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.
$2,293
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
$56,913
Course d'Obstacles - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures and animals in landscape circa 1955 by French post impressionist painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts a view of horses and their riders at a s...
Canvas, Oil
"L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris" Post-Impressionist City Scape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist A Bouget, a Parisian painter known for his vibrant cityscapes that depicted the times of his generation. This painting is a wo...
Canvas, 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
$464Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Beach Scene with Women and Parasol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Beach Scene with Women and Parasol by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 10.5 ...
Pastel
$27,254
Triel-sur-Seine - Neo Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Leo Marie Gausson
By Léo Gausson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated neo-impressionist riverscape oil on canvas by French painter Leo Marie Gausson. Gausson painted this picturesque view of the River Seine running through Triel-sur-Se...
Oil, Canvas
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
American School Self Portrait, Circle of N C Wyeth, Bernard Stafford Good 1937
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a well done self portrait of the listed American artist Bernard Stafford Good. Painted in 1937, it is a fine example of American illustration art produced by the Brandywine School of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware of the period. It also relates to Norman Rockwell and his illustrative style of the early twentieth century. The portrait is oil on c...
Oil
$1,488
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
$1,588
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Notre-Dame, Paris Oil on canvas, signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Notre-Dame, Paris Signed lower left, Oil on canvas 50 x 61 cm In good condition In its original frame : 61 x 72 cm It is really interesting to reme...
Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Evening Still Life Oil on canvas Signed lower right 32 x 24.5 inches 34.25 x 27.25 inches, framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, ...
Oil
$1,800
Gaston Le Beuze, Mosque on Djerba Island, Tunisia, Oil on Canvas, circa 1960
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
This oil on canvas by Gaston Le Beuze depicts a mosque on the island of Djerba, Tunisia, a subject clearly identified by an old inscription on the reverse. The painting immediately s...
Oil
$1,913Sale Price|20% Off
Village In Provence Landscape Signed Thick Impasto French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Village by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, blue, beige and brown Very good condition with a very small bit of paint loss on the right. Provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist techniques, but adding her own distinctive style and technique to each painting. Vignon's works carry tremendous energy and enthusiasm, often painted with very thick impasto...
Oil
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
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
$1,093Sale 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
$300Sale 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
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
$709Sale 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
$1,195Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting by Georges PACOUIL (1903-1996) French circa 1950 signed lower front corner oil on canvas canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches provenance: private collection,...
Oil, Canvas
$1,311Sale 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
$25,758
Reflets d'Automne - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine example depicts an autumn landscape with the trees reflecting i...
Canvas, Oil
$2,064Sale 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
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
$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
Backstage
Located in Zofingen, AG
Backstage is part of the artist’s ongoing series Theater of One Artist, exploring the female image, theatrical gesture, and the transformation of the human figure into a visual symbo...
Canvas, Acrylic
$448Sale 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
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
'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
"What about stereotypes?" 2 in the triptych. Decorative social art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The second work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...
Canvas, Oil
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
Stormy Sea and Breaking Waves Original Scandinavian Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This dynamic seascape captures the raw power of the sea under a darkening sky. Waves crash violently against coastal rocks, sending white spray high into the air, while shifting tone...
Canvas, Oil
Collioure by Yvonne Canu
By Yvonne Canu
Located in New Orleans, LA
Yvonne Canu 1921-2008 French Collioure Signed "Canu" (lower right) Signed and titled "Collioure" (en verso) Oil on canvas The port of the southern French town of Collioure shines...
