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.
Peonies After The Rain. Floral painting, impressionism, garden, red
Located in Oslo, NO
In her painting "Peonies After the Rain," Anna Shesterikova captures one of nature's most poetic moments—the moment when the rain has ended but the flowers in her garden still retain...
Canvas, Oil
Pablo PICASSO (after) : Maternal Love, signed lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881–1973) (after) Maternal Love Colour lithograph Signed on the plate On vellum 48 x 40 cm (18.8 x 15.7 in) Copyright Mouvement pour la Paix / Picasso Estate Excel...
Lithograph
Mid-Century Oil on Board of Waterlillies.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century post impressionist oil on board of waterlillies by French artist Marc Mussier. Signed and dated 1959 to the reverse. This evocative oil painting captures a serene aquat...
Board, Oil
Windy Day In Provence. Impressionism, flowers. Landscape Paintings, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting is a plein air sketch. It was painted by me in Provence, France." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. "It was a very windy day and the wind even dro...
Oil
$1,350
Original impressionist impasto English 20thC oil painting Cornish Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Michael J Strang (1942-2021) British TITLE: "Cornish Poppies" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 56cm x 50cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL: ...
Oil
$2,943
Large French Provence Landscape, Post-Impressionist Hilltop Village with Chateau
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An exceptional tapestry-like mid-century French Post-Impressionist landscape painting by celebrated artist André Wilder (1871–1965), signed in the bottom ...
Oil
Original 20thC French Post Impressionist oil painting By Oliver Warman RBA
By Oliver Warman RBA ROI
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Oliver Warman RBA ROI (1932-2019) British TITLE: "Punts On A French River" MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 64cm x 54cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Painter i...
Oil
Large Post Impressionist Oil Painting Depicting A Swedish Lake at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
This landscape from 1931 is an outstanding example of Otto Lindberg's mature production. Painted most likely in the surroundings of his native Söderhamn, the composition captures the...
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
Abyssal Cryptography, Contemporary Marina, Gray Tones, Colour Dots on Paper 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Abyssal Cryptography Medium: Acrylic Paint and Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper Size: 105x70cm ( 41,7x28 inches) Year: 2026 * Frame is for illustrative purposes only....
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Helmer Osslund Northern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Helmer Osslund (1866–1938) Sweden Northern Swedish Landscape signed lower right Helmer Osslund oil on greaseproof paper laid down on panel unframed 17 × 33.5 cm (6.7 × 13.2 in) fra...
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
Panicled Hydrangea. Post-impressionism, oil painting, vertical, nature, floral
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Panicled Hydrangea" (30x40 cm), done in oil on canvas in a vertical format, captures the eye with its brightness and liveliness. In the center of the composition is a b...
Canvas, Oil
$395Sale Price|20% Off
French school Luminous Canal Scene in Bruges landscape oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous Canal in Bruges (Belgium) ⬅️ ⏩It is signed (not easy to decypher)⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Swedish Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, Sweden, 1910
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gabriel Strandberg (1885–1966) Sweden Lake Landscape, probably Dalarna, 1910 signed and dated lower right Gabriel Strandberg 1910 oil on canvas unframed 81 × 110.5 cm (31.9 × 43.5 ...
Canvas, Oil
$414Sale Price|20% Off
French school Luminous Provence mediterranean landscape oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Luminous Mediterranean ⬅️ ⏩It is signed Mieutaud⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐46x55cm /18.1x21.7 inch w...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$918
Jacaranda. California. Impressionism Landscape Paintings, floral, vertical
Located in Oslo, NO
What struck me when I visited Los Angeles in April and May was the abundance of flowering trees and the incredible amount of exotic flowers! One of these discoveries for me are the p...
Acrylic
A Walk on a Windy Day
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
Poppy Luxury. Poppies, floral, red, horizontal, impressionism, signed
Located in Oslo, NO
It was a windy day in May when artist Anna Shesterikova saw a sea of poppies with her own eyes. She was so fascinated by the incredible views that she painted several works at once...
Canvas, Oil
Severin Nilson Scandinavian Archipelago at Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Severin Nilson (1846–1918) Sweden Archipelago at Sunset signed lower right Severin Nilson oil on canvas unframed 40 × 70 cm (15.7 × 27.6 in) framed 52 × 82 cm (20.5 × 32.3 in) Pro...
Canvas, Oil
Indefinite Seascape, Textured Abstract Marine, Layered Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This layered abstract painting evokes an indefinite seascape, where shifting bands of color and gestural line work suggest movement, depth, and natural rhythm. Built through a comple...
