (36 ½ x 74 ½ frame size) inches Signed lower left The morning mis...
Oil
$17,594
Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figurative oil on panel circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress sewing while a young girl in a pink ...
Oil, Panel
“Three Boats”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on board painting of three boats in a harbor by the well known American artist, Harry Leith-Ross. Signed lower right “Leith-Ross”. Condition is excellent. Circa...
Oil, Board
$945Sale Price|20% Off
Seaside Cafe Scene With Diners Overlooking Boats And Villa A French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seaside Cafe Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From the artist’s stu...
Oil
Fish Painting, Fish and Lemons Still Life Oil Painting, Original French Art
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Fish and lemons still life vintage oil painting on wood, signed in the bottom left. An attractive but simple painting that would fit into any modern day interior. A composition of...
Oil
$1,689
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
$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
Big Sur Sunset - Landscape Diptych in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Big Sur Sunset - Landscape Diptych in Oil on Canvas Big Sur coastal landscape by Erica Brooks (American, 20th Century). This expressive diptych captures a vibrant sunset over Big Su...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$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
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
"Mid-Century Oil on Canvas Landscape, Post-Impressionist, Signed"
By Jean Perret
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, large mid century oil on paper, Post Impressionist Fauvist landscape with trees in blossom by Jean Perret. The painting is signed bottom and centre...
Oil
$538Sale Price|20% Off
Charming Rural French Village Scene with Rustic Stone Houses Red-Tiled Roofs
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Rural French Village by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed board: 15 x 18 inches condition: This painting is in excellent conditi...
Oil
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
$1,994Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Cubist Expressionist Rural Fields Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Ploughing Field by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on board, unframed board: 21 x 29 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Oil
$1,150
Illustration Style Diptych of Ripe Pomegranate Tree, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Romina Milano presents a contemporary interpretation of pomegranates, rendered through expressive brushwork and a vibrant, balanced palette. Organic forms ...
Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
'Woman Reclining', Shiraz Iran, Accademia di Belle Arti di Perugia, Italy, Miami
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Hessam' for Hessam Abrishami (Iranian, born 1951) and painted circa 2000. Titled by artist, 'Quiet Moment'. Paper dimensions: 22 H x 28 W inches Hessam Abrisha...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,550
From Resonance to Core, Surreal Landscape, Golden Hour Sunset in Pastel Pink
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
$5,995
Floral Still Life 1935 Signed Oil on Canvas, Hans Hofmann School, Modern Art
Located in Union City, NJ
FLORAL STILL LIFE is an original oil painting on canvas by the French born artist Lucy Hourdebaight (1901-1947). FLORAL STILL LIFE features an inviting interior scene visually center...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Village with Red Roofs Pastel Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Village with Red Roofs Pastel Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches S...
Pastel, Pencil
$1,513Sale Price|20% Off
Women Strolling Through Bright Red Market Stalls Filled With Produce French Oil
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Women Strolling Through Bright Red Market Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39.5 x 32 inches Condition: Good and sound co...
Oil
A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898
By Florence White
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Florence White from 1898. A Victorian-era scene of a girl and a dog engaged in playful interaction on a shaded lawn. Signed and dated lower left, framed in antiqued gold frame. Artist: Florence White, British (1932) Title: Girl and her Dog...
Canvas, Oil
Large Oil Painting Beach Scene with Children Henry Benson Americana Art Seashore
By Henry Benson
Located in Surfside, FL
Children Playing on Beach Textured Oil on Canvas Hand signed lower right Image: H 40 x W 30 inches; Frame: H 40.5 x W 30.5 inches Beautiful muted pastel tone colors This depicts a ...
Canvas, Oil
$878
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