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Post-Impressionist Art

POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE

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.

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Early Computer Love in the Computer Room - Mid Century Illustration Original Art
Early Computer Love in the Computer Room - Mid Century Illustration Original Art

Early Computer Love in the Computer Room - Mid Century Illustration Original Art

Located in Miami, FL

In the late 1960', computers were different then they are today. A whole room was required to accommodate an IBM mainframe. It's here that this romantic scene takes place: in the p...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Art

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Mixed Media, Oil, Illustration Board, Pencil

Impressionist Winter Landscape Painting by Lake Vättern – Artist Erik Tryggelin
Impressionist Winter Landscape Painting by Lake Vättern – Artist Erik Tryggelin

Impressionist Winter Landscape Painting by Lake Vättern – Artist Erik Tryggelin

By Erik Tryggelin

Located in Stockholm, SE

Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Winter Shore, Vadstena, 1940–1950 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin inscribed Vadstena 8/12 1940–50 oil on canvas laid on masonite unframe...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

1930's Ecole de Paris Oil Painting Lady Walking in Garden Fauvist Influence
1930's Ecole de Paris Oil Painting Lady Walking in Garden Fauvist Influence

1930's Ecole de Paris Oil Painting Lady Walking in Garden Fauvist Influence

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Le Jardin French School, typical of the Ecole de Paris movement circa 1930's period signed oil painting on board, unframed painting: 15 x 12 inches condition: very good provenance: p...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

“Sunset Topeka, Kansas”
“Sunset Topeka, Kansas”

“Sunset Topeka, Kansas”

Located in Southampton, NY

Very well executed oil on masonite painting of a sunset in Topeka, Kansas by the American artist, Pauline Haynes Shirer. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally cleaned. Newly framed in a custom gallery frame. Overall framed measurements are 17.5 by 20.5 inches. Provenance: A Long Island, New York collector. Pauline Haynes Shirer (1894 - 1975), American Born in Topeka in 1894, Pauline is said to have been at least partially raised by her aunt, Hannah Haynes Headlee (Pauline’s mother died when she was 8 years old). By 16, she was living as a ward in the Topeka home of Elizabeth Cunningham, a dressmaker. After graduating from Topeka High School, she attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (later Parsons School of Design), completing a two-year course in one year (1913-1914). At the same time, she took weekend classes at the Art Students League. Returning to Topeka, she studied and taught at Washburn College (now University) from 1914 to 1915 and instructed summer sessions at Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburgh, during the same period. Afterward, she returned to the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, where she taught and took classes (1915-1918). She spent the summer of 1916 as an instructor at the Skidmore School of Art, Saratoga Springs, New York. In 1917, Pauline married Hampton F. Shirer, an architect from MIT, who was also an artist and came from a prominent Topeka family. The couple later settled in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1921, living in a house which they built and decorated themselves. During the next 16 years, they raised two children and Pauline also found time to illustrate promotional brochures and primary school texts. During the early years of her career, Pauline focused on the applied arts – such as watercolor designs for curtains, silk fabrics, wallpaper as well as poster designs, theater backdrops and book covers. Later she would transition into creating her own representational works of art. Shirer returned to Topeka in 1937. During her career as a painter in oils and watercolors, she sketched in Europe four times and did paintings of New England subjects. However, most of her paintings were of the West. She executed Kansas views first, and they continued to hold her interest throughout her life. Typical were her studies of rustic buildings on the plains, glimpses of the prairie country, and the historic buildings of Topeka. She also painted New Mexico landscapes and Colorado mountain scenes. Among her exhibitions, mostly solo but occasionally with her husband, were those held at the Harlow and Harland’s Gallery, Boston (1922); The Scattery, Wellesley, MA (1925); Vose Galleries, Boston (1931); Topeka Art Guild (1952); Copley Society...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Art

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Masonite, Oil

Birch Trees and Snow-Laden Spruces, 1927
Birch Trees and Snow-Laden Spruces, 1927

Birch Trees and Snow-Laden Spruces, 1927

Located in Stockholm, SE

We are pleased to offer an exquisite painting by Finnish artist Reino Partanen (1889–1972), titled Birch Trees and Snow-Laden Spruces. Created in 1927, this impressive work measures ...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Les Toits - Gerberoy - Post Impressionist Landscape by Henri Le Sidaner
Les Toits - Gerberoy - Post Impressionist Landscape by Henri Le Sidaner

Les Toits - Gerberoy - Post Impressionist Landscape by Henri Le Sidaner

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...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu
La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu

La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: La Roche dOngle Provence Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.75 x 30.25 ...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Felt Pen

Forest Interior with Sunlit Clearing, Oil on Canvas, 1903
Forest Interior with Sunlit Clearing, Oil on Canvas, 1903

Forest Interior with Sunlit Clearing, Oil on Canvas, 1903

Located in Genève, GE

Dimensions with frame: 38 x 44,5 x 6,5 cm. Dated "26.08.1903" in the lower right corner. An atmospheric forest interior capturing a quiet woodland scene animated by dappled light fi...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Vibrant Interior With Still Life Fruit Bowl
Vibrant Interior With Still Life Fruit Bowl

Vibrant Interior With Still Life Fruit Bowl

By Jehudith Sobel

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...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Horse Painting "Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right" Georg Wolf dated 1907
Antique Horse Painting "Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right" Georg Wolf dated 1907

Antique Horse Painting "Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right" Georg Wolf dated 1907

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Antique Horse Painting “Standing Grey Horse, Facing Right” Georg Wolf (Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1907 lower right 27 x 19 (35 x 27 frame) inches With it's bobbed tail cut short so it doesn't become tangled, it's apparent that this fine specimen was a draught horse...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat

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...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Gluten Joy
Gluten Joy

Gluten Joy

By Antonina Bormova

Located in Zofingen, AG

Some pleasures become so familiar that we stop noticing them. They accompany everyday life for years without demanding special attention, until one day they find themselves surrounde...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Flowers in White Vase" Post-Impressionist Interior Oil Painting on Paper Framed
"Flowers in White Vase" Post-Impressionist Interior Oil Painting on Paper Framed

"Flowers in White Vase" Post-Impressionist Interior Oil Painting on Paper Framed

By Jacques Zucker

Located in New York, NY

A charming oil painting on paper depicting a colorful floral still life in a white vase on top of a wood table. The flowers depicted are a bright bunch of carnations, daisies, greene...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Archival Paper

Fauvist Style Illustration Painting of Autumn Harvest IV, Warm Tones on Paper
Fauvist Style Illustration Painting of Autumn Harvest IV, Warm Tones on Paper

Fauvist Style Illustration Painting of Autumn Harvest IV, Warm Tones on Paper

By Romina Milano

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Autumn Harvest IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Art

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Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink

Mediterranean Lighthouse Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 2000, 81x60 cm
Mediterranean Lighthouse Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 2000, 81x60 cm

Mediterranean Lighthouse Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 2000, 81x60 cm

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Mediterranean Lighthouse Artist: Kiku Poch (Barcelona, 1963) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 × 60 cm 31.9 × 23.6 in Format: 25 Landscape (P) Support: Stretched canvas Pe...

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Concert Hall Pianist with Orchestra Grand Piano Musicians Performance Scene
Concert Hall Pianist with Orchestra Grand Piano Musicians Performance Scene

Concert Hall Pianist with Orchestra Grand Piano Musicians Performance Scene

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Concert Hall Pianist with Orchestra Grand Piano Musicians Performance Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4 x 7.75 i...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Cours Saleya Nice Market Old Town Signed Original Vibrant Oil Painting
Cours Saleya Nice Market Old Town Signed Original Vibrant Oil Painting

Cours Saleya Nice Market Old Town Signed Original Vibrant Oil Painting

By Robert Savary

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nice Market by Robert Savary (French 1920-2000) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 19.75 x 19.75 inches Superb Post-Impressionist oil painting by the very w...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

Murs Provence Hilltop Village Watercolour Pierre Neveu
Murs Provence Hilltop Village Watercolour Pierre Neveu

Murs Provence Hilltop Village Watercolour Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Murs Provence Hilltop Village Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 inches Signed lo...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Watercolor, Gouache

French Harbour with Moored Boats and Clifftop Houses Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
French Harbour with Moored Boats and Clifftop Houses Watercolour by Pierre Neveu

French Harbour with Moored Boats and Clifftop Houses Watercolour by Pierre Neveu

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Harbour with Moored Boats and Clifftop Houses Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Watercolor

Observable Order
Observable Order

Observable Order

Located in Zofingen, AG

A work from the "Living Environment" series. This painting explores the experience of being within a living world, where nature appears as an observing and conscious presence. The ...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Winter in Pecos" Impressionist Oil Painting Landscape with Snow and Mountains
"Winter in Pecos" Impressionist Oil Painting Landscape with Snow and Mountains

"Winter in Pecos" Impressionist Oil Painting Landscape with Snow and Mountains

By Eric Michaels

Located in New York, NY

Eric Michaels is known for his impressionistic scenes from all over the world. His extensive travel allows for his inspiration to flow free and to render locations of the Mid-west, across the US and Europe. Mostly known for his pastoral strong use of oil and watercolor, we are drawn to the poignant brush strokes and vivid use of light throughout each one of his paintings. This piece is a tremendously vivid and alive scene from Pecos, Texas, landscape with snow...

