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.
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
20th century abstract still life by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Still Life Oil and graphite on paper Signed lower left 12.25 x 1...
Oil, Graphite
Large Colorful Backyard Landscape Still Life
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Backyard Landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right 5'10" x 6'7" Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, was a painter and teacher through...
Oil
Gathering Wildflowers on a Breezy Day
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Clarence Montfort Gihon (1871 Philadelphia - 1929 France) Gathering Wildflowers on a Breezy Day Oil on Canvas, 39 x 32 inches, 49 ½ x 43 inches frame size Provenance: Sotheby’s 4186,...
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene w Horse & Carriage" Post War Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of Paris at twilight. This piece is a pertinent example of the works produced during the 20th Century by the artist with use of beautiful co...
Canvas, Oil
Belle Epoque Post Impressionist oil painting by French artist Ludovic Vallee
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm. It has an inscription on the reverse...
Oil, Board
$1,315
Paris, Montmartre In the Snow, Cabaret au Lapin Agile After Maurice Utrillo
Located in Cotignac, FR
Paris, Montmartre in the snow, the Cabaret au Lapin Agile favourite of Picasso, Modigliani and Utrillo, late mid century French oil on board by Jean Mesturini. The painting is signed...
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
Une fille elegante - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a red-haired lady in an elegant blue dress and matching fascinato...
Oil, Board
French Village Church Landscape with Trees Watercolor Painting Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Landscape with Trees Watercolor Painting Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card / thick paper, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor
$897
Spring in Walenstadt. mountains and house. Impressionism. Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this sketch outdoors in April 2024 in the Swiss town of Walenstadt." said Anna Shesterikova to this painting. "It was a clear, sunny day. The awakened nature has spread br...
Oil
$386Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Post-Impressionist Pointillist Oil Painting Woodland Trees Light
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woodland Light French School, circa 1960's Post Impressionist/ Pointillist style oil on board, unframed board: 16 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very g...
Oil
$8,175Sale Price|25% Off
Aprilafton, Delsbo (April Evening, Delsbo), c. 1910
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oscar Lycke’s Aprilafton, Delsbo (“April Evening, Delsbo”), c. 1910, is a luminous oil painting that masterfully captures the gentle transition from winter to early spring in the rur...
Canvas, Oil
$430Sale Price|20% Off
"Boat station" Iriginal impressionistic landscape. Impasto oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
With each stroke of my brush, I infused life into this canvas, capturing the vivacity of the harbor. The play of light on water, the dance of colors, and the serene boats all convers...
Canvas, Oil
Woman Sewing Beside Warm Lamp In Softlit Calm Interior Scene French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Sewing Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 36 x 29 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale...
Oil
$1,116Sale Price|20% Off
The Fall of Icarus, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1945
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La Chute d’Icare (The Fall of Icarus), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IV, No. 13, originates from the...
Lithograph
$897Sale Price|37% 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
Popular Dance at Corsica, I. By Swedish Artist Dick Beer, c.1924
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Folkliv på Korsika, I (Popular Dance at Corsica, I) oil on canvas signed Dick Beer c. 1924 canvas dimensions 88 x 100 cm Exhibited: The Royal Academy Stockholm 1973; Millesgården – Dick Beer – Impressionist & Kubist, 2012 Dick Beer was born in 1893 in London as Richard Beer, the youngest of five brothers. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a watercolourist who was born in Stockholm and left Sweden at the age of 17. John Beer instructed his sons in drawing and painting, among other things. A number of sketchbooks bear testimony to the boys’ talent. Dick Beer’s parents died in 1906 and 1907. Barely 15 years old, Beer arrived in Sweden as an orphan. First he lived with relatives and finally he ended up at Reverend Laurell in Västergötland. Dick Beer began his artistic studies at the Althin School of Painting in Stockholm in 1908 and continued at the Royal Academy of Arts in the autumn of 1910, but in September 1912 he broke off his studies and travelled to Paris. He rented a studio and enrolled at the Colarossi and Grande Chaumière academies. In the summer of 1913, Dick Beer travelled to Pont-Aven in Bretagne in order to paint. In September the same year, he held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm which he gave the French title Exposition des tableaux de Bretagne et autour de Paris. The exhibition proved a success. Many of the paintings were executed in a light palette in a style inspired by the impressionists. In 1914, Dick Beer undertook an extensive study trip to Italy, Tunis, Morocco and Spain, which resulted in canvases overflowing with colours and light. When the French army mobilised, he volunteered and was enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. In 1915 Dick Beer sustained severe head injuries in a grenade