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.
$1,292
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
$1,035Sale Price|20% Off
Provencal Landscape with French Mountain and Village Post Impressionist Oil
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 12 x 16 inches canvas : 10 x 13 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from ...
Oil
"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
"Gardasee", Sunset over Garda Lake with Mountains and Moon Italy
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 37 x 52,5 x 3 cm. Signed "R. Fuchs" in the lower right corner. Sunset over Garda Lake with Mountains and Moon Italy A serene and atmospheric landscape captur...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,101Sale 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
$1,272
French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Sleeping on River Bank with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Woman on the River Bank with Boats circa 1950's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 20 x 24 inches Pro...
Oil
"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
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
$1,765
Charming City in Spring. Sunset, impressionism, Landscape Paintings, Prague
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was painted in acrylic on canvas in 2009 when artist Anna Shesterikova traveled to beautiful Prague. The spring streets of the Old Town inspired her to create a whole se...
Acrylic
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Oil, Canvas
$57,311
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
$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
$616Sale Price|20% Off
La Fontaine de Vaucluse Hillside Village French Landscape Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: La Fontaine de Vaucluse Hillside Village French Landscape Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist sketchbook paper, unframed Si...
Watercolor
Gardens of Los Angeles. Landscape, flowers, California, Amerika, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"The place where I vacationed in May 2024 is located in a very beautiful, quiet area of Los Angeles with private dollhouses and beautiful gardens in front of them," said Anna Shest...
Oil
$916
San Marino, landscape oil on canvas, horizontal, mountain Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "San Marino" is made in oil on canvas measuring 40x30 cm. This picturesque landscape was painted from life during the artist Anna Shesterikova's trip to Italy and depic...
Canvas, Oil
$2,118
Pearl Placer. Wabisabi, floral, textured painting, shabby chic, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"Pearl Placer" is a semi-abstract work by Anna Shesterikova, in which nature appears to the viewer as a subtle emotional memory, dissolved in light and air, a meditative space filled...
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,323
Le jardin en ete - Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Ludovic Vallee
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed double-sided pointillist oil on canvas by French painter Ludovic Vallee. The piece depicts a view of a garden with a path through the centre on a sunny day. To the foreground ...
Oil, Canvas
"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
$7,570
La Seine - 1930's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Paris River City Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful signed and dated 1936 impressionist oil on canvas depicting the River Seine in Paris, by Lelia Caetani. Lelia Caetani is a fascinating female artist - an Italian...
Canvas, Oil
$654Sale Price|20% Off
Chateau Garden Path Through Stone Archway Vintage French Impressionist Oil
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Garden Path Mid 20th Century signed by Regine David (French mid 20th century, female) oil on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 25 inches canvas: 19.5 x 24.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description: This vibrant oil painting by Régine...
Oil
Luxury. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work redefines luxury as an inner state rather than a sign of external abundance. Flowers become a metaphor for self-attention, a desire for beauty, and the preservation of sens...
Canvas, Acrylic
Provencal Green Landscape Antique French Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provence Landscape French, Post-Impressionist artist circa 1920-1930 period, indistinctly signed lower right (incised into paint) oil on board, unframed board: 15 x 21.5 inches ...
Oil
$660Sale 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
$2,400Sale Price|42% Off
"Serene Sail"
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil on canvas painting was done by the American artist, Warren Sheppard. Signed twice lower left. One signature over another. See signatures photo's. Circa 1920 to 1930. Recently lightly cleaned and gold leaf frame custom made for the painting. Overall 27 by 37 inches. Some craquelure; mainly in sky. Otherwise, good condition. A student of Dutch marine artist, Mauritz de Haas, Warren Sheppard built two successful careers around his love of the sea: marine painting and yacht designing. He was born in Greenwich, New Jersey, a town on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, which has been associated with ships and shipping since the earliest Colonial times. His father was a sea captain and the young Sheppard took many voyages with his father to make artistic studies. He learned perspective drawing at Cooper Union in New York City in addition to his studies with de Haas. In 1879, he spent four months sketching Mediterranean port cities including Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples and Messina in Sicily. Between 1888 and 1893, he also studied painting in Venice and Paris. By the time he was in his mid-thirties, he had established himself as a successful illustrator and painter. The yachts he painted were the most lavish of his day, owned by the wealthiest of men. He was an expert in the design and rigging of ships of present and earlier times. His work was highly regarded for its authenticity as well as its artistic merit.Sheppard was also an expert navigator and sailed a number of famous yachts in races. Twice he was to command Tamerlane when it won the New York to Bermuda run. His book, Practical Navigation, was used for many years by the United States Naval Academy...
Oil, Canvas
Etude Barque au Quai - Normandy - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil - Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on paper laid on panel seascape c.1907 by French post impressionist painter Achille-Emile Othon Friesz. The piece is a study of a view of a boat in a quay at Normandy, Fra...
Oil, Panel, Laid Paper
$412Sale 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
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
$1,775
Provençal Riverside Village Landscape, French Post-Impressionist Oil c.1930
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal Riverside Village Landscape, French Post-Impressionist Oil c.1930 French School, circa 1930s signed oil on board, unframed Board: 25.5 x 32 inches Double sided work with f...
Oil
Passion
Located in Zofingen, AG
Passion This work is about the inner fire that remains unseen from the outside. When you appear calm, unremarkable, almost transparent — but inside, everything is burning. It’s about...
Canvas, Acrylic
Modernist Oil Painting Donald Roy Purdy Village on a Hillside Fauvist Colors
Located in Surfside, FL
Donald Roy Purdy (1925 - 2016 Ct.). Framed oil on board 'Belgian Village' Hand signed lower right, (signed twice) labeled verso. Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surfa...
Oil, Board
$875Sale Price|20% Off
French 20th Century Lush Forest View with Vibrant Colors Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green Forest View by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated 79' on verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a ...
Canvas, Oil
Bagatelle Young Girl With Dog
By Claude Fossoux
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bagatelle, French Impressionist. Claude Fossoux was born 1946 in Paris of a Savoyard father and a Parisian mother. After school, Claude obtained a grant to study at the Ecole Nationa...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,348Sale 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
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
Autumn Clouds Over Aker Brygge, Impressionistic Oil Painting, 60x73 cm
Located in Oslo, NO
In this artwork, I've harnessed the fleeting beauty of a vibrant sky, as it blankets an idyllic harbor scene. The texture of the oil paint captures the dynamic clouds and glistening ...
Canvas, Oil
$621Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Coastal Town and Church Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Coastal Town and Church Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 9.75 ...
Watercolor
$412Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hillside Village Landscape Watercolor French Post Impressionist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hillside Village Landscape Watercolor French Post Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4.75...
Watercolor
$654Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Village Street French Countryside Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Village Street French Countryside Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8...
Watercolor
$1,190
Body Memory, Organic Layered Forms in Pink and Yellow, Abstract Diptych on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
ORIGINAL ENGLISH post impressionist oil painting GARDEN SCENE BY Pauline Plummer
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Pauline Plummer (1930-2023) English TITLE: '"The Summerhouse" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 59cm x 49cm incl frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Studied Fine...
Oil
Fish. Large format, blue, horizontal, semi-abstract, contemporary art
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Fish" is a poetic abstract-figurative composition in which the image of a goldfish becomes a metaphor for inner movement, freedom, and the fragile harmony of the world....
Canvas, Acrylic
"Village in Mexico" Post-Impressionist Town Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an village scene of people gathering about to have lunch in a Mexican town street. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; ther...
Canvas, Oil
Tulips , White
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant emotions through acrylic, oil pastel, and colored pencil, blending expressionism, impressionism, and pop art to capture the delicate yet bold spirit o...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Provence House with Cypress Trees Pastel Pierre Neveu 1982
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence House with Cypress Trees Pastel Pierre Neveu 1982 Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Pastel on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signed low...
Oil Pastel, Pastel, Pencil
$1,321Sale Price|20% Off
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
At Night at Maxims Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...
Oil
$922Sale Price|20% Off
"Architectural motive 2" Original architectural landscape. Large format
Located in Oslo, NO
In this artwork, I've used oil on paper to blend the essence of realism with strokes of impressionism, crafting a vibrant scene that breathes life into an architectural ensemble. Eve...
Oil, Bamboo Paper
$2,422Sale Price|20% Off
The Grape Harvest Large 1920's French Signed Oil Harvest Workers Vineyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest by Louis Faille (French 1878-1964 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32.5 x 40 inches canvas : 22 x 31 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good...
Oil
$1,046Sale Price|20% Off
French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Balazuc South of France Town Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Balazuc' (Ardeche region of the South of France) Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 9.5 x 15.5 inches Canvas: 7.5 x 13 in...
Oil
$3,400
"Flowers and Poppies In The Valley" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Flowers and Poppies In The Valley" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertrán, this Contemporary Impressionist landscape captures the beauty of Spring in...
Oil
$1,320Sale 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
$4,485Sale Price|54% Off
"The Road Beneath the Snow (Le Chemin Sous la Neige)" Eugène Bégarat
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Road Beneath the Snow (Le Chemin Sous la Neige)" Eugène Bégarat (French, 1943) Oil on canvas Signed lower left 15 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches Saturated with winter's light glinting off...
Canvas, Oil
Whisper of Hydrangeas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, I explored the rhythm, density, and captivating geometry of natural bloom. For me, the lush inflorescences of hydrangeas are not merely a floral subject, but a metaphor...
Canvas, Acrylic
$882
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
Antique Post-Impressionist River Landscape Painting
By Louis Clesse
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louis Clesse 1907, Belgian Signed oil painting on panel Picture Size:24 x 36 inch (61 x 91 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 43 inch (79 x 99 cm) Louis Clesse was a Belgian who was born and die...
Oil
Untitled Pastel #19, Pastel on Sandpaper, Circa 1920-30, Framed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Untitled (Pastel #19), c. 1920-30 Pastel on sandpaper 8 x 11 inches (20.3 x 27.9 cm) Framed dimensions: 16 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches Estate stamp on verso Provenance The artist; Estate of...
Paper, Pastel
$594Sale 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
Autumn in the Gorges de l’Ouysse Mountains French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Mountain River Landscape by Robert Falcucci French Oil Painting by Robert Falcucci (1900–1989), French, mid 20th century signed lower right oil on canvas, framed in its origin...
Oil
$2,421Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1950's French Signed Oil Apple Orchard Rural Field Very Thick Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Marie Louise Eber (French mid 20th century), signed lower front, dated 1958 verso. Title: "La Serenite", a beautiful Post-Impressionist m...
Oil, Canvas
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
"Idyllic"
Located in Southampton, NY
A beautiful painting of two young girls at the beach. One picking flowers and the other gazing out onto the beach. The painting is oil on wood panel and the condition is good. The s...
Oil
$1,410
Tank ditch in June. Landscape in oil, impressionism, horizontal, nature, lake
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this landscape en plein air, in the vicinity of the village of Sevelen, in the Rhine Valley." said Anna about this landscape painting. "A refreshing coolness blows from th...
Canvas, Oil