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.
Malta Valletta Harbour Coastal Cityscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Malta Valletta Harbour Coastal Cityscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (...
Watercolor, Gouache
$2,880
"Walking under the bridge" Original impressionistic landscape . Square . Impasto
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've captured the interplay of light and shadow under the bridge where the tranquility of still water meets human connections and motion. The impressionistic strokes a...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$576Sale Price|20% Off
Cadaques Seascape Oil Painting on Cardboard canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1980s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Landscape - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan pain...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Printemps sur la Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine large example depicts a view the River Seine near to Rouen in n...
Canvas, Oil
$2,647Sale Price|20% Off
20th French Post Impressionist Oil Busy Summer Beach Scene Many Figures & Color
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sur la Plage by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Colors: Yellow gold and warm colors, red, blue and ora...
Canvas, Oil
$2,160
Sunset on the Anse Intendance Beach. Acrylic, impressionism, landscape, large
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting "Sunset on the Beach Anse Intendance" was painted in 2010 upon returning from a trip to the Seychelles. There was a beautiful sunset that evening, and a thunderstorm wa...
Acrylic
Les Voiles
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jacques Bouyssou, French, 1926-1997 “Les Voiles ” Oil on canvas 5 by 6 ½ in. sight & 11 by 10 ½ in. framed signed lower left – also labeled on verso a gem of a small post-im...
Oil
Spring Zest (landscape cherry blossom tree in bloom floral colorful pink)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Spring Zest is a vibrant acrylic painting on canvas depicting a blossoming tree in the spring. Comes unframed and ready to hang.
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,068
French 1950's Signed Oil Painting Busy Fruit & Veg French Market Scene Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market by: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed signed and dated 57 Size : 13 x 16 inches double sided image with still life of flowers vers...
Oil
$606Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Abstract Landscape with Rolling Fields and Sky Expressive Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Landscape by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Watercolour painting on artist paper, beautifully painted. very good condition size: 19.5 x inches x 25.5 inches, unframed proven...
Watercolor
$748Sale Price|20% Off
"Boats on the pier" Original impressionistic landscape .Plain air oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured the serene dance of light across the water, embracing the fluidity of shadows and reflections. I remember the gentle sway of boats and the caress ...
Canvas, Oil
Marché aux Fleurs, La Madeleine
Located in Naples, Florida
Signed lower right Virtual catalogue raisonné: Edouard L. Cortès, registration #EC001359 Marché aux Fleurs, La Madeleine (The flower market at the Madeleine church Paris) depicts...
Canvas, Oil
Fauvist Impressionist Cityscape Street in Bruges Follower of Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Cotignac, FR
Oil on card view of a street in Bruges by Jacques Buecher. The painting is signed bottom left and there is an exhibition label to the back of the board. This artwork portrays a capt...
Oil
$1,199
Vintage post-impressionist landscape oil painting of a French port
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large post impressionist landscape oil painting by French artist Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) entitled, 'Le Petit Port'. This substancial, unusual and captivating landscape oil painting on canvas is quite eye catching. The colourful town houses painted in pastel hues shine jewel like over a busy port on a large canvas that is textured to the touch. MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING: Medium: Oil on stretched canvas Overall size: 26ins x 30ins or 66cms x 76cms (approx) Date: 1930's Condition: The painting is in overall good condition, note that at some time it would have been pinned at the corners and still carries the scars. The frame is the original and has imperfections throughout including flaking paint and indentations. Signed: Lucienne Capdevielle (1885-1961) Lucienne was born in Algiers in 1885, she died in a Parisien hospital in 1961, she was a French painter and pastelist. She was a student of Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse, Jean-Paul Laurens, Paul Albert Laurens and Léon Cauvy...
Oil
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
Lourmarin Luberon Provence Farmhouse Orchard Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Lourmarin Luberon Provence Farmhouse Orchard Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 19 x 20...