attack, which resulted in deafness and a nervous condition that would plague him for the rest of his life. Two of his brothers died the following year, fighting for the English army. Dick Beer was hospitalised and convalesced at Château de Rochefort. Here he started painting again, in an impressionist style, a painting dominated by blue and green hues. In 1918, Dick Beer married Ruth Öhrling, a dentist, and their son John was born later in the year. During this time, Beer began experimenting with cubist painting and created several large compositions, including the painting “The Arab Café”. In the years that followed, Dick Beer was based in Paris, where he often moved house. He was instructed by André Lhote, who encouraged his students to work freely in the studio and provided them with individual critique. Beer often travelled to Bretagne or Provence. His artist friends came from all over Europe and included Amedeo Modigliani. Dick Beer exhibited fairly regularly in Paris between 1919 and 1934 and made a name for himself in French artist circles. In the summers, Ruth regularly rented a house in the countryside, often at Lake Mälaren. She kept a large house with many models and friends and there was a lot of painting and discussions. In 1933, the couple divorced but Ruth still loved Dick...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Figurative Scene With Figures in Hats French Modern Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Figurative Scene With Figures in Hats French Modern Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H ...
Watercolor, Gouache
French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Fields Distant Landscape and Clouds Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x ...
Watercolor
$1,500Sale Price|20% Off
“Spring Bouquet”
By Edna Palmer Engelhardt
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an original oil on canvas painting of a floral still life by the well known New York artist, Edna Palmer. Signed ...
Canvas, Oil
French Mediterranean Coastal Town with Promenade Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mediterranean Coastal Town with Promenade Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 10.25 x 14.75...
Watercolor
$739Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Village Landscape Vibrant Impressionist Oil Painting Hillside Hamlet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Village Landscape French School, 1970's oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 18 x 22 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description: This...
Canvas, Oil
French Market Scene with Woman in Red Dress Vibrant Figurative Street Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene with Woman in Red Dress Vibrant Figurative Street Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W...
Watercolor
"Salomé" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the gouache). This pochoir illustrates a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". It was printed in 1955 by l'Imprimerie Nationale de Monaco and published by Fermier...
Lithograph, Stencil
$878Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Lady Gleaning in Harvest Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930) French Impressionist artist Title: the Gleaner Medium: oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collecti...
Oil
Jean Lachaud (1882-1952) French Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Jean Lachaud (1882-1952) French Post Impressionist Landscape An expansive tranquil rural landscape, built through layered fields of poppies, hedgerows, and distant hills by Jean Lac...
Oil
$414Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pink and Orange Vases - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oi...
Oil
André Petroff, Russian-French painter - Village in the hinterland 1920s-30s
Located in Firenze, IT
André Petroff, Russian painter from Saint Petersburg - Village in the hinterland of the French Riviera, 1920s-30s Oil on cardboard, 46 × 44 cm Signed lower right Painted by André ...
Oil, Cardboard
$36,056
Enfants au Maroc - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts two children walking along a path in a village in Morocco on sunny...
Canvas, Oil
French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower left ...
Watercolor
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, The Codomas, from Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Les Codomas (The Codomas), from Henri Matisse, Jazz, originates from the 1983 second edition published by George B...
Lithograph
$458Sale Price|32% Off
Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height) x 9.75 (wi...
Oil
French Rural Farmhouses with Country Road Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Rural Farmhouses with Country Road Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframe...
Watercolor
Pine Trees. Heuwiese, Weite. Square, impressionism, Landscape Paintings, forest
Located in Oslo, NO
"This work was created en plain air in the Swiss Alps," said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "In my oil painting I have captured the beauty of nature with a style that hovers b...
Oil
French Ploughed Fields Landscape with Distant Village Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Ploughed Fields Landscape with Distant Village Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 17.75 x ...
Watercolor
Carmen
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph. Edition of 3000. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Published by Editions of the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Color, Lithograph
View from the Art Studio. Vertical landscape, impressionism, winter, nature, cat
Located in Oslo, NO
In this work, Anna Shesterikova transforms an everyday landscape into a subtle poetic metaphor for contemplation and inner silence. A winter garden, seen from the studio window and p...
