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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What About Stereotypes? Diptych, Fauvist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 2010+
Located in Zofingen, AG
Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were presented in a thematic solo exhibition Europe. (Matisse-inspired...
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Sliced Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Sliced Fruit Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 13 (height) x 9.5 (width...
Oil
The Duplicity of the Moment, Impressionist Landscape in Pastel Tones, Surreal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
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
Scene without an audience
Located in Zofingen, AG
Part of the contemporary figurative cycle Theatre of One Actor, this painting explores the female body as both performer and stage. Crossed legs, floral stockings, and sharply pointe...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Interior Scene of Woman in Paris" Post-Impressionism Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an interior scene of a woman seated at an apartment in Paris with a window that overlooks the city and an iconic church with the artist's reflection in the armo...
Canvas, Oil
"Evening Along The Avenue" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil Painting Canvas
By Te Pencke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
Belmot French Village with Church & Spring Gardens Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belmot French Village with Church and Spring Gardens Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower right and inscribed lower left. Medium: watercolour on artist’s paper. Size: 22 × 30 ...
Watercolor, Pen
$909Sale Price|30% Off
Fauvist Mediterranean Landscape with Path and Houses, Oil on Canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Valeri Farràs (L’Estany, 1950) Mediterranean Landscape with Path and Houses Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 × 46 cm (approx. 15.0 × 18.1 in) Framing: Unframed Signature: Hand-...
Oil
Flowers in a Vase - Mid Century Belgian Post Impressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century Belgian post-impressionist oil on board depicting a still life of flowers in a jug, by Karel Jan van den Heuval. Excellent quality work painted with thic...
Oil
Dick Beer Dancer Tying Her Shoes 1916 Swedish Modernist Oil Painting
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dancer Tying Her Shoes, executed around 1916, stands as one of the most important works within Dick Beer’s oeuvre. Created during a pivotal moment in his life, shortly after the trau...
Canvas, Oil
Apt Provençal Countryside Landscape Watercolour French Post Impressionist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Apt Provençal Countryside Landscape Watercolour French Post Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5 x...
Watercolor
Static in the Status, Impressionist Stormy Landscape in Pastel Palette on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Static in the Status Medium: Acrylic Painting and Oil Crayon on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x70 cm (40x28 inches). Year: 2026 Artist: Alexandra Czierpka * Frame is fo...
Paper, Acrylic
"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
A Schooner off of the Coast
By Gordon Grant
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An oil on canvas by American artist Gordon Hope Grant featuring a schooner off of the coast. This painting is signed and dated i1945 n the lower left and measures 33.5" x 33.5" inclu...
Oil
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"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
Stormy Weather - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil by Henri Lienard de Saint-Delis
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas seascape circa 1908 by French post impressionist painter Henri Liénard de Saint-Délis. The piece depicts a boat docked by a lighthouse in Honfleur, Northern Fran...
Canvas, Oil
"Arc de Triomphe" Post-Impressionist Parisian Nocturne Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Louis Van Der Pol (Dutch, 1896-1982) was active in the 20th Century and lived in Holland. He was known for his large format elaborate romantic portrait paintings and city street scen...
Oil, Wood Panel
Vista de Cadaqués (Girona) - Óleo sobre tela - Firmado y enmarcado
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada en la parte inferior (roca sans) En la parte trasera, va titulada y fechada del año 1986 Se presenta enmarcada la obra El estado de la ...
Oil
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"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
$20,044
Raymond Thibesart - Arbres en Fleurs, Baie de Villefranche, French Oil c1940
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Raymond Thibesart (French, 1874–1968), Arbres en fleurs – Baie de Villefranche, oil on canvas, signed lower right and titled on the reverse, painted circa 1940 — a Post-Impressionist...
Oil
Woman in Garden with Fruit Bowl French Figurative Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman in Garden with Fruit Bowl French Figurative Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 11 x 15 inches Condition...
Watercolor
Provence Landscape Possibly Luynes Watercolour Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Landscape Possibly Luynes Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and felt pen on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 inc...
Gouache, 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
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
Antique French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Haystack Farm Landscape 1890
By Max Bouvet
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique oil on canvas landscape painting by the French Post Impressionist artist Max Bouvet (1854-1942), the painting circa 1890. The painting depicts a pastoral sc...
Oil, Canvas
$2,000
"Place Du Tertre " Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures in Parisian Village
Located in New York, NY
This painting is a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century, depicting The Place du Tertre. This square is in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few streets away from Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile...
Canvas, Oil
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Henri Matisse, Series C, Var. 1, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series C, Variation 1 (Serie C, var. 1) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....
