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.
"Paris Promenade" - Framed 20th-Century Impressionist City Painting
By Paul Renard
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming, beautifully framed and ready to hang gouache on panel by highly-listed Parisian artist Paul Renard. One of two Paris scenes I currently have on offer by Renard. Actual go...
Gouache
Naked Woman by Fireplace, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Early 20th Century
By Aloys Hugonnet
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas depicting an intimate female nude seated before a fireplace, signed Aloys Hugonnet, a French artist working within the post-Impressionist and early modern figurative t...
Oil
$661Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Portrait of Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman/ double sided image French, circa 1930's, unsigned oil on board, unframed Board : 13.5 x 11 inches Double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
Oil
Expansive French Countryside with Distant Horizon Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expansive French Countryside with Distant Horizon Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
Colorful Market Scene With Figures Exchanging Fruit In Bright Stalls French Oil
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colorful Market Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39.5 x 32 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: ...
Oil
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
Parisian Beauties on the Boulevard, Post Impressionist French Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 18 1/4" x 15" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 28" x 24 3/4" eannette Deseglise was a naïve painter who was born in ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
'Still Life with Imari Bowl', Paris, Post-Impressionist Oil, Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life with Imari Bowl' by Victor Isbrand. Paris, Post-Impressionist Oil, Royal Academy ----- Signed upper right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painte...
Canvas, Oil
$1,190
Deep Moss, Tropical Botanic Diptych in Dark Green, Jurassic Leaves, Pink Flowers
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
$743Sale Price|28% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Side Profile Portrait of a Chic Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pa...
Oil
$936Sale Price|20% Off
La Garrigue South of Provence Sunny Landscape 1960's French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Garrigue by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.5 x 15.5 inches inscribed verso very good condition provenance: from the artists ...
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
Amalfi Coast Positano Italian Seascape Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Resilience” Reflecting on our current lives, landscapes allow me to convey different aspects of people's character, their dreams, and hopes. I wondered, what makes the image of Ital...
Canvas, Acrylic
"What about stereotypes?" 3 in the triptych. Decorative social art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The third work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Flying Trapeze, 1967 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), titled Le Trapeze Volant (The Flying Trapeze), from the folio Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawi...
Lithograph
French Post Impressionist oil painting of a still life with apples and wine
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Louise-Jeanne Cottard-Fossey (French 1902-1983) Still life with apples and wine bottle Oil on canvas, Signed ‘L COTTARD-FOSSEY’ (lower right) 18.1/8 x 21.1/2 in. (46 x 54.7cm.) Exh...
Canvas, Oil
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Path
By JD Henderson
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Impressionist/Post impressionist style painting 'Sunlit Path' by Scottish contemporary artist JD Henderson, gives us this country garden scene dated 1999 (verso), signed by the artis...
Canvas, Oil
$478Sale Price|33% Off
Spring Garden Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Landscape, 1980s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: "Spring Garden" Artist: Attributed to Rafael Durán Benet Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions (unframed): 13 x 16 inches Dimensions (framed): 14.6 x 17.7 inches Date of c...
Cardboard, Oil, Canvas
Le Port due Havre - Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolor by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated post impressionist watercolor on paper seascape by French painter Jean Dufy. This colourful piece depicts sail boats at the port of Le Havre in France - a commercial...
Paper, Watercolor
Animated Street in French Quarter, New Orleans
By Homer Costello
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Animated Street in French Quarter, New Orleans 1954, is a palette knife oil painting on wood panel by noted Louisiana artist Homer Costello...
Oil
$15,230
Bord de Riviere - Post Impressionist Figure in Landscape Watercolor by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated post impressionist figure in landscape watercolour on paper by French painter Jean Dufy. The work depicts a view of a grand house behind a wall with a large gated en...
Paper, Watercolor
Paris River Seine Bridge and Boats French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris River Seine Bridge and Boats French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.25 x...