Canvas, Oil
$19,878
Bateaux sur la mer - French Naive Seascape Oil Painting by Camille Bombois
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas seascape circa 1920 by French naive painter Camille Bombois. This work depicts workers out at sea on a large sail boat with a few ...
Canvas, Oil
French Lakeside Park Scene with Figures and Tree Watercolor Signed
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: FFrench Lakeside Park Scene with Figures and Tree Watercolor Signed Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 12.75 inch...
Watercolor
$143Sale Price|20% Off
French Pencil Study of a Graceful Woman in Vintage Attire with Red Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.75 (height) x 9 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good P...
Charcoal, Pencil
Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
Located in Surfside, FL
SAMUEL ROTHBORT (Russian-American, 1882-1971), still life with wild flowers, oil on canvas board, signed lower left. Framed 25.5 X 30, board 18.5 X 23 Samuel Rothbort (Russian Amer...
Oil
Autumn Forest - Mid Century Abstracted Fauvist Landscape
By Emily Shotwell Goeller-Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century fauvist watercolor landscape with lush, vivid trees and distant houses by Emily Shotwell Goeller-Wood (American, 1887-1965). Presented in a rustic giltwood frame...
Paper, Watercolor
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Edouard Vuillard, The Wave, 1966 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), titled La Vague (The Wave), from the folio Vuillard, Douze Pastels (Vuillard, Twelve Pastels), originat...
Lithograph, Stencil
Riverside Houses Reflected in Water French Impressionist Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Riverside Houses Reflected in Water French Impressionist Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W):...
Watercolor
'In the Potting Shed', Large Floral Oil, California College of Arts and Crafts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'DeVee' for Robert DeVee (American, 1940-2017) and painted circa 1995. Robert DeVee first studied painting at the California College o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Fresh Cut Flowers in a Vase
By Eugene Speicher
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas by Eugene Edward Speicher signed lower right. Measures 28" x 25" including the frame. Provenance: Private Collection USA Brad...
Oil
"Rhythms of Ålesund" Original cityscape. Large oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents the Norwegian artist Nadezda (Nadya) Stupina , a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years. Professional artist with ...
Canvas, Oil
$850Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Interior Room View from a Garden Window
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Room with a View French artist, circa 1930's oil painting on board, unframed board: 13 x 9 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection, France
Oil
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies. Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman holding bouquet of red poppies in a fine pink satin dress. The painti...
Canvas, Oil
$109Sale Price|84% Off
Mid Century French Ink Sketches of Women in Elegant Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Sketches of Women in Elegant Attire Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink and Paper Size: 10.5 (height) x 8.25 (width) Stamped: Ver...
Ink
$431Sale Price|41% Off
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
European Market Flower Stall Woman with Bouquet Vibrant Street Scene Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: European Market Flower Stall Woman with Bouquet Vibrant Street Scene Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 8.25 x...
Watercolor
Vintage American Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Oil, Canvas
$994Sale Price|20% Off
Early 1900's French Impressionist Oil Sketch Figures St. Marks Square Venice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Piazzo San Marco, Venice by Etienne Auguste Krier (1875 - 1953) oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 7.5 inches board: 8 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: v...
Oil
$717Sale Price|40% Off
Cadaqués Oil Painting, Mediterranean Seascape, Signed, c. 1990-2000
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (Barcelona, 1931–2015) Title: Cadaqués Medium: Oil on canvas-board Size: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.6 in) Signature: Signed lower right R. Durán Inscription: Titled Cad...
Oil
$1,052Sale Price|20% Off
"Leaves falling in Töcksfors" Original impessionistic Autumnal landscapes
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting , I sought to capture the ephemeral dance of light through vibrant leaves, a tribute to nature's quiet yet profound transitions. The impressionistic strokes conj...
Oil, Acrylic, Board
"Salomé" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the gouache). This pochoir illustrates a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". It was printed in 1938 at the atelier Saudé of Paris and published by The Limited E...
Lithograph, Stencil
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century 1950's French Post-Impressionist Oil Waterlily Pond Summer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Waterlily Pond signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) dated 1945 oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 x 16 inches condition: the painting is in very sou...
Oil
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Andre Derain, Port of Collioure, from Fauves, VII, 1972 (after)
By André Derain
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Port de Collioure (Port of Collioure), from the folio Fauves, VII, Collection Pierre Levy, 1972, originates from the ...
Lithograph
Woman Reading Indoors by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Interior Scene Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman Reading Indoors by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Interior Scene Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor