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.
$40,783
Villa des Agaves - Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Landscape Oil by Louis Gaidan
By Louis Gaidan
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French neo-impressionist painter Louis Gaidan. The painting is beautifully coloured and depicts flowers in the courtyard at V...
Canvas, Oil
L'entree du village - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Bernardus Klene
By Bernhard Klène
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by Flemish post impressionist painter Bernardus Henricus Klene. The work depicts a view of a path leading to a village on a summer's day. The...
Canvas, Oil
View of Toledo, Spain – Bridge over the Tagus (Puente de San Martín), circa 1935
Located in Firenze, IT
View of Toledo, Spain – Bridge over the Tagus (Puente de San Martín), circa 1935–1936 h 54 cm x w 66 cm oil on canvas original canvas and original stretcher View of the historic ci...
Canvas, Oil
$2,061Sale 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
$679Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Landscape at Vigny Val d Oise Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape at Vigny Val d Oise Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 in...
Watercolor
Fete Champetre
By Jean Dufy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fete Champetre" c.1950 is an original colors lithograph by renown artist Jean Dufy, 1888-1964. It is hand signed and numbered 80/220 in pencil by the artist. The...
Lithograph
$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
Post War Impressionist Landscape Spring in the Alps Gouache on Paper Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Post Impressionist Landscape Spring in the Alps Gouache on Paper by Isac Friedlander Vibrant Alpine landscape by Latvian-American artist Isac Friedlander, known primarily for his et...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,305Sale Price|20% Off
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
Garden in Summer, Marie-Lucie Nessi, Woman Post-impressionist, Oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat Garden in summer, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas Canvas: 19 × 22 1/2 in l 48 × 57 cm Frame: 21 2/3 x 25 1/4 l 55 x 64 cm Signed lower right Marie-Lucie Nessi Valta...
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Pipe', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1960. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
Paper, Oil
$859
"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
$924Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Green Landscape & Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green Fields by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, blue and beige. overall good condition. Pro...
Canvas, Oil
Currents
Located in Zofingen, AG
''Currents" is about the thoughts that come when we are alone. The fish symbolize these thoughts as they move between reality and imagination, silence and dreams. The painting reflec...
Canvas, Acrylic
Chassidic Rabbi with Shtreimel, Rare Judaica Oil Painting Signed in Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Judaica Art. Jewish genre scene. In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim, Isidor Kauffman and Maurycy Gottlieb and later of Tully Filmus, Zalman Kleinman and Itshak Holtz the artis...
Oil
“Still Life with Pitcher, Plate and Fruit”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas still life painting by the well known French painter, Prosper Rotge. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. The painting is housed in a newer...
Canvas, Oil
$16,000
Marée basse, beau temps, French Post-Impressionist, Beach Scene, colorful canvas
Located in New York, NY
Provenance Wally Findlay Galleries, New York Private Collection, USA Our delightful beachfront scene depicts families reveling on the sand with sailboats yachting in the distance. T...
Canvas, Oil
En liten vintertavla (A Little Winter Landscape), 1933
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962) Sweden En liten vintertavla (A Little Winter Landscape), 1933 signed Fritz Lindström and dated 33 lower right oil on canvas unframed 40 × 51.5 cm (15.7 ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,292
Portofino. Sunset, impressionism, horizontal, Landscape Paintings, sea, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
"This landscape painting was painted based on my memories of my trip in 2023 to Portofino, the paradise corner of Italy." said Anna about this work. "Not only small boats, but also t...
Canvas, Oil
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
"La Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on panel painting by American artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst. She was a painter known for her colorful cityscapes depicting the times of her generation. This painting i...
Oil, Panel
$1,522Sale Price|20% Off
Summer in Provence Golden Green & Yellow Light French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer in Provence by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches very good condit...
Canvas, Oil
$299Sale Price|20% Off
Pecherie De LOcean French Market Scene With Figures Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Pecherie De LOcean French Market Scene With Figures Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on artists paper, unframed Size (H ...
Watercolor, Gouache
$1,489
Bouquet of Peonies and Elderberries. Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, floral
Located in Oslo, NO
Flower bouquet, peonies, red, interior painting, impressionist, horizontal The painting "Bouquet of Peonies and Elderberries" is a pictorial ode to the blooming luxury and fleeting ...
Canvas, Oil
Study of Fish by Spanish artist Augustin Ubeda, 1957, oil on canvas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Augustin Ubeda (Spanish, 1925–2007) Study of Fish Oil on canvas Signed ‘A Ubeda’ (lower right), dedicated to ‘Patricia Fuentes’, and inscribed and dated ‘Paris 1957’ (on the reverse)...
Canvas, Oil
Her Own Rules
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work explores a quiet moment of inner peace and self-reflection. The small butterfly becomes a symbol of change, freedom, and a fragile sense of hope emerging within the inner wo...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Seascape Painting with Boats, Signed, 14.5x17.25
By Henryk Dzienczarski
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Seascape Painting with Boats, Signed, 14.5x17.25 Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Expressive maritime scene depicting...
Oil, Illustration Board
$685Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Fishermen in Blue Smocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fishermen in Blue Smocks French Post-Impressionist artist, signed 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 14.5 x 15 inches board: 11.5 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection,...