Watercolor
Old Town. Landscape Paintings, mountains, houses. Impressionism, vertical, Swiss
Located in Oslo, NO
"Old Town - that's what I called my painting, is painted en plein air with oil paints on canvas." said Anna about this painting. "The 15th century town of Werdenberg is depicted her...
Oil
Chateauneuf Landscape Hillside View French Vineyards Sea Horizon and Village
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Chateauneuf Landscape Hillside View French Vineyards Sea Horizon and Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Inscribed “sous...
Watercolor
$1,053Sale Price|20% Off
Quiet Day at the Lake. Landscape in oil, impressionism.
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting "Quiet day at the Lake" was painted outdoors at Walensee in Switzerland." said Anna Shesterikova about this work. "In this painting I used a very narrow color palette t...
Oil
$964
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Nude Black Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 14 x 10.5 inches Double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painti...
Oil
$4,549Sale Price|36% Off
Land of Don Quixote Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Land of Don Quixote Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 36.2 in (unframed) Condition: Excellent preservation, unframed Descriptio...
Canvas, Oil
Le Jardin en Provence Old Stone Garden & House French Impressionist Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Jardin Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed size (H x W): 17 x 17.5 inches Canvas: 16 x 16.5 inches Condition: Good and so...
Oil
Big Spring Flower Surrealistic Landscape Painting
By Ivan Rabuzin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Big Spring Flower Surrealistic Landscape Painting 1990 Artist signed lower right corner, oil on canvas 15"x18 in Gold Leaf Frame 23"x26" Ivan Rabuzin was born in Novi Marof in 1921 a...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Pont Alexandre III
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right and dated 1939 Lucien Andrion captures a beautiful sun filled day on the Seine with his signature style. The Pont Alexandre III bridge is adorned with gilded scul...
Canvas, Oil
City on the River houses Impressionism Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
"Beautiful old Laufenburg is divided into two parts by the Rhine River - the Swiss and the German." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "Here I have depicted the German side....
Oil
Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
Small Landscape With Trees And Blue Water Beneath Warm Light French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Small Landscape With Trees And Blue Water Beneath Warm Light French Oil Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 6 x 7....
Oil
French Village Brass Band Musicians in Red Waistcoats Outdoor Parade Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Brass Band Musicians in Red Waistcoats Outdoor Parade Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W)...
Watercolor
French Market Scene Flower Stall Vendor Striped Coat Umbrellas and Crowds
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene Flower Stall Vendor Striped Coat Umbrellas and Crowds Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.2...
Watercolor
Pine Tree On The Riverbank. Small, horizontal landscape, plain air, Switzerland
Located in Oslo, NO
"In my work I have captured the powerful beauty of nature in oil paints." said Anna about this artwork. "Inspired by the Impressionism movement, vibrant colors and dynamic strokes fl...
Oil
"Melo in fiore in giardino" olio cm. 60 x 70
Located in Torino, IT
Suggestivo e luminoso interno cortile di una casa in campagna, melo in fiore Colori Verde e bianco
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Landscape with Dramatic Clouds
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating small oil painting by the Swedish artist Georg Stoopendaal. Despite its modest dimensions of 14 x 18.5 cm, this piece exudes a powerful presence...
Oil, Board
$1,850
Woman in Red, Acrylic and Pastel on Paper by Jose Canes, circa 1980
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jose Canes (aka Dore) [Spanish, 1931 - ] Title: Woman in Red Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper, signed "Dore" l.r. Year: circa 1980 Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
“Olive Trees and Farm: Cannes.” Raymond Thibesart (1874-1968)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Olive Trees and Farm: Cannes. (Ferme dans le Oliviers: Cannes” Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Oil on canvas, circa 1920s Signed ;lower right 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 (26 1/2 x 31 1/2 ...
Canvas, Oil
Wacky French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting of Figures with a Leopard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female French painter, Huguette...
Oil
Winter Scene by the Water, 1912
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric winter painting depicts a solitary wooden building, likely a small workshop or riverside shed, situated beside a partially frozen waterway. Snow blankets the ground ...
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight Scene
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau French, 1864-1930 Moonlight Scene Oil on canvas 29 x 23 inches (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Framed: 30 x 35 1/2 inches (76 x 90 cm) Signed: F de Puigaudeau Provenance: Alexander Gallery, NY Private collection, Florida Ferdinand du Puigaudeau was born in 1864 in Nantes, France. After receiving a traditional education at various boarding schools, Puigaudeau traveled to Italy and Tunisia in 1882 and learned to paint, as encouraged by his uncle. His earliest works were produced in Brittany in the late 1880s, where he met Paul Gauguin and Charles Laval...
Oil, Canvas
$431Sale 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
Roses a la cruche verte - Fauvist Still Life Flowers Oil by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas still life by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts a green vase filled with red and pink roses which are beginning to wilt and their petals are ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,763Sale Price|20% Off
1950's Colorful French Impressionist Flower Garden Archway Signed Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Jardin by Gaston ANDRE (1884-1970) titled verso signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 32 inches canvas: 20 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, Loire Valley, France Co...
Oil, Canvas
$1,096Sale Price|20% Off
Polish/ French Mid 20th Century Signed Oi Figures in Paris Busy Street Scene
By Josef Popczyk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris by Jozef Popczyk, Polish 1890 - 1971 signed oil on board, framed framed: 7 x 8.25 inches board: 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condi...
Oil
Mediterranean Village Houses Terracotta Roofs Mountain View Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Village Houses Terracotta Roofs Mountain View Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.25 x...
Watercolor
«Winter Brenna 2» Original impressionistic landscape. Vertical painting on paper
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I sought to capture the sublime stillness of winter. Using the textural depth of oils, I layered each brushstroke to evoke the cool, crisp air and the muffled...
Oil Pastel, Oil, Bamboo Paper
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Autumnal Oil Still Life in Style of Post Impressionist Albert Andre
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful post impressionistic still life of autumn yellow chrysanthemums with boughs of bronze maple leaves in a vase. Painted in style of Albert Andre (French, 1869 - 1954). Circa ...
Linen, Oil
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Evening Still Life Oil on canvas Signed lower right 32 x 24.5 inches 34.25 x 27.25 inches, framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, ...
Oil
$13,701
Porte La Motte - Brittany - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jules Le Ray
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated oil on canvas figures in landscape by post-impressionist painter Jules Le Ray. The piece depicts two women on a top of a cliff overlooking the port of La Mor...
Canvas, Oil
Orchestra Rehearsal with Conductor and Musicians Classical Music Ensemble
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Orchestra Rehearsal with Conductor and Musicians Classical Music Ensemble Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5.25...
Watercolor
French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Lady with Hat Eating Fruit at Table
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fruit Table Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 24 x 29 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: From t...
Oil
Three people, '70s - oil paint, 63x70 cm. framed
Located in Nice, FR
Jeon leon jansen is an armenian painter born in 1920. beautiful oil on canvas.
Oil
The Opera Garnier in paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COSSON, Jean Louis Marcel (1878 – 1956) Ballerinas and gentlemen in the Swing of the Opera Oil on canvas signed low left Framed by Gault (Paris - Fbg St Honoré) Dimensions canvas ...
Oil
La potager de la Sargne - Post-Impressionist Landscape Oil by Victor Charreton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board circa 1910 by sought after Post-Impressionist painter Victor Charreton. Charreton was said to be the painter of colours and this piece, which depicts an allotment...
Oil, Board
$478Sale Price|33% Off
Beach's day Spain oil on board painting spanish seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Beach's day - Oil on panel Oil size 19x33 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at ...
Oil, Board
Malta Harbour Boats Waterfront Scene Watercolour Sketch by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Malta Harbour Boats Waterfront Scene Watercolour Sketch by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
"Plage" beach scene, oil on canvas French 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Brianchon was born at Fresnay-sur-Sarthe in January 1899. He first studied in Bordeaux at the École des Beaux-Arts under Paul Quinsac, a sculptor; in 1917 he moved to Paris a...
Oil, Canvas