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.
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$446
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait "Glimmer of her soul"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women. This series holds deep ...
Paper, Acrylic
Modern abstract expressionist fauvist art naïve acrylic portrait "Hidden truth"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist portrait, infused with elements of Fauvism, Post-Impressionism, and Modern Naïve Art, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of ...
Paper, Acrylic
Peacock in Tree with Iridescent Blue and Green Plumage
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Art by God? If so, the peacock is his most magnificent creation. The bird's majestic and iridescent metallic blues and greens with an endlessly large train are on full display. Th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$26,000
David Bowie "Watch That Man IV" by Sukita framed 30x30” signed limited edition
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie, "Watch That Man I", 1973 by Masayoshi Sukita Signed limited edition large format print, number 8/10. Framed with complimentary silver...
C Print
$6,000
Toy Rocking Horse, Naive Fun Pink Orange Photograph, Kids Room, Children's room
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk photographs a child's Rocking Horse Ride in the snow. The inherent beauty of this moving sculpture for kids is enhanced as flakes of w...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jumping Dog in Golden Light - Early Morning Shadows
Located in Miami, FL
Dogs are a wonderful and joyful gift to us all. ln a continuing series, Mitchell Funk explores the dog's playful nature and captures it in dramatic early morning light. The magic...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Joy, Happiness, Pleasure, Euphoria, Bliss, Ecstasy is a Jump
Located in Miami, FL
A joyful moment preserved. A young woman is about to land on earth. She seems very happy about it. Signed, Dated, number Lower left 3/15 recto, unframed, other size available
Photographic Paper
Bethesda fountain Central Park in Snow With Purple Umbrella
Located in Miami, FL
A woman in a purple umbrella is captured in front of Bethesda Fountain Central Park in a driving snowstorm. Her formal pose perfectly aligns with the bronze sculpture so that one ele...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$7,500
Golden Mist at the Fountain - Impressionist Girl Relaxing like Georges Seurat
Located in Miami, FL
A girl is shrouded in a golden mist of shimming water droplets emanating from a fountain. This image looks like something post-impressionist Georges Seurat would paint, but in realit...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Interracial Friends Lost in Thought in a Brooklyn Playground
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk uses of a 500mm telephoto lens to capture the two subjects lost in thought. Selective focus throws the background out of focus and creates a dreamy...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Laughing Policeman on Horse 42nd Street Times Square Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
The photograph of Laughing policeman on Horse 42nd Street Times Square with golden light depicts an unexpected private moment in the most public of spaces. The policeman is clear...
Inkjet
Dog Walker. Bulldog, Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues . Signed, Dated, number 3/15 Lower left recto, unframed...
Photographic Paper
Silhouette Man in Central Park with Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. In the early 1970's, there were no skyscrapers blocking later afternoon light from illuminating trees and rambles of Central Park. The last golden ray...
Inkjet
Dog Walker. Bulldog, Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues . Signed, Dated, number 3/15 ...
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Cream
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Born and raised in The Hague in 1970, Nemo Jantzen then studied art, design and photography at the RTO in Rotterdam and moved to Antwerp to work as a creative director and billboard ...
Epoxy Resin
$3,766
H 14 in W 8 in
Hand-Tinted Black-and-White Print of Tanga Moreau, 1998 Pirelli by Bruce Weber
By Bruce Weber
Located in London, GB
The 1998 Pirelli Calendar was photographed in Miami by Bruce Weber. Tanga Moreau was among the many iconic models photographed. 'Tanga Moreau is a Belgian model. She has appeared on...
Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Black and White, Aquatint, Digital...
$446Sale Price|35% Off
H 10.44 in W 13.19 in D 0.91 in
Laszczyn - Building a Stack 2 - Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by H Krajewska
By Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska (born 14 July 1910 in Biecz , died May 7, 1998 in Warsaw) is a Polish painter, active advocate of socialist realism. Studied between 1928 and 1929 at the...
Oil, Board
$1,557Sale Price|35% Off
H 14.18 in W 16.93 in D 3.15 in
Polish Woman - Impressionist Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by Helena Krajewska
By Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska (born 14 July 1910 in Biecz , died May 7, 1998 in Warsaw) is a Polish painter, active advocate of socialist realism. Studied between 1928 and 1929 at the...
Oil, Board
Deterioration Series 023
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber Deterioration Series 023 1979-2013 (printed later) Archival pigment print 60 x 40 inches edition of 5 This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Archival Pigment
$3,900
H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in
"I Have Your Back", Abstract Expressionist, Portrait, Red, Blue, Oil Painting
By Sorin Bica
Located in Franklin, MA
Sorin Bica's "I Have Your Back" is a 30 x 30 x 2 inch abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas. Abstract double-faced portrait in vivid red, blue, and yellow tones, bold brushst...
Canvas, Oil
$3,750
H 24 in W 20 in
Norman Parkinson 'Paris Drama, Jean Patchett in Paris, Vogue 1950'
Located in New York, NY
American model Jean Patchett photographed in Paris wearing a Jean Dessès evening gown. American Vogue magazine April 1, 1950. Paris Drama, 1950 C print Estate stamped and numbered e...
C Print
$1,000
H 8 in W 10 in
"Figure 3" (2022) by Matthew Alfonso Durante, Mixed Media Female Nude Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Figure 3" (2022) by Matthew Alfonso Durante is an original handmade mixed media painting that depicts a nude female model in front of a greyscale landscape. This piece measures 10 x...
Clay, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite
$2,900
H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in
"I Can Assure You", Abstract Expressionist, Portrait, Yellow, Blue, Oil Painting
By Sorin Bica
Located in Franklin, MA
Sorin Bica's "I Can Assure You" is a 24 x 24 x 2 inch abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas. This painting is a surreal abstract portrait of three faces in an intimate embrac...
Canvas, Oil
$1,699
H 13 in W 19 in
Portrait Fernando Botero, Color Photograph, 13x19, Limited Edition of 5, Signed
Located in New york, NY
Fernando Botero in his Studio, Paris, 1992 by Jean-Michel Voge is a 13" x 19" archival pigment print in an edition of 5, printed by the photographer on handmade Japanese Awagami pape...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
$1,444
H 24 in W 17 in
Tree, Color Photograph of Surma Tribe Boys, Africa, 24x17, Edition of 5, Signed
Located in New york, NY
A contemporary color photograph by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, Tree, 1996 is a portrait of Surma Tribe boys from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. This is an...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
$1,600
H 19 in W 13 in
Little Surma Boy, Color Photography, on Handmade Paper, Signed Edition 2/5
Located in New york, NY
Little Surma Boy, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph of a child from the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. The photograph is printe...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
$1,000
H 10 in W 8 in
"Figure 2" (2022) by Matthew Alfonso Durante, Mixed Media Female Nude Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Figure 2" (2022) by Matthew Alfonso Durante is an original handmade mixed media painting that depicts a nude female model in front of a greyscale landscape. This piece measures 10 x...
Acrylic, Panel, Clay, Graphite
Mrs. Brown Potter
By Baron Adolph de Meyer
Located in Denton, TX
Paper size : 11 3/4 x 8 in., Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. Camera Work #24
Photogravure