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.
'Still Life with Fruit and Flowers', Paris, Tokyo, London, Copenhagen Academy
By Ib Eisner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Ib Eisner' (Danish, 1925-2003) and dated, lower right, 1953. Displayed in a period, carved gilt-wood frame. Framed dimensions: 19 x 21.5 x 1.5 inches. A lyrica...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,531Sale 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
$886
View of the Alps in the Evening. Vertical, Switzerland, mountains, evening
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "View of the Alps in the Evening" (canvas, oil, 30x40 cm) is not just a landscape from nature, painted en plein air in the small Swiss village of Gams, but an exquisite ...
Canvas, Oil
$601Sale Price|20% Off
Jardins du Tuilieries Paris Park Scene Flowers & The Louvre 1950's French Oil
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jardins de Tuileries, Paris signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 13 x 20 inches inscribed verso condition: This painti...
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
$23,500
"Cherry Trees in Bloom on the Seine" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Cherry Trees in Bloom on the Seine (Cerisiers en Fleurs sur la Seine)" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper, circa 1920s Signed lower right Circa 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 ( ...
Pastel
$1,367Sale Price|20% Off
A Hilltop Fortress Above Orange Roof Village In Sunlit Hills French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hilltop Fortress Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Inscribed vers...
Oil
Observable Order
Located in Zofingen, AG
A work from the "Living Environment" series. This painting explores the experience of being within a living world, where nature appears as an observing and conscious presence. The ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$790
Wild Blooming Lavender, Abstract Expressionist Landscape, Wild Flowers Prairie
By Albert Ducet
Located in Barcelona, ES
In "Wild Blooming Lavender" Ducet reconsiders impressionist landscape paintings through a contemporary and gestual lens. Natural elements are translated into simplified forms and ene...
Paper, Acrylic
$984Sale Price|20% Off
Villefranche France Mediterranean Coastal View Rocky Path Bright Blue Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche, South of France French Post-Impressionist artist, late 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29.5 x 26 inches canvas : 22 x 18 inches Provenanc...
Oil, Canvas
View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden View of Stockholm from Västerbron, 1943 signed and dated lower left oil on board unframed 36.5 × 55 cm (14.4 × 21.7 in) framed 46.5 × 65 cm (1...
Oil, Board
$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
$1,082Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Ladies Walking French River Landscape Signed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Afternoon Stroll Louis Faille (French 1878-1964) signed oil on board, unframed board : 27.5 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Descri...
Oil
A Clump of Snow
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work carries the lightness of a beginning. A malleable form emerges through the movement of hands, retaining the warmth of that gesture. What starts as an unforced act gradually...
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,350Sale Price|25% Off
“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Summer in the Pasture (Farmer’s Wife with Cow)” (Sommertag auf der Weide (Bäuerin mit Kuh)) Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 36 ¼ x 28 inches (43 ¾ x 35...
Canvas, Oil
$710Sale Price|20% Off
South of France Coastal Buildings 1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930), female French Impressionist artist Title: The South of France Medium: oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance:...
Oil
$1,476Sale 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
$650
Fishermen on the Beach: Post-Impressionist Oil on Board, 21st Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel Oil size 27x22 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
Oil, Board
"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
Fish from China Garden. Landscape, fish, water, autumn, leaves, carp
Located in Oslo, NO
"Fish from the Chinese Garden" 60 x 80 cm, acrylic, oil, oil pastel on canvas The painting "Fish from the Chinese Garden" was painted based on the artist's impressions of visiting t...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Spring in the Mountains
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures the triumph of awakening — that threshold moment where the mountains meets the ephemeral tenderness of blooming gardens. The strict rhythm of the coniferous forest...
Canvas, Acrylic
Playing on the sands - Post Impressionist Figures Oil by Charles Garabed Atamian
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist oil on canvas figures in landscape by Armenian painter Charles Garabed Atamian. The work depicts three young girls with buckets and spades in their hands playing in the sand on a golden beach. The piece is beautifully coloured. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 23"x29" Unframed: 16"x22" Provenance: Private collection - Luxembourg Garabed Charles Atamian...
Canvas, Oil
$984Sale Price|20% Off
Figures Walking On The Southern French Beach Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Walk by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 9.5 x 13.75 inches Colors: Beige colors, grey, blue, green, brown a...
Canvas, Oil
$7,960Sale Price|20% Off
1930's English, Portrait in oil of a Bowler Hatted man, Photographer John Bean
Located in Woodbury, CT
George Herbert Buckingham Holland was born in Northampton, the son of a grocer. He studied at Leicester School of Art. He made his living painting portraits of Northampton dignitarie...
Canvas, Oil
$328Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Vintage Oil Vibrant Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 11.5 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in over...
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
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
“Mother and Child on a Country Path”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of bucolic landscape with a mother and her child walking on a country path. Signed lower right by the artist “Bernard Viegers”. Great use of light an...
Canvas, Oil
$464Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Beach Scene with Women and Parasol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Beach Scene with Women and Parasol by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 10.5 ...
Pastel
$760Sale 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
Pointillist - Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907 by Arthur Percy
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing "Scandinavian Winter Landscape, 1907" a mesmerizing painting by the artist Arthur Percy Carlsson, later known as Arthur C:son Percy (1886-1976). Born in Vickleby, Öland, Percy's artistic journey was one defined by unwavering determination and exceptional talent. This landscape painting presents a winter landscape, likely set during the early spring season. The canvas portrays a vast, snow-filled meadow, blanketed in pristine white. Above, the sky comes alive in a captivating pointillist style, with hues of blue, turquoise, and yellow forming delicate, scattered dots, while small clouds grace the horizon. The scene unfolds with an enchanting backdrop of a distant forest, its trees adorned with a touch of winter's charm. Between the enchanting forest and the expansive meadow, a few humble houses...
Canvas, Oil
$2,836Sale Price|20% Off
Lively Country Scene Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1920s
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas This painting by Josep Maria Mallol Suazo (1910-1986) depicts a lively country scene, bathed in warm light. In the foreground, a large leafy tree dominates the compos...
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Two Dogs Tinky and Tad - British Animal art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British dog portrait oil painting is attributed to noted animal artist Frances Mabel Hollams. Painted circa 1940 the composition is of two dogs, Tinky and Tad, lying down...
Oil
$1,312Sale Price|20% Off
Original French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and bold colors....
Oil
New York Skyline - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas urban landscape by sought after French post-impressionist painter Jacques Martin-Ferrieres. The piece depicts a very rare view of the Manhattan skyline - painted...
Canvas, Oil
$2,460Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 1970's French Oil Painting Figurative Oil Painting Workers on Scaffolding
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Oil Painting of Workers on Scaffolding French artist, circa 1970's oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 51 x 38 inches Provenance: private c...
Oil, Canvas
$1,749Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Portrait of Young Man Original Signed Oil on Canvas Period Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Roger Allain (French 1920-1992) signed and dated 1941 (a very rare period due to WW2) oil on canvas canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance...
Oil, Canvas
Paris, Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette (The Mill) - Oil Painting - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée MACLET (1881-1962) Paris, Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette (The Mill), c. 1930 Original oil painting on panel Signed bottom middle On panel 61 x 46 cm (c. 24 x 18 in) Prese...
Oil
"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
$519Sale Price|33% Off
Original Oil Painting of Sunlit Wheat Fields with Cypress Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Sunlit Wheat Fields with Cypress Trees Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height) x 13.75 (width), (Incl...
Oil
$710Sale Price|20% Off
'Nocturne, The River Thames, London'. oil c1950's
Located in Frome, Somerset
Nocturne, The River Thames, London. Oil on board circa 1950's by Keith Parsons (1919-1988) British. painting 42cmx58cm fine antiques frame 68cmx83cm Night view with a full moon hanging over the River Thames in central London...
Oil
$53,318
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
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
Urban Fossil, series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
In “Urban Fossil” I explore the city as an organic structure frozen in time. The grand arch serves not merely as an architectural element, but as a 'spine of memory' towering over a...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$957
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
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler
Located in Soquel, CA
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.) I...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Cadaques oil painting Spain spanish mediterranean european landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** Title: Cadaqués Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 13 x 16 inches (33 x 41 cm) Year: Un...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$590Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hilltop Village with Terracotta Roofs French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village with Terracotta Roofs French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5...
Watercolor
$1,093Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...
Oil, Canvas
Dick Beer Dancer Tying Her Shoes 1916 Swedish Modernist Oil Painting
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dancer Tying Her Shoes, executed around 1916, stands as one of the most important works within Dick Beer’s oeuvre. Created during a pivotal moment in his life, shortly after the trau...
Canvas, Oil
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
“Late in the Day”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on wooden panel by the Spanish artist, Thomas Campuzano y Aguirre. Seated man on a large rock with a hat with a woman with basket standing close by. Circa 1910. In very good o...
Oil, Board
$12,078
Coucher de Soleil - Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting by Serge Mendjisky
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist landscape painting circa 1975 by French painter Serge Mendjisky. This beautiful piece depicts a sunset over a lake. There are tall tress and white house around the...
Canvas, Oil
"Carriages at La Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian City Street Snow Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by French artist, L Francis. Francis was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$42,538
Les Toits - Gerberoy - Post Impressionist Landscape by Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist oil, ink and coloured pencils on paper landscape by French post impressionist painter Henri le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts a view of the roofs of the buil...
Oil, Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
$410Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oi...
Oil
$1,500
Endless Rooftops by Lesley Powell, Oil Landscape Contemporary Paris Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lesley Powell’s Endless Rooftops beautifully conveys the layered charm of Parisian architecture. From a high vantage point, rows of slate rooftops and pale stone facades stretch into...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,418
July. Trees. Horizontal oil landscape, impressionism, Switzerland, mountains
Located in Oslo, NO
"In this picture I captured a sunny July day in the Rhine Valley, near the small village called Sevelen." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "I painted it en plein air in an ...
Oil
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
"La Madeleine" Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas 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
Majestic Moment by Julie Houck, Large Landscape Oil on Linen
By Julie Houck
Located in Atlanta, GA
Studying art in college helped prepare Julie for 17 years of traveling the world as a professional location photographer. Houck’s travels throughout Europe, Asia and across the Unite...
Linen, Oil
$656Sale Price|60% Off
Signed French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Bouquinistes River Seine Paris
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bouquinistes" by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos (French 1903-1987) signed oil painting, framed painting: 15 x 18 inches framed: 18 x 21 inches A very beautiful French Post-Impressionist ...
Canvas, Oil