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.
French school Landscape countryside forest oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape countryside forest⬅️ ⏩It is signed H Aucier⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on wood panel / isorel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm /13x16.1 i...
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
Belle Epoque Post Impressionist oil painting by French artist Ludovic Vallee
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm. It has an inscription on the reverse...
Oil, Board
$7,500Sale Price|25% Off
"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
$431Sale Price|20% Off
Red and Purple Anemones in Glass Vase Mid Century Impressionist French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 11 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
Antique Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Karl Eyth (1877-1957) 'The Mountains of the Bregenz Forest' Oil on board 40 x 56 cm, 52 x 69 cm (framed) Signed lower left
Oil, Board
"Field in Half Light" Wolf Kahn, Expressionist, Countryside Light, Skyscape
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Field in Half Light, 1979 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 32 inches Provenance The artist Kornbluth Gallery, Fairlawn, New Jersey Norman Weinstein, Woodcliff Lake, N...
Canvas, Oil
Edouard Cortes - Le Quai aux Fleurs, Paris Flower Market Oil on Canvas c1955
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Édouard Léon Cortès (French, 1882–1969), Le Quai aux Fleurs – Paris, oil on canvas, signed lower left, painted circa 1955 — a Paris flower market by le peintre de Paris. Recorded in ...
Oil
$1,372
Barcas amarradas en el muelle - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior En la parte trasera, va nuevamente firmado y fechado en Barcelona Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 65 cm. de altura x 81 cm....
Oil
$814Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Woodland Avenue Trees
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodland Avenue by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 10.75 x 9 inches condition: the painting i...
Oil
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
New England Town Scene Oil Painting by listed artist Emile Gruppe (1896-1978)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Emile Albert Gruppe was a very well known Cape Ann, Massachusetts painter who founded his own Gruppe Summer School in 1942. He was born in Rochester, NY in 1896 and studied at the A...
Oil
$743Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence French Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 wax crayon painting on paper, unframed measurements: 12 x 17.5 in...
Wax Crayon
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
'Breaking Waves, Hawaii', Association of Honolulu Artists, Vincent Price, O'ahu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Conklin' for Pil Soon Conklin (American, 1924-1977) and painted circa 1965. This Hawaiian woman artist exhibited with success in the 1960s and 1970s and was the...
Canvas, Oil
$792Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Vineyard Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed inscribed verso From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed me...
Watercolor
A Clump of Snow
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work carries the lightness of a beginning. A malleable form emerges through the movement of hands, retaining the warmth of that gesture. What starts as an unforced act gradually...
Canvas, Acrylic
Fauvist Still Life with Peaches and Cherries - Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY (1877-1953) Peaches and Cherries Lithograph Signed in the plate On paper 30 x 24 cm (c. 11.8 x 9.4 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
$759Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Watercolor, Gouache
A Walk on a Windy Day, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 2010-Now
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "A Walk on a Windy Day" transports the viewer to a sun-drenched Swiss landscape, where nature lives in constant motion. Scarlet poppies, swaying in gusts of warm wind, f...
Canvas, Oil
$1,421Sale Price|20% Off
Martiques South of France Vintage Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Martiques, South of France by Merio Ameglio (1897-1970) signed oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches board: 8.75 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very ...
Oil
"Dans la rue" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: multi-stone color lithograph (after the original Bonnard lithograph). Printed in Paris on Renage paper in 1952 at the Mourlot atelier, in faithful recreation of the original....
Lithograph
$612Sale Price|20% Off
Roquebrune Cap Martin Mediterranean Houses Terracotta Roofs Sunlit Street
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Roquebrune Cap Martin Mediterranean Houses Terracotta Roofs Sunlit Street Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 7.7...
Watercolor
$2,850
A Hopeful Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Expressing a hopeful view for our own era, listed and celebrated African American artist Brenda Joysmith created an idealized gathering of folks of all races and ages relaxing and pl...
Canvas, Oil
$163Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Illustration Sketch pink plant pot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flower Pot by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel on paper, unframed painting: 19 x 25 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vigno...
Pastel
$983Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of a Colorful Floral Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Garden Bliss by Marcelle Weill (French, b.1900) signed oil on canvas, unframed exhibition label verso with the artists Parisian address and title of work canvas : 24 x 29 inches Prov...
Oil, Canvas
$760Sale Price|20% Off
'The Garden, Mandelieu-la-Napoule', Academy of Fine Arts of Rouen, Benezit, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Picot' for Jean-Claude Picot (French, born 1933), and painted circa 1985; additionally titled, verso, on old label, 'L'escalier du Jardin (Mandelie '. From 1947,...