Oil
$5,727Sale Price|43% Off
Catalan Modern Coastal Scene – Josep Amat – Mediterranean Spain c.1980
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Promenade in Sant Feliu de Guíxols Artist: Josep Amat Pagès (Barcelona, 1901 – 1991) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm (approximately 19.7 x 25.6 in) Support...
Oil, Canvas
$1,370Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Impressionist Self Portrait of Artist 1900's Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist by René PIROLA (French, 1878 - 1912) stamped with artists mark oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private ...
Oil
"Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Nocturne Parisian Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil painting by the French artist Jack Prudnik. Prudnik was an American painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his g...
Oil, Canvas, Board
"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
$706Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor, Gouache
'Coastal Fishing', Mid-Century Modern Oil, Island Landscape, Cerulean Blue
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A bright and airy Post-Impressionist oil landscape showing a view of a serene island vista. Two fishermen use the clear coastal waters as they look out over distant boats. Unsigned a...
Oil, Wood Panel
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Miss M.A., from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: Miss M.A. (Mademoiselle M.A.) Year: December 20, 1954 Medium: Heliogravure on grand velin Renage filigrane a la marque de l'editeur p...
Offset
Champ de ble - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a golden wheat field, contrasted against dark hills in the distance. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
Before the Mirror
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting original oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002.) "Before the Mirror", is a large original oil on panel, signed, c.1957...
Oil
Le Porteur de Fei
Located in Henderson, NV
This impression (after the original woodcut) was printed on japon paper in 1943 in an edition of 250, and is one of Gauguin's beautiful Tahiti compositions. Image size: 6 1/2 x 11 in...
Lithograph
$717Sale Price|20% Off
1940's Provence Painting French Lake Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) signed and dated 46' From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed meas...
Watercolor
$1,087Sale Price|20% Off
Sunrise at Land's End: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in GB
Vernon Southward was a mid-20th-century painter, born in 1913, associated with the post-Impressionist landscape tradition. Although details of his life remain limited, his body of wo...
Canvas, Oil
$445Sale Price|20% Off
French Rooftop Cityscape With Chimneys Modernist Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Rooftop Cityscape With Chimneys Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4.75 x...
Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of Lady in Green - Welsh Post Impressionist 50s art oil painting
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist oil painting is by artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Cardiff and later a Benton End stu...
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
$516Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Abstract Landscape with Yellow and Green Tones Featuring Swirling Tree
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Abstract Landscape Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 7 x 10.5 inches Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the famous pai...
Gouache
Sainte Victoire Mountain near Aix en Provence - Lithograph, 1972
Located in Paris, IDF
Emile OTHON FRIESZ Sainte Victoire Mountain near Aix en Provence Color lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate On Arches Vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Exce...
Lithograph
French Watercolour Landscape Village Houses and Château Haut de Spesse
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Village Houses and Château Haut de Spesse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Château Haut de Spesse. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 12.5 × 19.5 in...
Watercolor, Pen
Framed Fauvist Town Art Fair American Modernist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 30 inches overall, and 18 by 24 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$3,092
Vast Autumn Landscape With Blue Mountains by Swedish Artist Carl Johansson, 1913
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson (1863-1944), also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a highly skilled Swedish landscape painter who is known for his ability to capture...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Series L, Var. 1, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series L, Variation 1 (Serie L, var. 1) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....
Collotype Print
Flows of silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flows of Silence The canvas explores the theme of nature's primal energy, hidden away from prying eyes. What appears at first to be a simple narrative—a forest waterfall cascading in...
Acrylic, Canvas
$924Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Expressionist Signed Oil Painting Horse & Foal in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse & Foal in Landscape signed by Léon Schwartz -Abrys ( 1905 - 1990) French School, expressionist oil on board, unframed board: 21.5 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection...
Oil
Cityscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Cityscape" c.1990 is an oil painting on canvas by Italian artist Giovanni Sangalli, b.1930. It is signed at the lower left corner by th...
Oil
"Flower Vendors by La Madeleine" Post War Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Flower Vendors by La Madeleine in Paris. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist wi...
Canvas, Oil
$538Sale Price|20% Off
Colorful Abstract Mediterranean Scene with Vibrant Architecture and Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Mediterranean Scene Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 10.5 x 7 inches Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the famous p...
Gouache
Audrey - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1940 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a blonde lady - Audrey - in a mint green dress...
Oil, Board
French Country Barn in Green Summer Watercolour Landscape at Bellefosse
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Country Barn in Green Summer Landscape at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 19.5 × 25.5 inc...
Watercolor, Pen
$674Sale Price|20% Off
French Roquebrune Village Street with Archway Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Roquebrune Village Street with Archway Watercolour Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower left “P. Ne...
Watercolor
Winter's Cloak, Paris
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas, Canvas size: 13 x 18 inches Framed size: 19.5 x 24.5 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Max Rabe’s View from the Obersalzberg toward the Hochkalter and Reiter Alpe
By Max Rabes
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Max Rabe 1868 Samter – 1944 Vienna View from the Obersalzberg toward the Hochkalter and Reiter Alpe, 1930/1940 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm Frame: 61 x...
Oil
$299Sale Price|20% Off
Pathway Leading to a Quaint Village Church in the Rolling Hills Countryside
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Quaint Village by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) pastel painting on artist paper painting: 8 x 11 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condition, with vibr...
Pastel
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century 1950s French Oil Still Life Pink Fish & Lemons on Plate
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fish (see notes below) by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches condition: This painting is in very goo...
Oil