Canvas, Oil
$650Sale Price|20% Off
Beached Fishing Boats on Mediterranean Shore Coastal Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Beached Fishing Boats on Mediterranean Shore Coastal Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.75 x 6 inches Condition: good overall; clean surface and bright palette with minimal handling marks. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate. Description: In this exquisite Mediterranean harbour scene, Pierre Neveu captures a row of fishing boats resting on the sun-bleached shore — their hulls painted in vivid blues, yellows, and reds, glowing against the white sand and turquoise sea beyond. The composition balances stillness and vitality: the boats lie quietly in the midday heat, yet every line and shadow suggests movement, texture, and light. Neveu’s masterful handling of watercolour transparency lends the work its distinctive luminosity. Cool washes of aquamarine and indigo melt into warm ochres and siennas, evoking the sharp coastal light of the French Riviera or southern Italy. The artist’s loose, confident brushstrokes and layered perspective show both precision and spontaneity — hallmarks of his plein-air approach. The painting embodies Neveu’s fascination with everyday maritime life, transforming the humble working boats of the Mediterranean into studies of rhythm, geometry, and colour harmony. There is an intimacy here — a sense of the artist pausing mid-journey, quietly observing the relationship between land, sea, and human craft. This is a quintessential Neveu composition: joyful yet restrained, rooted in observation yet lifted by artistic freedom. A perfect choice for collectors of vintage coastal paintings...
Watercolor
$37,885
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Canvas, Oil
Etude Barque au Quai - Normandy - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil - Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on paper laid on panel seascape c.1907 by French post impressionist painter Achille-Emile Othon Friesz. The piece is a study of a view of a boat in a quay at Normandy, Fra...
Oil, Panel, Laid Paper
$980
Splash, Mixed Media, Modern Seascape Gestures in Black and White on Paper, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$518Sale 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
$721Sale 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
Vibrant Interior With Still Life Fruit Bowl
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life Vibrant Interior With Fruit Bowl Artist signed and dated lower right corner canvas 30x36 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. There she studied with the famous abstract...
Canvas, Oil
La Roses de Bagatelle - Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas landscape circa 1910 by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of Bagatelle Park in the north of France in summer when all of th...
Canvas, Oil
$710Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Doges Palace Venice
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Doges Palace, Piazza San Marco, Venice by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 10.75 x 13.75 inches condition: the painting is...
Oil
$1,749Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Poppy Fields in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields in Provence by Gabriel Mouton, French 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 34.5 inches board : 23 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ...
Oil
Backyard Garden Still-Life Landscape Scene, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Garden Scene Oil on canvas Signed lower right 18 x 22 inches 24 x 28 inches, framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painte...
Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
'Venice', Post-Impressionist Woman Artist, Salon d'Automne, Paris, France, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Engel G' for Irma Engel Grabhorn (American, 1908-2003), titled 'Venezia IT' and dated 1961. Born in Badenweiler, Irma Leisinger first studied in Paris with Andre...
Paper, Crayon
"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
"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
$431Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 14.5 x 10.75 inche...
Watercolor
$42,517
Les Toits - Gerberoy - Post Impressionist Landscape by Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist oil, ink and coloured pencils on paper landscape by French post impressionist painter Henri le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts a view of the roofs of the buil...
Oil, Color Pencil, Ink, Paper
$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
$929Sale 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
$650Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Painting Tall Stone Monument
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour on card, unframed inscribed verso painting: 22.5 x 19 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and soun...
Watercolor
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
$541Sale 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
$322Sale Price|20% Off
Basketball Players Under Stadium Lights Dynamic French Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Basketball Players Under Stadium Lights Dynamic French Modernist Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5.5 x 5.5...
Watercolor
South of Provence
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this work, I sought to convey not just a Provence landscape, but the very vitality and sensory experience of the moment. This canvas is a meditation on the eternal rhythm of natu...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$519Sale Price|20% Off
Rolling Provence Hills with Distant Tower and Verdant Fields French Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Rolling Provence Hills with Distant Tower and Verdant Fields French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Siz...
Watercolor
$300Sale 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
Quiet Marina. Oil, impressionism, horizontal, yachts, boats.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Quiet Marina" was painted outdoors on Lake Constance in June 2023. It shows a harbor with yachts. Yachts quietly wait for their owners to go on romantic trips! "Using ...
Oil
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