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.
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape, Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella Title: Parque de Montjuich Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 73 × 9...
Oil
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
$403Sale Price|43% Off
Original Oil Painting of Serene Landscape with Cypress Tree and Rolling Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Serene Landscape with Cypress Tree and Rolling Hills Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Verso Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 8.5 (hei...
Oil
$1,393
Sunny Day In My Garden. Flower still life, oil, horizontal, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed by the artist. Condition: Excellent Certificate of authenticity: included In this wonderful, joyful still life, painted from life in the artist's garden, she depicted a lush ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,695Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape from the North of Sweden by Swedish Artist Otto Lindberg, 1926
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg was a Swedish artist born in Söderhamn in 1880. Lindberg was known for his landscapes and marine paintings. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm an...
Canvas, Oil
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
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
“Late in the Day”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on wooden panel by the Spanish artist, Thomas Campuzano y Aguirre. Seated man on a large rock with a hat with a woman with basket standing close by. Circa 1910. In very good o...
Oil, Board
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
"Mountain Landscape" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas of Church & Village
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. But als...
Canvas, Oil
French Post Impressionist nude drawing by French 20th Century artist Latapie
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Louis Robert Arthur Latapie (French, 1891-1972) La Modele Black crayon Signed `Latapie’ (lower right) 24.5/8 x 19 in. (62.5 x 48.3 cm.)
Paper, Crayon
French Street Scene, Impressionist Oil Painting by Henri Renard
By Henri Renard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Henri Renard, French (1920 - ) Title: French Street Scene Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Image Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 31.5 x 44...
Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Illustration Style Still Life Painting of Pink Dragon Fruit Tree, Botanical Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Dragon Fruit Bush" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...
India Ink, Acrylic, Paper
Autumn Odda Oil Painting, Impressionist Landscape, 81x100 cm, New
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured the essence of a vibrant autumn, blending impressionism with realism to evoke the warmth of the season. The vivid colors dance with energy, symbol...
Canvas, Oil
$696
Creek. Landscape, spring, square, small format, impressionism, oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The small, square-sized painting "Creek" was painted from life with oil paints on canvas in the style of modern impressionism. It depicts a calm, peaceful landscape. The cloudless bl...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
'Still Life with Guitar', Musee Moderne, Paris, Salon d'Automne, NY MOMA, LACMA
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Mouly" for Marcel Mouly (French, 1918-2008). Inscribed lower left with number and limitation, '106/300'. Previously with: Park West Gallery, Southfield, Michi...
Paper, Lithograph
Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture, Oil on Canvas, 60x73 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Framing: Unframed Signature:...
Oil
"Automne 1931", Modernist Village Landscape with Church Spire
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 38,5 x 51,5 x 4 cm. Signed "L. Erzinger 1931" in the lower left corner. A beautifully expressive modernist landscape depicting a tranquil European village nes...
Oil, Cardboard
$856Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Coastal Cottage with Figures
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Coastal Cottage by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) stamped verso watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 16.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: ve...
Watercolor
$3,000
French Harbor Oil Painting Ecole Paris George Lambert Houses on the Water
Located in Surfside, FL
Georges Lambert (French, 1919-1998) Homes Along the Water, Oil on canvas, hand signed lower right, Dimensions: overall (with frame): 24.5"h x 28"w (canvas measures about 18 X 21) ...
Canvas, 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
Charrette sous la neige - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Raymond Thibesart
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Raymond Thibesart. The piece depicts a view of a small rural village deep in winter. The roof tops and ...
Canvas, Oil
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Achille-Emile Othon Friesz, Landscape at La Ciotat, Fauves, VII, 1972 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Achille-Emile Othon Friesz (1879–1949), titled Paysage a La Ciotat (Landscape at La Ciotat), from the folio Fauves, VII (Fauves, VII), Collection Pier...
Lithograph
"Painter in Montmartre" French School Postimpressionist Oil on Canvas Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Joseph Louis François Lépine (1867-1943) "Painter at the easel." Oil painting on canvas applied to cardboard signed lower left. Early 20th century French postimpressionist school. Joseph Lépine...
