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.
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Red and Purple Anemones in Glass Vase Mid Century Impressionist French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 11 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
Oil
A Pointillist View of a Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
The artist had a lot to say. Why else spend the intense focus and time on rendering such a luminous work brought to completion literally point by point in tiny dots? Ask yourself: Ar...
Canvas, Oil
The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1924. The Italian girl. Very beautiful work where post-impressionism embellished with a few cubist touches form a harmoni...
Canvas, Oil
A Rare Winter Landscape With Clouds by Sam Uhrdin (1910)
By Sam Uhrdin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric landscape from 1910 offers a rare glimpse into a lesser-known side of Sam Uhrdin’s work. Painted before his formal art education, the canvas reveals an emerging arti...
Canvas, Oil
$298Sale Price|20% Off
Impressionistic Landscape in Watercolor with Lush Green Foliage and Reflections
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionistic Landscape Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 watercolor painting on artist paper, framed size: 9.75 x 6.5 inches inscribed verso and dated 1971 Suzanne Vattier (1901-...
Watercolor
$596Sale Price|20% Off
French Abstract Coastal Boat Composition with Pastel Tones and Fluid Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Coastal Composition 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 p...
Gouache
$25,547
Repos dans un champs de coquelicots - Pointillist Landscape Oil by Yvonne Canu
By Yvonne Canu
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed pointillist oil on panel figures in landscape by French neo-impressionist painter Yvonne Canu. This stunning piece depicts a couple resting under a parasol in a field of wildf...
Oil, Board
$1,020Sale 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
$16,000
"Peaceful Silent Landscape" - Original Luminous Post-Impressionist Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965) "Peaceful Silent Landscape" 2023 Oil paint, acrylic paint, mixed media, canvas, stretcher bars Signed by the artist on the bottom right of the pai...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$37,605
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Interior View into the Patio" Colorful Post-Impressionist Scene Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an interior scene done in Paris. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; the living room opens out into the terrace, as we are ...
Gouache, Archival Paper
$1,296Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas Man Working in Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working in the Fields by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 21 x 26 inches very good condition provenance: from the a...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
'Out of Hokkaido', Carmel Art Association Exhibit, Japanese portrait, Kimono
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
By Virginia Conroy Dedini (American, 1922-2006). Titled lower left, 'Mitsuko ''Okaido Born''' and dated August 1976. Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, 1983 (label, verso). Carmel...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Evening at Place de Clichy, Post-Impressionist Oil on Board
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
Paris Bridges, Impressionist Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Still Life with Wine and Flowers Charles Cobelle, French (1902–1994) Date: circa 1960 Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 16 x 30 in. (40.64 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 16.5 x 32 inches
Canvas, Acrylic
$618Sale Price|20% Off
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
$816Sale Price|20% Off
"Sleeping girl" Original impressionistic portrait. Vertical oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
Childhood is a very important part of a person 's life and a lot is laid there . For me, childhood is carelessness, purity , sincerity, lightness, the drawl of time, a lot of impress...
Canvas, Oil
$732Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Cottage Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930) French Impressionist artist Title: The French Countryside Medium: oil on board, unframed Size: board: 8.5 x 13 inches Provenan...
Oil
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1930's Atmospheric French Provencal Countryside Landscape Cypress Trees in Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal Lane French artist, indistinctly signed signed oil on board, framed in deep wooden frame dared 1932 Framed: 17.5 x 21.5 inches Board : 13.5 x 18 inches Provenance: priv...
Oil
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Mid Century French Portrait Seated Woman with Cross Necklace Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Woman with Cross Necklace Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 11.5 (height) x 8 (w...
Ballpoint Pen
$8,000
"My Love to Italy" - Original Expressive Italian Landscape - Blue and Yellow Sky
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, Italian, born 1965) "My Love to Italy" 2005 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “My Love to Italy...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$499Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Still Life with Melon Slices and Knife on a Plate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Still Life with Melon Slices and Knife on a Plate Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right M...
Oil
A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898
By Florence White
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Florence White from 1898. A Victorian-era scene of a girl and a dog engaged in playful interaction on a shaded lawn. Signed and dated lower left, framed in antiqued gold frame. Artist: Florence White, British (1932) Title: Girl and her Dog...