Collotype Print
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"Along the Seine by Hotel de Paris" 20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Seine by the Hotel de Paris. The streets of Paris are portrayed in the distan...
Canvas, Oil
Le Vaudeville by Antoine Blanchard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antoine Blanchard 1910-1988 French Le Vaudeville Signed "Antoine Blanchard" (lower right) Inscribed, signed and titled "Paris 1900 / A. Blanchard / Le Vaudeville" (en verso) Oil o...
Canvas, Oil
Francine Chimène, Still Life with Flowers and a White Pitcher, French sch., 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
ARTIST - Francine Chimène (1929–2019) // PERIOD - Painted in 1970 // ORIGIN - France, Chatou // MEDIUM - Oil on canvas // STYLE - French Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Emerging Abstr...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Mediterranean Coastal View" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant impressionist oil painting depicting a still life setting with a beautiful Mediterranean coastal view. The lively scene is set indoors, looking out through an open window o...
Canvas, Oil
“Lakeshore Rowboat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board little gem of a small painting attributed to the hand of Norwood Hodge MacGilvery. Unsigned. Attributed verso by The Gallery at Juniper Hill. Condition is exce...
Board, Oil
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
Femme à la promenade
By Albert Andre
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Large and historically significant post-impressionist painting by Albert André. Exhibition: Exposition Post et Néo-Impressionniste, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, 10–31 March 1899, n...
Canvas, Oil
Lanterns for the Lost
Located in Zofingen, AG
A woman sits by the window, with the town faintly visible in the distance. Beside her stands a large bird, resembling a crane, and she holds a bright flame in her hands. If you look ...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
The Louvre in Paris
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 13 x 18 inches Framed size: 20 x 25.5 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
Champs de Grasse Provence Landscape French Post Impressionist Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Champs de Grasse Provence Landscape French Post Impressionist Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 ...
Watercolor
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
$3,069
Vast Autumn Landscape With Blue Mountains by Swedish Artist Carl Johansson, 1913
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson (1863-1944), also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a highly skilled Swedish landscape painter who is known for his ability to capture...
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Pencil Study Portrait Chic Mother and her Children Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 8 (height) x 7 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Prov...
Charcoal, Pencil
Itzchak Tarkay "Visiting Friends" 2001 Signed Serigraph, Artist Proof
Located in Miami, FL
ITZCHAK TARKAY – "VISITING FRIENDS" ⚜ Serigraph in Color on Wove Paper ⚜ Hand Signed and Annotated AP 23/90 ⚜ Gilt Wood Frame VIBRANT INTERIOR PORTRAIT Printed in 2001, "Visiting Fr...
Archival Paper, Screen
French Countryside Landscape Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Countryside Landscape Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
French Stone Village Street with Steps and Archway Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Stone Village Street with Steps and Archway Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower right “P. Neveu”...
Watercolor
Saint Marthe de Castillon Village Street with Bell Tower French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Marthe de Castillon Village Street with Bell Tower French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8...
Watercolor
$990
Peaceful Coast, Impressionist Landscape Diptych, Vivid Tones, Fauvist Style 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Fleurs, Impressionist Watercolor Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Fleurs" is an original watercolor paintng on paper by French artist, Charles Cobelle (1902 - 1994), signed lower right. The painting measures 21.5 x 27.5 inches and is framed to 32...
Paper, Watercolor
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
$1,155
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
$1,400
'Joyful Blooms (Party Flowers)' - still life - fauvism - floral - iris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of yellow, purple, green and pink. Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Ma...
Canvas, Oil
$1,358
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...
Oil, Canvas
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
Sunlit Mediterranean Alley with Blue Door and Shadowed Walls French Village
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Mediterranean Alley with Blue Door and Shadowed Walls French Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8....
Watercolor
$1,278Sale Price|25% Off
Magnolia Blossom. Impressionism, flowers, large, horizontal, acrylic
Located in Oslo, NO
“Magnolia Blossom” is a painting full of the gentle trembling of the petals of a beautiful tree, the light of a spring day and the blue of the sky! In spring, nature awakens from sle...
Oil, Acrylic
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
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
"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
French Modernist Henri D'anty Abstract Town Landscape Oil Painting Ecole d'Paris
By Henri d'Anty
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower left Henry Maurice D'Anty (French, 1910-1998), oil on canvas village streetscape painting depicting a European town centered by a tall church steeple beneath a dra...
Oil, Canvas
$6,500
'Portrait of the Artist, Victor Isbrand', Paris, Copenhagen, Morocco
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Oda Lauritsen' for Oda Lauritsen Isbrand (Danish, 1904-1987) and dated, upper left, '1928'. A powerful oil portrait of the artist's husband-to-be, the notable D...
Canvas, Ink, Oil