Canvas, Oil
Fauvist Marine Landscape, Oil on Board, Mid-20th Century, Framed
Located in Cotignac, FR
French fauvist Marine Landscape, probably the Mediterranean, mid century oil on board. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered. Presented in a period chip carved ...
Oil
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
"Collines de Provence" circa 1920s Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Collines de Provence (Hills of Provence)" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper, circa 1920s Signed l.r. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 (9 x 12 framed)...
Pastel
$3,230Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Nellie - Welsh Post Impressionist 1950's art oil painting exh label
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist fifties portrait oil painting on board is by noted artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Ca...
Oil
"Porte Saint-Denis" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Henri Alexis Schaeffer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime o...
Canvas, Oil
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
“Hidden Comfort”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board painting of a beautiful young woman in a lush outdoor setting. Signed lower left and date “91”. Also signed lower right. Gallery label with title verso. Condit...
Oil, Board
$29,845
Murols sous la neige - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Victor Charreton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figure in winter landscape oil on canvas circa 1915 by French Post Impressionist painter Victor Charreton, who was known as the painter of colours. The work depicts a man stro...
Oil, Canvas
$969Sale Price|20% Off
French Pointillist Reclining Male Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Reclining Male Nude by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) initialled lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 5.5 x 10 inches (overall the sheet measures 8.25 x 11.9 inches) provenance: private collection of the artists work, Provence, France Condition report: very good, colour strong, thin paper, margins of sheet show light marks but image is clean Beautiful Neo-Impressionist 1940's French pointillist...
Watercolor, Gouache
Sunset at the shore . Abstract Original Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sunset at the Shore is a hymn to completion and profound inner silence. The majestic cliffs and the sun's light receding beyond the horizon create an atmosphere of unwavering confide...
Canvas, Acrylic
$871
Sunny Morning. Landscape Paintings, small, nature, horizontal, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Sunny Morning", made in oil on canvas measuring 40x30 cm, depicts a calm and sunny landscape, capturing the atmosphere of a warm summer morning. This study, painted fro...
Canvas, Oil
$2,264
Ascona Embankment In The Evening. Switzerland, boats, lake, city, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
This atmospheric painting conveys the charm of the Swiss town of Ascona on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the evening hours, when the artist visited this lovely town in the spring of...
Canvas, Oil
$1,884Sale 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
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Andre Derain, Port of Collioure, from 1880-1954, 1961 (after)
By André Derain
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Port de Collioure (Port of Collioure), from the folio Andre Derain 1880 - 1954, 1961, originates from the...
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,857Sale Price|31% Off
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...
Oil, Canvas
Sunlight Breaking Through Clouds over Vaxholm Bay, 1932
Located in Stockholm, SE
A dramatic breakthrough of sunlight illuminates the waters of Vaxholm Bay (Vaxholmsfjärden) in this 1932 oil painting by Swedish artist Oskar Bergman. The composition captures the et...
Masonite, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Woman in the Red Chair, Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Femme a la Chaise Rouge (Woman in the Red Chair), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Mat...
Lithograph
$1,346Sale Price|20% Off
A Hilltop Fortress Above Orange Roof Village In Sunlit Hills French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hilltop Fortress Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 35 x 45.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Inscribed vers...
Oil
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
$183Sale Price|43% Off
Angus Maywood MCEwan RSW (1963) Original signed watercolour FIFE Sunset SCOTTISH
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Angus Maywood McEwan RSW (1963-) Scottish TITLE: “Wormits Bay Sunset” SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: watercolour SIZE: 45cm x 38cm inc frame CONDIT...
Watercolor
Bateaux dans le Port
By Raoul Dufy
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph, circa 1950. With the artist's printed signature as issued, lower center, and numbered 84/200 in pencil, lower right. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris. The...
Lithograph, Color
"Place le soir" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: multi-stone color lithograph (after the original Bonnard lithograph). Printed in 1952 on Renage paper at the Mourlot atelier in faithful recreation of the original. According...