Canvas, Oil
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
"Idyllic"
Located in Southampton, NY
A beautiful painting of two young girls at the beach. One picking flowers and the other gazing out onto the beach. The painting is oil on wood panel and the condition is good. The s...
Oil
La potager de la Sargne - Post-Impressionist Landscape Oil by Victor Charreton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape 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...
Oil, Board
$3,248
Gustaf Höglund: Self-Study (1939), a Rare and Striking Early Self-Portrait
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gustaf Höglund (1910-1994) Sweden Självstudie (Self Study), 1939 signed and dated lower left oil on canvas unframed 71 × 31 cm (28 × 12.2 in) framed 79 × 39 cm (31.1 × 15.4 in) T...
Canvas, Oil
$564Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Street Scene With Figures and Neon Awning Mediterranean Nocturne Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Street Scene With Figures and Neon Awning Mediterranean Nocturne Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W)...
Watercolor
Grown from Dreams
Located in Zofingen, AG
A girl stands in the forest, holding a paper crane, while three more soar above the trees. No one came to sav me, no one carried me in their arms, the fairy tales forgot that I once ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait : Fruit and Mirror - Original oil on canvas, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre GARCIA FONS Portrait : Fruit and Mirror Original oil painting Signed bottom right Signed and titled on the back On canvas 73 x 54 cm (c. 28 x 21 inch) PROVENANCE : Collectio...
Oil
Brume D'Automne: 20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
By Henri Quittelier
Located in Naples, Florida
Born in Saint Joost-ten-Noode in 1884, Henri Quittelier enrolled at the Brussels Academy in 1901. One of his teachers at the Academy was Emile Fabry, the famous symboliste. Quittelie...
Oil, Canvas
Post-Impressionistic Painting From Saint Cloud, Paris, 1912 by Dick Beer
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Saint Cloud, 1912 oil on board board dimensions 40.5 x 32.5 cm frame 51.5 x 43.5 cm signed Dick Beer painted 1912 Exhibited: The Swedish-French Art Gallery, Memorial Exhibition, Catalog nr 5, 1942 Provenance: A private collection, Sweden Dick Beer (1893-1938) Dick Beer was born in London in 1893. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a Swedish painter from Stockholm who had a career mainly as a watercolour painter with motifs of horses from racetracks and fox hunts from the countryside. Barely fifteen years old, Dick Beer became an orphan and came to Sweden in 1907. Already in 1908-1909, he started at Althin's painting school in Stockholm. And later, at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1910-1912. His teachers were, among others, Gustaf Cederström, Oscar Björk and Alfred Bergström...
Oil, Board
"Interior Scene with Figures in Living Room" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical interior scene depicting two figures in the living room with an older person and young boy, perhaps Father and son with a door open into the background which shows Parisi...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$922Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Post-Impressionist Oil Trout Painting On A Plate Thick Oil Impasto
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trout Painting by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on board, unframed board: 22 x 18 inches Colors: Red colors, brown, grey...
Oil
$651Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid-Century Ink and Wash Drawing of Parisian Boulevard and Rooftops
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Mid-Century Ink and Wash Drawing of Parisian Boulevard and Rooftops by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Graphite and Ink on unframed pap...
Pencil, Ink, Graphite
$292Sale Price|20% Off
"Fools", Harlequin Jester Twins, Carved Paper Relief Painting in Primary Colors
By Martin Ingley
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical textured relief painting of two stylized twin jesters in primary colors, their long mask-like faces created with the technique of hand carving layers of laminated paper board and painting with acrylic, by contemporary English artist Martin Ingley...
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Illustration Board
'Montmartre, La place du Tertre en Été', Paris in Summer, Nancy, Parisian Scene
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'J.M. Couillard' for Jean Marie Couillard (French, 1926-1989); additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'Paris, Montmartre. La place du Tertre en Été' and dated 19...
Canvas, Oil
"Water horses", Irene Lagut, Picasso's lover, Woman Artist, Painting 1940
Located in New York, NY
Irène Lagut (1893-1994) Water horses, 1940s Oil on canvas Artwork: 13 x 18 1/8 in. l 33 x 46 cm Framed: 15 1/3 x 20 1/2 in. l 39 x 52 cm Signed lower right Irène Lagut (1893–1994) w...