Canvas, Oil
$420Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Shade French Terrace Figure Study by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Garden Shade French Terrace Figure Study by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8.5 inches Con...
Watercolor
"View of Venice" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures and Boats along Venice
Located in New York, NY
This captivating scene of Venice from the 21st Century is a wonderful display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brush...
Oil, Board
"Flower Still Life" Post-Impressionism French Oil Painting of Colorful Flowers
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical bouquet of flowers in a white vase resting on a table with a multicolored background. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner with uniq...
Oil, Board
Fleurs d'ete - Etaples - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
By Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist landscape oil on canvas circa 1905 by French painter Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot. The work depicts summer flowers - yellow sunflowers and pink foxgloves - blooming outside a cottage on a hilltop. The cottage is white with a red roof and green shutters. A tree branch overhangs the path beside the cottage. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 38"x46" Unframed: 29"x37" Provenance: Private collection - France A pupil of his father Alphonse Chigot, Eugène Chigot enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1880, where he studied under Vayson, Cabanel and Bonnat. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1884-1924, and was commended by the jury of 1885, winning a third-class medal in 1887 and a second-class medal in 1890. After travelling in Spain, in 1887 he settled in Étaples in Flanders, before returning to Paris, where he became a founder of the Salon d'Automne. He was awarded bronze medals at the Paris Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1990, and held his first solo show in Paris in 1905. He was an inspector of the museums of painting and drawing curated by the French maritime ministry, and an Officer of the Légion d'Honneur. His early works are large-scale history paintings, which he quickly relinquished in favour of landscapes, depicting scenes from his travels in southern France, Italy, the Auvergne, Vendée, Brittany and Flanders, whose light he particularly appreciated. Some of his works are reminiscent of paintings by Pissarro...
Oil, Canvas
$1,202Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait Of A Posed Man Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back - inscribed verso of the man's name! oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 13 inches Colors: Brow...
Canvas, Oil
$2,850
A Figurative Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a monumental pointillism painting, a reinterpretation of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” created a century earlier by French painter George Seurat,...
Canvas, Oil
$535Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Post-Impressionist Oil Village Street Scene in France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Title: The Village Street Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.5 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
Winter Chalet in the Snow at Bellefosse French Mountain Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Chalet in the Snow at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse Medium: watercolour and black pen on artist paper, laid on board. Size: 8 × 12....
Watercolor, Pen
$3,546
Mediterranean Town Square Painting Church Plaza Catalonia Spain Large Oil canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Town Square Painting Church Plaza Catalonia Spain Large Oil on Canvas Artist: Josep Moscardó (1953–) Title: Plaza de Santa María, Mataró Year: 2003 Medium: Oil on canv...
Canvas, Oil
$200Sale Price|30% Off
Landscape in Provence : The Old House - Original lithograph, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules CAVAILLES Landscape in Provence : The Old House Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On vellum 33 x 50 cm (c. 13 x 20 inch) Excellent condition
Lithograph
$568Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Street Scene With Figures and Neon Awning Mediterranean Nocturne Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Street Scene With Figures and Neon Awning Mediterranean Nocturne Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W)...
Watercolor
Bather by the Sea, Post-Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Sailboat
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas, unsigned. This evocative oil painting depicts a solitary sailing boat crossing calm waters toward a small, tree-covered island beneath an expansive, overcast sky. In the foreground, partially concealed among the dark rocks and vegetation, a nude figure bends toward the water beside a vivid red and white drapery, introducing an intimate and enigmatic presence into the landscape. The composition is distinguished by its restrained palette of blue-grey, deep green and earthy tones. Against these subdued colors, the pale sail and softly modelled flesh of the figure create delicate points of light, while the red drapery provides a striking chromatic accent. Loose, expressive brushwork allows the forms of the water, foliage and distant island to dissolve gently into the surrounding atmosphere. With its emphasis on mood, color and the fleeting effects of light rather than precise topographical detail, the work reflects the influence of Post-Impressionist and early Modernist landscape painting. A poetic and contemplative composition combining the traditional themes of the seascape and the nude. post impressionist seascape, bather painting, nude by the sea, female nude painting, nude figure landscape, coastal landscape painting, sailboat painting, sailing boat painting, island landscape, early 20th century painting, European seascape, modernist seascape, post impressionist landscape, maritime painting, coastal oil painting, atmospheric seascape, figurative landscape, bather by the sea, seaside bather painting, nude in landscape, European nude painting, rocky coast painting...