Lithograph
La neige au Grand-Lemps by Pierre Bonnard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947 French La neige au Grand-Lemps (The Snow at Grand-Lemps) Signed "Bonnard" (lower right) Oil on canvas Pierre Bonnard is widely celebrated as one of the g...
Canvas, Oil
$592Sale Price|20% Off
Sablet Provence Vineyard Farmhouses Trees Hills French Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sablet Provence Vineyard Farmhouses Trees Hills French Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6...
Watercolor
Swedish Spring Evening at Lake Fryken, Sunne, c. 1920–1930
Located in Stockholm, SE
The small scale of Vårkväll, Frykensjön, Sunne is central to its effect. Rather than aspiring to panoramic description, the painting behaves like an attentive visual note in which at...
Canvas, Oil
$2,902
Two In The Mountains. Lovers, Swiss nature, mountain landscape, watercolor
Located in Oslo, NO
The watercolor landscape painting "Two in the Mountains" is created in the most modern watercolor technique on "liquid paper" (on a special primer applied to a regular canvas). It wa...
Canvas, Watercolor
La Colline Saint Catherine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas riverscape circa 1908 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine large example was painted by Robert Pinchon around 1907...
Canvas, Oil
Coquelicots - Fauvist Flowers Landscape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas landscape by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts a field of poppies. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 22"x26" Unframed: 14"x...
Canvas, Oil
$904Sale Price|20% Off
French Open Field Landscape Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Open Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, beige, orange, brown, grey...
Canvas, Oil
$1,509
Awakening. Large, horizontal, tree, gold, Japandi, Wabi-Sabi, Shabby Chic
Located in Oslo, NO
"Awakening" is a large, vertical, contemporary semi-abstract painting for interior decoration, painted with acrylic on canvas using structural acrylic paste and gilding. It belongs t...
Canvas, Acrylic
$403Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Hillside Village Landscape Watercolor French Post Impressionist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hillside Village Landscape Watercolor French Post Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4.75...
Watercolor
$1,066Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Ladies Walking French River Landscape Signed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Afternoon Stroll Louis Faille (French 1878-1964) signed oil on board, unframed board : 27.5 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Descri...
Oil
Starry Night after Vincent Van Gogh Saint Remy 1889 by Emerging British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Starry Night (after Van Gogh Saint Remy 1889) by British Artist Anthony D Padgett BA MA PGDip, born 1969. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 22 x 18 inches Original Scul...
Canvas, Oil
$870
Front Garden With Pink Flowers. Flowers, horizontal, oil, landscape painting
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting is a memory of the beautiful flower beds of Los Angeles blooming before the fire." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "I have seen them when I visited LA in M...
Canvas, Oil
$969Sale Price|20% Off
Villefranche France Mediterranean Coastal View Rocky Path Bright Blue Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Villefranche, South of France French Post-Impressionist artist, late 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29.5 x 26 inches canvas : 22 x 18 inches Provenanc...
Oil, Canvas
"Twilight tulips" Original floral painting . X-large , oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork showcases a vibrant tapestry of tulips in full bloom, each meticulously detailed to highlight their unique textures and colors. Rich shades of maroon, pink, ...
Canvas, Oil
$441Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Girl Horse Riding with Her Teacher
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting...
Oil
$14,800
1966 OIL on Canvas Large French IMPRESSIONIST “ Personnages dans la campagne”
Located in New York, NY
Gabriel Godard 1966 “Personnages dans la campagn” Oil in Canvas Signed and dated lower left 40x40 inches Sight Size 46x46 inches frame Canvas is in Very good overall condition, fram...
Oil, Acrylic
White Wisteria. Post-impressionism, Japandi, Wabi-Sabi, Shabby Chic
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting depicts white brushes of blooming wisteria - airy, almost weightless, they descend in cascades, filling the space with light and freshness. Soft brushstrokes convey the ...
Canvas, Acrylic