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.
Sunset magic
Located in Zofingen, AG
The final moments of sunlight carry a quiet enchantment. Just before night arrives, the sky and sea become a field of glowing color — a brief, luminous pause between day and darkness...
Canvas
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
The Garden Near Cailhau By Achille Laugé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Achille Laugé 1861-1944 French The Garden Near Cailhau Signed "A. Laugé 96" (lower left) Oil on canvas “Laugé’s art is one of great sensitivity and controlled reason; he is a mas...
Canvas, Oil
$585Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Seine River View with Notre Dame Cathedral and Bridge French Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Seine River View with Notre Dame Cathedral and Bridge French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
View of Paris, Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) Title: View of Paris 19 Year: circa 1958 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 27.5 x ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"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
"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
$2,357Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Circus Performers Montparnasse Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Circus by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, framed in original 'Montparnasse' style frame. framed: 26 x 23 inches canvas: 18 x 1...
Canvas, Oil
$1,585Sale Price|20% Off
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
Place de la Madeleine by Edouard Léon Cortès
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edouard Léon Cortès 1882-1969 I French Place de la Madeleine Signed “Edouard Cortès” (lower right) Oil on canvas Renowned as the “Parisian Poet of Painting,” Edouard Léon Cortès e...
Canvas, Oil
Sandö, Wallda Varby, Halland, 1913
By Olof Thunman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Olof Thunman (1879–1944) Sweden Sandö, Wallda Varby, Halland, 1913 oil on canvas (laid on panel) unsigned unframed 31 x 47 cm (approx. 12.2 x 18.5 in) framed 42 x 58 cm (approx. 16...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mediterranean Fishermen Returning to Shore Spanish Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Fishermen Returning to Shore – Spanish Impressionist Oil Artist: Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (Spanish, b. 1953) Title: Mediterranean Fishermen Returning to Shore Medium:...
Oil, Board
The Return of Hope
Located in Zofingen, AG
When you allow yourself to see the future, even if it remains indistinct. When the thought “what if everything could still be alright” stops sounding absurd. From the Series “Adulthood”
Canvas, Acrylic
"Reine de Joie" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: multi-stone color lithograph (after the original Bonnard lithograph). Printed in Paris on Renage paper in 1952 by the Mourlot atelier, in faithful recreation of the original....
Lithograph
Edouard Cortes Place de Clichy in the Evening Oil
Located in Astoria, NY
Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969), Place de Clichy in the Evening, Oil on Board, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 17.75" H x 21" W; frame: 23" H x 26.75" W x 1.25" D. Pr...
Oil, Board
"View of Venice" Impressionist Oil Painting with Figures and Boats along Venice
Located in New York, NY
This captivating scene of Venice from the 21st Century is a wonderful display of Van der Plas's true passion for outdoor genre paintings. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brush...
Oil, Board
"La Lithographie en Couleurs" 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
$666Sale Price|25% Off
Conflans Sainte Honorine River Boats Watercolor French Seine Scene Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Conflans Sainte Honorine River Boats Watercolor French Seine Scene Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75...
Watercolor
'Wharf with Dock Workers', American School, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A Post-Impressionist oil of a wooden wharf with a large sailing boat moored and dockhands working with a view beyond towards a coastal town with wooden-frame houses, possibly Oakland...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Edouard Vuillard, The Tuileries Garden, 1948 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), titled Le Jardin des Tuileries (The Tuileries Garden), from L'oeuvre grave de Vuillard (The Graphic Work of Vuillar...
Lithograph
$1,624Sale Price|20% Off
1940s French Fauvist Modernist Still Life Flowers on Table Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by M. Peiffer, French 1940's signed and dated 1946 oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 30 inches canvas: 24 x 28 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ve...
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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Maurice de Vlaminck, Chatou with the Red Tree, from Vlaminck, 1958 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958), titled Chatou à l'arbre rouge (Chatou with the Red Tree), from the album Vlaminck, originates from the 1958 edition p...
Lithograph
$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
$929Sale Price|20% Off
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
$854
Luis Nunez Borda (1872-1970) Rare Columbian Landscape Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Luis Nunez Borda (1872-1970) Columbian TITLE: "Columbian River Landscape" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 54cm x 39cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: very good ...
Oil
$2,795Sale Price|20% Off
Little Flower. Horizontal, figurative, girl, flowers, beauty
Located in Oslo, NO
A beautiful girl in a beautiful summer dress admires a small flower in a blooming meadow. And the girl herself looks like a flower, born for life and the beauty of the world! The fee...
Oil
Mid Century Post Impressionist Nagasaki Harbor Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Impressionist Nagasaki Harbor Oil Painting by Takashi Matuzoe A mid-century postwar depiction of the Nagasaki Harbor features a modern trawler and a traditional Japanese...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Bouquet. Rainy Day. Impressionism, oil, flowers, roses, still life.
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting "Bouquet. Rainy day" was painted in my studio," said Anna Shesterikova about this work. "On that June day, it was raining heavily and I could not go outside. A bouquet ...
Oil
$7,960Sale Price|20% Off
1930's English, Portrait in oil of a Bowler Hatted man, Photographer John Bean
Located in Woodbury, CT
George Herbert Buckingham Holland was born in Northampton, the son of a grocer. He studied at Leicester School of Art. He made his living painting portraits of Northampton dignitarie...
Canvas, Oil
Bateaux sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Hugues Claude Pissarro
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1980 by French artist Hugues Claude Pissarro. The piece depicts a view of boats sailing towards a viaduct on the River Seine. Painted in a divis...
Canvas, Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Vegetation, from Last Works of Matisse, 1958 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Vegetaux (Vegetation), from Dernieres Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954 (Last Works of Matisse 1950-1954), Verve: Revue A...