Watercolor, Gouache
$716Sale 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
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Seascape of a sailboat by unknown artist Rena (20th Century). A sloop is sailing away from the viewer, as if it is headed out to ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,209Sale Price|35% Off
Early Morning City Of London - Late 20th Century Acrylic by Michael Quirke
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Early Morning City Of London Michael Quirke was born in 1946 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London. After moving from London, Michael became a member of the art community...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,323Sale Price|20% Off
Cote d'Azur Mediterranean Provencal Village South of France 20thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The South of France (Cagnes sur Mer?) by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have ...
Oil
$20,000
Allée d’arbres (Tree Alley) - Fauvist Oil on Canvas Landscape, c. 1908, Signed
By Louis Valtat
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Allée d’arbres (Tree Alley)” is an oil on canvas painting by Fauvist French artist, Louis Valtat depicting a Mediterranean landscape. This painting comes from arguably Valtat’s mos...
Canvas, Oil
$1,857Sale Price|45% Off
Paris Street in the Snow with Figures - Vintage Oil Painting by Italian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Paris Street in the Snow with Figures - Vintage Oil Painting by Italian Artist, Pietro Griffo (1934 - 1995). Original - Signed Art measures 30 x 24 inches Fram measures 34 x 28 inch...
Canvas, Oil
Mermaid, Fauvist Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Mermaids" is an original watercolor paintng on paper by French artist, Charles Cobelle (1902 - 1994), signed lower right. The playful imagery of the Mermaid, bird and goat in the s...
Paper, Watercolor
$7,500
'Motif from Ibiza' Post-Impressionist Woman Artist, Paris, Madrid, Copenhagen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Harriet Fischer' (Danish, 1890-1981); additionally signed, verso, dated 1951 and titled, 'Motiv fra Ibiza' Harriet Fischer grew up in a busy artist's studio whe...
Canvas, Oil
$792
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
$926Sale Price|20% Off
French Open Field Landscape Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Open Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, beige, orange, brown, grey...
Canvas, Oil
Panicled Hydrangea. Post-impressionism, oil painting, vertical, nature, floral
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Panicled Hydrangea" (30x40 cm), done in oil on canvas in a vertical format, captures the eye with its brightness and liveliness. In the center of the composition is a b...
Canvas, Oil
$661Sale 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
Doll. Vertical, oil painting, impressionism, flowers, fruits, summer, still life
Located in Oslo, NO
This is a very bright image, imbued with the light of a sunny day, evoking feelings of joy, relaxation and optimism. The painting was painted in the summer of 2020 in the garden of t...
Oil
$1,764Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Poppy Fields in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields in Provence by Gabriel Mouton, French 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 34.5 inches board : 23 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ...
Oil
Petite fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated divisionist oil on canvas figure in landscape by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. This stunning piece depicts a young girl in a white dress wearing ...
Canvas, Oil
$769,309
Bord De L'Oise
By Gustave Loiseau
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20 x 24 inches Framed size: 28 x 32 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
$794Sale Price|20% Off
Fine British Impressionist Antique Oil Painting Scottish Highlands Coastal Inlet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Scottish Coastline by William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007): signed oil on board, framed framed: 17.5 x 23 inches board : 14 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection of this ar...
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
$386Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Post-Impressionist Pointillist Oil Painting Woodland Trees Light
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woodland Light French School, circa 1960's Post Impressionist/ Pointillist style oil on board, unframed board: 16 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...
Oil
Auvers sur Oise French Landscape Watercolor Fields Village Scene Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Auvers sur Oise French Landscape Watercolor Fields Village Scene Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 14.5 x 2...
Watercolor
$2,784Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape from the North of Sweden by Swedish Artist Otto Lindberg, 1926
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg was a Swedish artist born in Söderhamn in 1880. Lindberg was known for his landscapes and marine paintings. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm an...
Canvas, Oil
"Shoveling Out" Post-Impressionist Colorful Winter Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming and atmospheric winter street scene oil painting depicting a northeastern town road curving gently into the distance, with the snow-covered neighborhood. The composition c...
