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.
Muscular Black Man Pondering in the Fountain's Mist
Located in Miami, FL
Man in the Mist. Lost in thought and cloaked in a veil of mist and smoke, a young black man stands atop a fountain's pillar and ponders the world. The adjacent light post's shape ec...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$560Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.01 in
Mercury- underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater nude photograph captures dramatic movement against a pure black backdrop, where flowing crimson fabric creates dynamic contrast with pale forms. The composit...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$11,000
H 58 in W 53.5 in D 1.5 in
"Kate Moss Nr. 1" Photography 58 × 53 1/2 in Edition 1/1 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kate Moss Nr. 1" Photography 58 × 53 1/2 in Edition 1/1 by Kate Garner Signed on the back. Come with COA issued by the artist High Quality Print on Hahnemuhle paper using archival...
Glitter, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Stretcher Bars
$1,600
H 43 in W 59.5 in D 0.01 in
Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x59"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$3,950
H 30 in W 27.5 in D 0.1 in
"Twin Kate Moss on Pink" Photography 30 x 27.5 in Edition of 25 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twin Kate Moss on Pink" Photography 30 x 27.5 in Edition of 25 by Kate Garner Hahnemuhle fine art archival paper Signed & numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the ar...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$900
H 35 in W 25.6 in
Friday Fishing - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35" x 25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This evocative underwater fine art photograph captures a figure gracefully enveloped in fishing net beneath crystalline turquoise waters. The composition features luminous aquamarine...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$5,000
H 25.5 in W 19 in D 0.2 in
"Kate Moss (DD pink)" Photography print 25.5 × 19 in Ed. AP/15 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kate Moss (DD pink)" Photography print 25.5 × 19 in Ed. AP/15 by Kate Garner Numbered and Signed in the front. Comes with COA issued by the artist High Quality Print on Hahnemuhle...
Glitter, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Stretcher Bars
$1,200
H 35 in W 48.5 in D 0.01 in
Garden Pool - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35" x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with dark hair on red background. The pool is built in the garden and you can see bright green trees and blue sky through the water su...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$1,200
H 36 in W 50 in D 0.01 in
Spring - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 36" x 50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sophisticated underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wearing a veil of air bubbles. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
$900
H 25.3 in W 35 in D 0.01 in
Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25.3x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
$700
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.01 in
Sweet Air (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly swimming through the pool water toward the surface. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a p...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$1,260
H 35 in W 53 in D 0.01 in
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye ca...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
$1,200
H 35 in W 48.5 in D 0.01 in
Hot Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bubbles. This is a bright high resolution photograph with rich green and golden tones migrating onto blue and orange. Ori...
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment