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.
Coucher de Soleil - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgranges
By Jeanne Selmershein-Desgrange
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist landscape oil on canvas circa 1920 by French neo-impressionist painter Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange. The piece depicts a view of sail boats in a harbour at Colliou...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
"Montmartre" Post-Impressionist Lively Paris 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
$659Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Flowers in a Vase Beautiful Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed stamped verso paper: 13 x 17 inches very good condition provenance: the artists esta...
Oil
$4,500
"Voilier" Pointillistic Colorful Sea Scape with Sailboat Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A large Mid-20th Century oil painting landscape depicting a figure near a boat with a beautiful sailboat in a Marina in France with other sailboats in the distance. This piece has a ...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Andre Derain, Still Life with Fish and the Pan, 1970 (after)
By André Derain
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Nature morte aux Poissons (Still Life with Fish), from the folio Andre Derain entre 1935 et 1949, V (Andre Derain bet...
Lithograph
$717Sale Price|20% Off
Paris France oil on canvas painting urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 70x59 cm. Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...
Canvas, Oil
$1,545Sale Price|20% Off
1920's British Signed Oil Painting Portrait Lady by Piano Interior Light Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Artists Mother *see below by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 17 inches canvas: 24 x 12 inches Pr...
Oil, Canvas
$2,332
Ascona Embankment In The Evening. Switzerland, boats, lake, city, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
This atmospheric painting conveys the charm of the Swiss town of Ascona on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the evening hours, when the artist visited this lovely town in the spring of...
Canvas, Oil
$837Sale Price|56% Off
Cadaqués Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1960s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Cadaqués Artist: Ramón Pichot i Soler (1924–1996) Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 13 x 21.7 in Date: 1960s Condition: Good Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed ...
Oil, Board
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Impressionist Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Post-Impressionist landscape painted in Bloomsbury Group era period and style. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches; 22 x 28 inches framed. Unsigned. Some areas of paint loss as...
Canvas, Oil
$5,980
Floral Still Life 1935 Signed Oil on Canvas, Hans Hofmann School, Modern Art
Located in Union City, NJ
FLORAL STILL LIFE is an original oil painting on canvas by the French born artist Lucy Hourdebaight (1901-1947). FLORAL STILL LIFE features an inviting interior scene visually center...
Oil, Canvas
$775Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Landscape Post-Impressionist Signed 1940's Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed with initials, dated 1943 watercolour painting on paper, unframed measurements: 10 x 14 inches provenance: private coll...
Watercolor
"Portrait of a Workhorse Standing in a Stable" Julius Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Portrait of a Workhorse Standing in a Stable" Julius Paul Junghanns (German, 1876 - 1958) Oil on panel Signed lower right and dated 1925 15 1/2 x 12 1/4 (19 1/2 x 16 2/4 frame) inc...
Oil, Wood Panel
"What about stereotypes?" Diptych.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were presented in a thematic solo exhibition Europe. (Matisse-inspired...
Canvas, Oil
$2,049Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Cubist Expressionist Rural Fields Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Ploughing Field by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on board, unframed board: 21 x 29 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Oil
Original Fine Mid Century Impressionist Oil Painting by important Greek Painter
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: George Cosmadopoulos (1895-1967) Greek TITLE: "Gypsy Women On A Greek Beach" (probably Mykanos) SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 34cm x 25cm inclusive of fram...
Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
By Constantin Kluge
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
$698Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 1947 From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed mea...
Watercolor
$657Sale Price|54% Off
View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains mediterranean landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains Artist: Antonio Reverte Oliva (Monteagudo, Murcia, 1943 – Gavà, Barcelona, 2014) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 73 x 92 c...
Canvas, Oil
Salobreña Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Salobreña Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in Support: Canvas board, unframed Signature: Sign...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$969Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Vibrant Fauvist Landscape of a Village Scene Richly Textured
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Fauvist Landscape oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition Description: This vibrant mid-20th-ce...
Oil
$3,827
Kornhamnstorg, Gamla stan, Stockholm, with Riddarholmskyrkan in the background
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric painting depicts Kornhamnstorg in Gamla stan during the quiet hours of evening. The scene unfolds along the waterfront where the historic square meets the water, wit...
Oil, Board
Panorama sur Cannes - Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting by Jean Vollet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas pointillist landscape circa 1980 by French painter Jean Vollet. The work depicts a panoramic view of Cannes from the vantage point of the top of a hill looking d...
Canvas, Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, The Sorrow of the King, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1953
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La tristesse du roi (The Sorrow of the King), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VII, No. 27–28, originat...
Lithograph
Signed Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 25 x 22 in, Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eugène BEGARAT Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Picture Size 18 x 15", 46 x 38 cm Frame Size 25 x 22", 64 x 56 cm Bergerat was born in 1943 in Nice. In 1960, he started to st...
Oil, Canvas
Expansive French Valley Landscape with River and Trees Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expansive French Valley Landscape with River and Trees Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 inches...
Watercolor
Still Life - Large Post Impressionist Belgian Guitar Interior Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful post-impressionist interior still life oil on canvas depicting a guitair and fruits on a chair, by modern Belgian artist and sculptor Roger Duterme. Ther work is signed ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,076Sale Price|43% Off
Pitussi Oil on Canvas Painting, Thoughtful Woman, 92x65 cm, Unsigned
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 92x65 cm. Without frame. Frederic Cabanas Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...
Canvas, Oil
Original Mid 20th OIL PAINTING Century English Country Lady in A Summer Garden
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned Early Mid 20th Century English School TITLE: "Lady In A Garden" MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 87cm x 40cm inc frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Well composed 1920's ...
Oil
$323Sale Price|55% Off
Woman with Guitar Mixed Media Painting, Fauvist Style, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Guitar Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Technique: Mixed media on canvas board Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm Framed: No Period: S...
Mixed Media
$900
Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20.2...
Watercolor
$969Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Summer Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, inscribed verso. Title: Summer in Provence Medium: oil painting on canvas board, unframed, board: 1...
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
"Parisian Street Scene" Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas of a Paris Cafe Framed
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used ...
Canvas, Oil
French River Landscape with Reflections and Trees Watercolor Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French River Landscape with Reflections and Trees Watercolor Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card / thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20...
Watercolor
Rowboat Beneath the Trees, 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
This evocative landscape by Axel Edvard Peter captures the serene beauty of nature with remarkable skill. Painted in 1918, the scene depicts a wooden rowboat resting in still waters beneath the sheltering branches of a lush tree. The dappled sunlight filtering through the foliage creates a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow, while the artist’s use of short, expressive brushstrokes imbues the composition with a vibrant, almost impressionistic quality. The rich greens and golden hues of the landscape reflect Peter’s mastery of color and atmosphere. Axel Peter was a Swedish painter known for his distinctive artistic voice, shaped by his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and further training in Paris and Germany. He was part of the influential Opponents’ Movement (Opponentrörelsen) of 1885, alongside artists such as Richard Bergh, Nils Kreuger, and Eugène Jansson...
Canvas, Oil
$19,250
La Mer du Nord - Fauvist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled fauvist oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1965 by Spanish painter Carlos Nadal. The work depicts a view of bathers and beach huts along a golden stretch of s...
Canvas, Oil
$1,656Sale Price|20% Off
Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Harvest & Picnic
By Don Vaughan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summertime Harvest by Don Vaughan (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35.5 inches canvas : 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Surrey, Englan...
Oil
$6,396Sale Price|20% Off
Kees van Dongen, The Seine, from Views of Paris, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Kees van Dongen (1877–1968), titled De Seine (The Seine), from Regards Sur Paris (Views of Paris), originates from the January 22, 1963 issue published b...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Miss M.A., from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Mademoiselle M.A. (Miss M.A.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Matisse), originates...
Lithograph
In the Fragrance of Roses: Impressionist Nude Oil Painting, 90x90 cm
Located in Oslo, NO
Immersed in the serenity of nature, I crafted an intimate scene, awash with the rich tones of oil paint. My brushstrokes breathe life into a dance of blossoms and leaves, enveloping ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,551Sale Price|20% Off
Rue Jacob Paris Rooftops 1950 Superb Original French Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Rue Jacob, 1950" by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed, titled & dated verso oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and ...
Oil
$770Sale Price|22% Off
Old Town Nice Back Street Houses Antique French Impressionist Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Town, Nice Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed lower corner watercolour on artist paper painting : 16.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of Fr...
Watercolor
North Shore - colourful, impressionist, landscape, limited edition lithograph
Located in Bloomfield, ON
When the world thinks about the famous Group of Seven, this is likely the kind of image they recall—the quiet majesty of the Canadian wilderness. This lithograph by one of its youngest members, Alfred Joseph Casson is one of many classic landscapes he painted of the north—mountains, lakes, bare trees in the foreground rendered in his favoured bright palette of autumn colours—red, yellow, orange, a touch of green, and deep blue lakes against a cloudy white sky. Casson was an avid canoeist and spent many hours camping and drawing in northern Ontario often alongside fellow members of the Group. “I had to develop my own style. I began to dig out places of my own...” A. J. Casson He moved on to two commercial art firms in Toronto where he worked as an assistant to the artist Franklin Carmichael, one of the founding members of the renowned Group of Seven, (A group of Canadian landscape painters that included Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris and A. Y. Jackson.). Carmichael encouraged him to sketch and paint on his own. Casson was invited to join the Group of Seven in the 1920’s with whom he painted for years. Following their demise, he formed the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour...
Lithograph
Fauvist Landscape signed Paul Guillaume
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on board French fauvist landscape by Paul Guillaume. The painting is signed bottom left, Guillaume Paul, and presented in a patinated wood frame. This colourf...
Oil
Champs en lumière – Abstract Landscape, Contemporary Art, French, signed
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas Unframed dimensions: 50 × 50 cm (19.7 × 19.7 in) Framed dimensions: 57 × 57 cm (22.4 × 22.4 in) Floater frame available in black or natural wood (collector’s choice) Si...
Oil
$14,800
“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958) Oil on Canvas Signed verso 41 1/2 x 33 1/2 Depicted here is one of Junghanns favorite subjects d...
Canvas, Oil
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
$430Sale Price|37% Off
Cadaques Spain oil painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frame size 43x51 cm.. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Ca...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$2,152Sale Price|35% Off
Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting, Post-Impressionist, 1980s, Unframed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Roca Sastre (1928-1997) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil measures 50x100 cm. Frameless. Josep Roca-Sastre i Muncunill (Tarrasa, 1928 - Barcelona, 1...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Fairy Tale on Lake Werdenbergersee. Impressionism, oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
"Winter Fairy Tale on Lake Werdenberg" is a work of art that immerses the viewer in an atmosphere of tranquility and quiet contemplation of the pacifying beauty of nature. The painti...
Canvas, Oil
La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas seascape by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of the white sails of sailboats in turquoise-blue waters. The white foam of t...
Canvas, Oil
$332Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.75 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
Oil
$1,107Sale Price|20% Off
Still-Life Painting, Signed Oil on Board, Post-Impressionist, Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean - Luc Mauger (1952) French School, 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 14.5 inches board: 15 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: v...
Oil
$3,650
Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$957Sale Price|20% Off
"Barcelona Nautical Port Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1990s"
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Francesc Saborit Sans - Nautical port of Barcelona - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Without frame.
Oil, Canvas
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA ------ Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Paper, Oil
$548Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 1...
Oil
Orange Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
Small, sun-like fruits glow among the branches, creating a quiet sense of warmth and vitality. Set against a dense, textured orange field, the mandarin tree radiates light and inner ...
Canvas, Oil
"Le Marché à Martigues" Colorful Impressionist view of Market Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Market in Martigues in France, executed in wonderful colors and gestural brush strokes. With magnifi...
Canvas, Oil