Oil, Board
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
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of a Vintage Style Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided work Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pain...
Oil
Red House in Vaduz. Oil, impressionism, Landscape Paintings, mountains
Located in Oslo, NO
This landscape painting was painted outdoors in the Principality of Liechtenstein. It shows the so-called Red House. "In my oil paintings I capture the essence of a picturesque scen...
Oil
Blue Flowers In The Landscape Oil Painting
By Ivan Rabuzin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Blue Flowers In The Landscape 1987 Artist signed lower right corner, oil on canvas 15"x21"5 in Gold Leaf Frame 23"x29" Ivan Rabuzin was a Croatian naive painter and one of the most ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Forcalquier Provence Village Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Forcalquier Provence Village Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches S...
Watercolor, Gouache, Felt Pen
Post-Impressionistic Painting From Saint Cloud, Paris, 1912 by Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Saint Cloud, 1912 oil on board board dimensions 40.5 x 32.5 cm frame 51.5 x 43.5 cm signed Dick Beer painted 1912 Exhibited: The Swedish-French Art Gallery, Memorial Exhibition, Catalog nr 5, 1942 Provenance: A private collection, Sweden 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...
Oil, Board
$965Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil White Flowers Vase Original Grey Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in the Windowsill French artist, signed oil painting on board, framed dated 1960 framed: 21.5 x 25 inches board: 18 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condit...
Oil
$312Sale Price|35% Off
Still Life Flowers Oil on Canvas Painting, Fauvist Style, 1970s
By Jordi Curos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Still life Oil on canvas. Canvas measurements 35x27 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. He trai...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Fishing Boat Low Tide Harbour Scene Coastal Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Blue Fishing Boat Low Tide Harbour Scene Coastal Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Signed: Inscription lower right illegibl...
Watercolor, Felt Pen
L'Orangerie de Versailles - Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas landscape by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts the floral gardens in front of the Orangery at the Chateau de Versailles. Signature: Signed l...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Gouache, Watercolor
$501Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 11 (height) x 14.25 (w...
Oil
Provence Vineyard Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu 1983
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Vineyard Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu 1983 Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.25 x 30 inc...
Gouache, Watercolor
$552Sale Price|42% Off
Costa Brava Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, 1990s, Unframed, 15x18"
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title of the work: Costa Brava Artist: Rafael Durán Benet Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 15 x 18 inches Support: Board Condition: Unframed Period: 1990s ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
La Creperie At Chantilly Sunlit Cafe Terrace With Figures In French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Creperie At Chantilly Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 34 x 34 inches Canvas: 31 x 31 inches inscribed verso and title...
Oil
$705Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence French House Painting 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: 10.5...
Watercolor
Window Wall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Piet Bekaert was a Flemish Artist born in 1939. He attended both the Royal Academy in Ghent and the Academy Julien in Paris. It was in his Parisian years that he spent long days cont...
Oil
$3,960
Impressionist Painting Depicting a Sunset over Lake Vättern, Vadstena, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting from early October 1927 captures the shifting colours of sunset over Lake Vättern as seen from the historic town of Vadstena. The composition is remarkably direct and f...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
La Madeleine by Edouard Léon Cortès
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 French La Madeleine Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower left) Oil on canvas Luminous and rich with detail, this oil on canvas was painted by the great Fr...
Canvas, Oil
Charles James McCall (1907-1989) British oil painting COTSWOLD COTTAGE LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Charles J. McCall (1907-1989) British TITLE: "A Cottage In The Cotswolds" (c.1970's) SIGNED: Upper right MEDIUM: Oil on board SIZE: 45 x 35 cm inclusive of frame CONDITION:...
Oil
$35,983
Enfants au Maroc - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts two children walking along a path in a village in Morocco on sunny...
Canvas, Oil
"Window" Oil cm. 134 x 126, 1968
Located in Torino, IT
Open window to the city in spring, light, roofs, City, Interior MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Signature in the bottom right corner. Maya kopitzeva’s works have bee...
Canvas, Oil