Canvas, Oil
$192Sale Price|20% Off
Fort on the Hill, Post-Impressionist Gouache Landscape Painting, 2010-
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork, titled "Fort on the Hill," is a mesmerizing exploration of light, color, and form. The painting captures a historic stone fort nestled amidst a lush landscape of robust...
Paper, Gouache
$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
$694Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence French Autumn Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 47' From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed measu...
Watercolor
$327Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Bright Peonies In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overa...
Oil
$4,500
Walking the Dogs, Post-Impressionist Oil Painting by Louis Eilshemius
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Eilshemius', American (1864 -1941), early works were influenced by the Barbizon School and Corot among others. This oil on canvas painting from 1890-1910 is from the era when h...
Canvas, Oil
$44,787
Harwich Approaches - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil by Edward Brian Seago
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board seascape circa 1960 by English post impressionist painter Edward Brian Seago. The work depicts barges racing in the Harwich approaches - a busy deep water channel...
Oil, Board
Vase of Flowers - Fauvist Oil, Still Life of Flowers by Henri Charles Manguin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A stunning oil on canvas by French fauvist painter Henri Charles Manguin. The work is a still life of a glass vase of colourful flowers - including zinnias and ranunculus - in red, o...
Canvas, Oil
$857
"Field. Werdenberg". Impressionist landscape, oil painting, small, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
In the center of the painting "Field. Werdenberg" we see a small house with a pink roof. An idyllic picture of a house on the edge of a small forest, in which you want to live! In th...
Oil
$1,372
Tea Party. Flowers, fruits, still life, oil painting, sommer, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this still life at my home." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "The summer sun breaks through the window and colors the tea in noble, thick honey tones, plays wi...
Oil
$1,830Sale Price|38% Off
Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View Artist: Josep Roca Sastre (1928–1997) Title: Spanish Landscape Year: 1981 M...
Canvas, Oil
$2,405Sale 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
$710Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence French Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape By Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed measurements: 9.5 x 13 in...
Watercolor
$8,040Sale Price|70% Off
Springtime: Almond Tree in Bloom (Printemps:Amandier en Fleur) Raymond Thibesart
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Springtime: Almond Tree in Bloom (Printemps: Amandier en Fleur) Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Oil on canvas, circa 1920s 19 x 25 1/2 (22 3/4 x 28 1/2 framed) inches Raymond ...
Canvas, Oil
$457Sale Price|33% Off
Colorful Mediterranean Landscape with Wildflowers and Olive Trees, Spanish Oil
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Colorful Mediterranean Landscape with Wildflowers and Olive Trees, Spanish Post Impressionist Oil Painting Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2015) Title: Campos de Jaén Medium: Oil o...
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
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
Mediterranean Harbour in Cadaqués Costa Brava Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbour in Cadaqués Costa Brava Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2015) Title: Cadaqués Harbour Medium: Oil on hardboard (Tablex) Dimens...
Oil
Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 13 x 18 inches Framed size: 19 x 23.5 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
'Trout Stream', Large Oil, San Diego, California, Chouinard & Otis Art Institute
By Edmond Woods
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Edmond Woods' (American, 1905-1990) and painted circa 1975. Born in Ogden, Edmond Woods first studied under LeConte Stewart at th...
Oil, Board
$1,749Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Children Picnic in Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Picnic in the Park by Jeanne LOURIER-DREYFUS (French 1872-1955) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 28 x 24 inches canvas: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,086
Spring Joy 2. Oil landscape, Impressionism, flower, floral, Switzerland
Located in Oslo, NO
"In the painting "Spring Joy 2" I depicted a bush that blooms every year in May in the place where my route runs when I walk with my dog." said Anna about this landscape painting. "T...
Oil
"In the shade of the tree" Original large impressionistic landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting, crafted with rich oil paints, is a vivid portrayal of nature's serenity. Embracing the impressionistic style, I aimed to capture the tranquil essence of dappled light ...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset in the Forest, c. 1910
By Oscar Lycke
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous painting by Oscar Lycke captures a tranquil sunset scene deep within a Nordic forest. The warm, golden light of the setting sun filters through the dense spruce trees, ...
Oil, Board
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$2,059Sale Price|35% Off
Canyelles Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Circa 1955-1965, 60x73 cm
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Canyelles Artist: Ramon Sanvisens i Marfull (Barcelona, 1917 – 1987) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm — (23.6 × 28.7 in) Support / Mounting: Canvas on stretcher...
Oil