Lithograph
$869Sale Price|20% Off
French 20th Century Lush Forest View with Vibrant Colors Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green Forest View by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated 79' on verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a ...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Mrs. L.D., from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Madame L.D. (Mrs. L.D.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Hen...
Lithograph
$541Sale Price|20% Off
Moody Coastal Landscape with Rolling Waves and Overcast Sky Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Landscape by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Watercolour painting on artist paper, beautifully painted. very good condition size: 15.75 x inches x 21.5 inches, unframed provena...
Watercolor
Fashion Sketch
By Raoul Dufy
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little fashion sketch by Raoul Dufy. From the Estate of Andre Robert (Dufy’s studio assistant) to Anthony Field (La Galerie 18). Watercolor and ink on paper unsigned. 4.75"...
Watercolor, Pen
$661Sale Price|25% Off
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
$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
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Edouard Vuillard, Madame Vuillard at Table, 1966 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), titled Madam Vuillard a Table (Madame Vuillard at Table), from the folio Vuillard, Douze Pastels (Vuill...
Lithograph, Stencil
$7,920Sale Price|20% Off
Autumn , oil on canvas
Located in Torino, IT
Splendid and luminous work by Moroz On the wall you will seem to have a window to a bright and colorful autumn nature, and you will seem to feel the wind in the trees
Canvas, Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, The Circus, from Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Le Cirque (The Circus), from Henri Matisse, Jazz, originates from the 1983 second edition published by George Braz...
Lithograph
$2,650
'Interior with Still Life', Dallas Art Museum, Modernist oil, Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Belle Golinko' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1945. This Israeli-American woman Modernist exhibited widely and with success, including at the Dallas ...
Canvas, Oil
$546Sale Price|20% Off
French Hilltop Village Street Scene Mid Century Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Street Scene Mid Century Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
Port-Villez Neige Original French Landscape Impressionistic Riverscape Painting
Located in Preston, GB
French Landscape Impressionistic Riverscape Painting by Modern French Artist, Georges Charles Robin (1903-2003). View of the River Seine, France, during the snow melt. Oil on Canvas, Signed on the lower right (faintly). Presented in an authentic period frame with canvas slip. Art measures 29 x 23 inches Frame measures 36 x 30 inches (approx.) Born in Paris in 1903, Georges Charles Robin was a student of Paul Michel Dupuy...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Gesso
$931Sale Price|27% Off
"Urban Scene on La Rambla, Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Signed"
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Urban Scene on La Rambla Artist: Pepe Antequera (José Antequera Álvarez, 1935–2023) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm (18.1 x 21.6 in) Support: Canvas mounte...
Canvas, Oil
$195Sale Price|20% Off
Fort on the Hill, Post-Impressionist Gouache Landscape Painting, 2010-
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork, titled "Fort on the Hill," is a mesmerizing exploration of light, color, and form. The painting captures a historic stone fort nestled amidst a lush landscape of robust...
Paper, Gouache
$153Sale Price|20% Off
1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of A Chic Lady With Shielding The Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rainy Day by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed signed J.V paper: 10 x 6.25 inches double sided very good condition provenance...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$908
San Marino, landscape oil on canvas, horizontal, mountain Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "San Marino" is made in oil on canvas measuring 40x30 cm. This picturesque landscape was painted from life during the artist Anna Shesterikova's trip to Italy and depic...
Canvas, Oil
$326Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary expressionist still life floral painting "Quiet conversation"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In "Quiet Conversation", French artist Natalya Mougenot revisits the still life genre with a bold and expressive language. The composition presents a simple domestic scene: a table s...
Paper, Acrylic
'Trout Stream', Large Oil, San Diego, California, Chouinard & Otis Art Institute
By Edmond Woods
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Edmond Woods' (American, 1905-1990) and painted circa 1975. Born in Ogden, Edmond Woods first studied under LeConte Stewart at th...
Oil, Board
$3,144
Original Oil Paining, A Landscape View, 1927, Most likely from Nordingrå, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson's painting from 1927, most likely depicting a view from Nordingrå, encapsulates the serene beauty of the northern Swedish landscape. Born in Härnösand, Johansson drew ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,421Sale Price|20% Off
Martiques South of France Vintage Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Martiques, South of France by Merio Ameglio (1897-1970) signed oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches board: 8.75 x 10.75 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very ...
Oil
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
$528Sale Price|25% Off
French River Plain Landscape Post Impressionist Watercolour Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French River Plain Landscape Post Impressionist Watercolour Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 17.75 x 25.2...
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
Seated Woman from Behind, Oil on Cardboard, Post-Impressionist, 1920
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929 Seated woman seen from behind, preparatory sketch Oil on cardboard Circa 1920 32 x 21.5 cm unframed Our oil o...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
'Steeplechase, Los Altos Hunt', St. Martin's School, Carmel, PAFA, ASL, NAD, CAA
By Frank Ashley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Frank N Ashley' (American, 1920-2007) and painted circa 1985. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'Steeplechase, Los Altos Hunt'. Bearing old label, verso, wi...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,384Sale Price|25% Off
Modernist Oil Painting of a Wacky French Interior Writing Desk and Flowers
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
All I Own I'll Carry With Me
Located in Zofingen, AG
Keeping what matters close is a personal choice. The luminous, the vivid, and the watchful integrate into a unified inner space that does not require division into acceptable or unne...
Canvas, Acrylic
$869Sale Price|20% Off
French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Abstract Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Abstract Design by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) initialled lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 8.75 x 6 inches (overall the sheet measures 11...
Watercolor, Gouache