Paper, Acrylic
Fritz Lindström Värmland Landscape Oil Painting, Signed 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962) Sweden Värmland Landscape, 1928 signed and dated lower left Fritz Lindström 28 oil on panel unframed 38 × 46 cm (15 × 18.1 in) framed 53 × 61 cm (20.9 ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$883Sale Price|34% Off
Modern Café Interior with Figures, Atmospheric Blue Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
European Café Interior Scene, Blue Tonal Figurative Oil Painting, Contemporary Spanish Urban Painting Artist: Julio García Iglesias Title: Café Interior Date: 1986 Medium: Oil on c...
Oil
$1,508
Louis Bonamici (1878–1966) Provence School Post-Impressionist Les Barques de P
Located in Holywell, GB
Louis Bonamici (1878–1966) Provence School Post-Impressionist Les Barques de Pêche, c.1920 A charming Post-Impressionist depiction of fishing boats resting peacefully in a sunlit ...
Oil
$658Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Paris Landscape Oil Painting, Signed, 1970s Post-Impressionist
By Claude Marin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Paris Landscape framed oil painting by French artist, Claude Marin. This delightful post-impressionist oil on canvas, signed in the lower left is from the 1970's and is a co...
Oil
Anton Genberg Swedish Landscape with Figure Oil Painting 1888
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate landscape from 1888 belongs to Anton Genberg’s early mature period and reveals the qualities that would later establish him as one of Sweden’s foremost painters of atmo...
Oil, Wood Panel
$970
Nocturnal Marina, Abstract Gestual Shapes, Organic Brushstrokes, School of Fish
Located in Barcelona, ES
Nocturnal Marina is a gestual abstract painting that evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping blue circles. Both playful and rhy...
Paper, Acrylic
Provence Hilltop Village Vineyard Watercolour Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Vineyard Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signe...
Watercolor, Gouache
Summer Interior with Open Window, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate interior by Henrik Nordenberg demonstrates the artist's remarkable ability to transform an ordinary domestic setting into a scene of quiet beauty and contemplation. Exe...
Oil, Wood Panel
Post-Impressionist Painting By Dick Beer, Stormy Weather in St.Arnoult, 1917
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer was born in London in 1893 as Richard Beer, the youngest of five sons of the Swedish painter John Beer. After the death of both parents in 1906 and 1907, he came to Sweden ...
Canvas, Oil
Cherry Blossom, Fauvist Landscape Painting, Signed Gouache on Card, Mid-Century
By Jean Perret
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, mid century gouache and watercolour on card, Fauvist landscape with cherry trees in blossom by Jean Perret. The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a patinated c...
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
Fauvist Landscape Gouache and Watercolor on Paper, Mid 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist Fauvist Colour-Field gouache and watercolour on paper landscape by Gabrielle Ricard-Cordingley. The painting is not signed but there is another painting of a m...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Fine 20th Century French Original Oil View of a Provençal Town Village Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 25.5 x 31.75 inches Condition: Good and sound condition, very min...
Oil
Impressionist Paris Landscape, Seine and Eiffel Tower – Pehr Eklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
signed and dated oil on panel unframed 21 × 27 cm (8.3 × 10.6 in) framed 31.5 × 37 cm (12.4 × 14.6 in) Exhibited: Lunds Universitets Konstmuseum, Pehr Eklund Exhibition, 2–21 Februa...
Oil, Wood Panel
$468Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hillside with Stone Houses and Lush Trees French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W):...
Watercolor
$1,515Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Figures in Wheat Field Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers French Post-Impressionist, signed and dated 1977 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, South of France Condition: very ...
Oil
French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor
$1,543Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Sunlit Hilltop Balazuc With Tall Cliffs and Terracotta Homes Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Balazuc Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition Prov...
Oil
Jack Carington-Smith "DUSK ON THE DERWENT TASMANIA" original oil painting 1954
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Jack Carington Smith (1908-1972) Australian TITLE: "Dusk on The Derwent Tasmania" (1954) SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 78cm x 64cm inclusive of frame CONDIT...