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

French school Mountain Landscape in Autumn oil painting Signed 1934
French school Mountain Landscape in Autumn oil painting Signed 1934

French school Mountain Landscape in Autumn oil painting Signed 1934

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Moutain Landscape in Autumn) ⬅️ ⏩It is signed A Boulgaric⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐55x46cm / 21.7x18.1 inch w...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil, Gesso

Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle
Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle

Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle

By Roland Pichard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 14 (height...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Serene Sail"
"Serene Sail"

"Serene Sail"

By Warren W. Sheppard

Located in Southampton, NY

This oil on canvas painting was done by the American artist, Warren Sheppard. Signed twice lower left. One signature over another. See signatures photo's. Circa 1920 to 1930. Recently lightly cleaned and gold leaf frame custom made for the painting. Overall 27 by 37 inches. Some craquelure; mainly in sky. Otherwise, good condition. A student of Dutch marine artist, Mauritz de Haas, Warren Sheppard built two successful careers around his love of the sea: marine painting and yacht designing. He was born in Greenwich, New Jersey, a town on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, which has been associated with ships and shipping since the earliest Colonial times. His father was a sea captain and the young Sheppard took many voyages with his father to make artistic studies. He learned perspective drawing at Cooper Union in New York City in addition to his studies with de Haas. In 1879, he spent four months sketching Mediterranean port cities including Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples and Messina in Sicily. Between 1888 and 1893, he also studied painting in Venice and Paris. By the time he was in his mid-thirties, he had established himself as a successful illustrator and painter. The yachts he painted were the most lavish of his day, owned by the wealthiest of men. He was an expert in the design and rigging of ships of present and earlier times. His work was highly regarded for its authenticity as well as its artistic merit.Sheppard was also an expert navigator and sailed a number of famous yachts in races. Twice he was to command Tamerlane when it won the New York to Bermuda run. His book, Practical Navigation, was used for many years by the United States Naval Academy...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Fleurs et Fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil by Robert Antoine Pinchon
Fleurs et Fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil by Robert Antoine Pinchon

Fleurs et Fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil by Robert Antoine Pinchon

By Robert Antoine Pinchon

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Oil on canvas still life in landscape circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This piece depicts a white ceramic vase with blue decoration filled with...

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1910s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Sunday Spring Cleaning" Point Pleasant Bucks County Landscape Oil Painting
"Sunday Spring Cleaning" Point Pleasant Bucks County Landscape Oil Painting

"Sunday Spring Cleaning" Point Pleasant Bucks County Landscape Oil Painting

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Post-Impressionist summer pastoral scene of a house in the field with chickens in the garden and figure. Taking place in Bucks County, PA. Willett has portrayed this piece in a most ...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Cottage Kitchen Door Interior Scene
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Cottage Kitchen Door Interior Scene

Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Cottage Kitchen Door Interior Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Cottage Kitchen by H.Gouy, French mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 22 x 19 inches board: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: a f...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

"Interior View into the Patio" Colorful Post-Impressionist Scene Painting Framed
"Interior View into the Patio" Colorful Post-Impressionist Scene Painting Framed

"Interior View into the Patio" Colorful Post-Impressionist Scene Painting Framed

By Jacques Zucker

Located in New York, NY

This painting depicts an interior scene done in Paris. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; the living room opens out into the terrace, as we are ...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Gouache, Archival Paper

Hill Top Village Provence Large 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting
Hill Top Village Provence Large 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting

Hill Top Village Provence Large 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting

By Max Toutain

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Provence by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on board, unframed board : 26 x 32 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate in t...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Oil

Paris Palais Garnier (Opera House) with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism
Paris Palais Garnier (Opera House) with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism

Paris Palais Garnier (Opera House) with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism

By Mario Passoni

Located in Preston, GB

Paris Palais Garnier (Opera House) with Figures 20th Century Post-Impressionism by Italian Artist, Mario Passoni (Italian, born 1927) Art measures 28 x 20 inches Frame measures 37 x...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Post-Impressionist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Victor Di Gesu, Mitchell Funk, Maria Bertrán, and Rafael Duran Benet. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Post-Impressionist art, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $2,835,000, while the average work sells for $2,250.