Canvas, Oil
Bernard Lamotte, "Notre-Dame de Paris, " French Cathedral Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Rockport, MA
Signed and dated on the lower right Painting size without frame: 25 3/4"x21 1/2" Painting size with frame: 26"x30" Painting is Oil on Board A striking depiction of Notre-Dame Cathe...
Oil, Board
$1,392
Windy Day In Provence. impressionism, mountain, flowers.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting is a plein air sketch. It was painted by me in Provence, France." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. "It was a very windy day and the wind even dro...
Oil
$510Sale Price|20% Off
Cadaqués Oil on Canvas Board, Post-Impressionist Landscape, Unframed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** **Title:** Cadaqués **Artist:** Rafael Durán Benet **Technique:** Oil on canvas board **Dimensions:** 13 x 16.1 inches **Support:** Canvas board **Fram...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$596Sale Price|20% Off
Quaint Village with Church Spire Verdant Hills Peaceful Countryside Setting
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Quaint Village with Church Spire by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed board: 13 x 16 inches condition: This painting is in excellent cond...
Oil
Tulips , Red
Located in Zofingen, AG
With bold strokes of acrylic, vibrant oil pastels, and lively colored pencils, I poured my heart into this piece. The red tulips pulse with energy and passion, blending expressionism...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
La Cote Bleue - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil by Adolphe Louis Gaussen
By Adolphe Louis Gaussen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel landscape circa 1910 by French post impressionist painter Adolphe Louis Gaussen. The work depicts a view of a rocky coastline on La Cote Bleue, a stunning 25-kilo...
Oil, Panel
$558Sale Price|20% Off
Sunflower and Mimosa Still Life Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunflower and Mimosa Still Life 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...
Watercolor
$537Sale Price|20% Off
Bridge and Riverside Cottages France Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Bridge and Riverside Cottages France Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6...
Watercolor
$3,712Sale Price|67% Off
The Return Of The Light Forces. Oil painting, large format, figurative, angels.
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is the most important in the series “The Return of the Forces of Light”. We see a shining army returning with all its might to our world after a long absence, carrying ...
Oil
Vase Anémones et Citrons, Draperie by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis Valtat 1869-1952 French Vase Anémones et Citrons, Draperie (Vase with Anemones and Lemons, Drapery) Signed "L. Valtat" (lower left) Oil on canvas Extraordinarily vibrant, t...
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Painting of a Elder Lady Grey Haired Lady In a Blue V Neck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 18.75 x 12.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
Oil
$1,193Sale Price|20% Off
Winter In Paris Along The Seine French Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris In Winter by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches Colors: Grey colors, blue, beige, brown, black ...
Canvas, Oil
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Circus Series, 1991 Oil on canvas Signed an...
Oil
$417Sale 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
$537Sale 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
$31,671
Paysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board landscape circa 1902 by French Post Impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The work depicts a view of Mereville, a former commune in the Essonne department in Île...
Oil, Board
'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
The North Cliffs, Cornwall, Oil on Board, Signed, Framed, 1995
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Robert Jones. English ( b.1943 ). The North Cliffs, Cornwall. 1995. Oil On Board. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 20.7 inches x 27.4 inches ( 52.5cm x 69.5cm ). Frame size 3...
Oil
$184Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Portrait of a Woman with Draped Veil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso Condition: Go...
Charcoal, Pencil
$533Sale Price|29% Off
Fisherman's Beach Seascape, Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1980s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Signed Oliveras - Fisherman's Beach - Oil on canvas. Slight paint chips on the sides that covered the frame. Oil measurements 61x122 cm. Frameless.
Canvas, Oil
$515Sale Price|20% Off
Street Musicians Performing in Summer French Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Street Musicians Performing in Summer French Watercolour Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.5 x 9.75 inches Co...
Watercolor
$569Sale Price|20% Off
Menton Harbour Scene with Blue Fishing Boats under Morning Light Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Harbour Scene with Blue Fishing Boats under Morning Light Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
Nature Morte - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting by Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas still life circa 1902 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts a table covered in a white cloth with red stripes. On top sit two...
Canvas, Oil