Oil
Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Freshwater Fish on White Plate
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 44 x 57 x 5 cm. Signed and dated "Arthur 48" in the lower left corner. A striking and modernist still life depicting three freshly caught fish arranged on a white ceramic platter beside a simple kitchen knife. Executed with confident, textured brushwork and a restrained palette, the composition transforms an everyday subject into a powerful study of form, color, and materiality. The artist emphasizes the tactile qualities of the fish through thick impasto and nuanced earthy tones, contrasting beautifully against the luminous white tablecloth and the deep, almost abstract dark background. The dynamic placement of the fish creates a subtle rhythm across the composition, while the pared-down setting recalls the directness and honesty of early 20th-century European still life painting. Influenced by Post-Impressionist and modern realist traditions, the work balances painterly spontaneity with careful observation. The expressive handling of paint and simplified composition evoke the spirit of French and Continental modernist still lifes of the early to mid-20th century. An elegant and sophisticated still life ideal for collectors of European modernism, culinary subjects, and expressive figurative painting. still life painting, fish still life, modernist still life, Post-Impressionist painting, European still life, fish painting, culinary still life, kitchen still life, French still life painting, School of Paris, expressionist still life, oil on canvas still life, impasto painting, rustic still life, seafood painting, market fish painting, tabletop still life, knife in still life, modern European painting, figurative still life, early modernism, painterly still life, collectible still life art, Continental painting, expressive brushwork, white plate still life, food still life painting...
Canvas, Oil
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
Large Swedish Lake Landscape at Sunset by Otto Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg (1880–1955) Sweden Lake at Sunset, 1934 signed and dated lower right Otto Lindberg 1934 oil on canvas unframed 60 × 120 cm (23.6 × 47.2 in) framed 75 × 135 cm (29.5 ×...
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Autumn Landscape, Vadstena 1930 – Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This lively city view from Vadstena was executed over two consecutive days in late October 1930. Erik Tryggelin records the scene with remarkable immediacy, capturing the fleeting at...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$3,061
Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden View over Lake Vättern from Vadstena, 29–30 August 1943 signed and dated lower right oil on canvas laid on masonite unframed 15 × 20 cm (5.9 ...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$992Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Large British Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Twilight City Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Twilight by John Bampfield (b. 1947) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23.5 x 33.5 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition...
Oil, Canvas
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
$41,341
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
$518Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Farmhouse oil painting Spain european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015) Title: Landscape with Farmhouse Date: 1973 Medium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboard Dimensions without frame: 22 × 27 cm ...
Oil
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
$1,295Sale Price|31% Off
Large Catalan Harvest Landscape Painting Pyrenees Olot School Figures Oil Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Large Catalan Harvest Landscape Painting Pyrenees Olot School Figures Oil SPECIFICATIONS Artist: Salvador Corriols i Pagès (Olot, 1907 – 1975) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: Mid-20th ...
Oil
$374Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Colorful Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed and dated 62' oil on board, unframed Size : 10.5 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: T...
Oil
$700
Trail of Fish, Gestual Abstraction School of Fish, Blue and Gray, Marina, 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, Monoprint
$2,637Sale Price|20% Off
Canyelles Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed, Circa 1955-1965, 60x73 cm
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
$303Sale Price|20% Off
Woman with Wine at Sunset French Modernist Watercolor Figure and Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman with Wine at Sunset French Modernist Watercolor Figure and Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4 x 4.75 in...
Watercolor
$423Sale Price|20% Off
“Two bathers” Vertical , ocean, blue, Impressionism , realism , figurative.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures two swimmers emerging from the sea, encapsulating the essence of a serene seaside moment. The painting's use of color is striking, with the bright blue ...
Paper, Gouache
Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena, 7 September 1935 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 7/9 1935 inscribed Vadstena oil on canvas laid...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Picnic - Lithograph, 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Charles DUFRESNE (1876-1938) (after) Picnic, 1970 Lithograph after a painting by the artist (Mourlot Studio) Signed in the plate On Arches Vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Excel...
Lithograph
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism
Located in Preston, GB
Parisian Café Terrace Street Street with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism by Italian Artist, Mario Passoni (Italian, born 1927) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 30 ...
Canvas, Oil
$941Sale Price|27% 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...
Oil, Canvas
$964Sale Price|20% Off
Seaside Cafe Scene With Diners Overlooking Boats And Villa A French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seaside Cafe Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From the artist’s stu...
Oil
Wiesbaden-Frauenstein - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gustave Cariot
By Gustave Camille Gaston Cariot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French post impressionist painter Gustave Cariot. The piece is set in Frauenstein, the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden in Ger...
Oil, Canvas
$1,146Sale Price|20% Off
Côte d'Azur Blue Sea Coastal 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Coast signed by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 31 x 42 inches canvas : 26 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
Oil