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.
$297Sale Price|20% Off
Woman with Wine at Sunset French Modernist Watercolor Figure and Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman with Wine at Sunset French Modernist Watercolor Figure and Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4 x 4.75 in...
Watercolor
$4,645
Mediterranean Harbor View of Port de la Selva, Catalan Coastal Landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Harbor View of Port de la Selva, Catalan Coastal Landscape Artist: Josep Moscardó (Spanish, b. 1953) Title: Port de la Selva Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 23.62 x ...
Canvas, Oil
$746Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Post-Impressionist Reclining Nude Thick Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Reclining Nude French School worn away faint signature dated verso 1977 oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 25.5 x 21.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Co...
Canvas, Oil
“Fumi al Caffè” Steaming Coffee Parisian Impressionist Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting was executed during his stay in Paris, where he packed much detail throughout. A lively Parisian scene depicted with a textured brushwork in an impressionistic style, c...
Canvas, Oil
$745Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Stable Scene Impressionist Oil Painting of Horses in Their Stalls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Stable Scene by Jean Dreyfus-stern (1890-1969) signed verso oil on board, unframed Board : 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condit...
Oil
'Marine La Soir', Musee Moderne, Paris, Salon d'Automne, NY MOMA, LACMA
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Mouly" for Marcel Mouly (French, 1918-2008). Inscribed lower left with number and limitation, '120/300'. Previously with: South West Gallery, Southfield, Mich...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,566Sale Price|20% Off
Huge French 1930's Post Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait Artist Painting
By Georges Delhomme
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the artist, Mario Tauzin (French 1909-1979) By Georges Delhomme (French 1904-1989) signed oil painting board, framed dated 1934 framed: 46.5 x 35 inches board: 42 x 30 in...
Oil
$464Sale Price|27% 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...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Spring In My Town. Vertical, floral, nature, Landscape Paintings, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Spring In My Town" (50x60 cm), painted in oil on canvas in a vertical format, immerses the viewer in the atmosphere of spring awakening. In the center of the compositio...
Canvas, Oil
"Washington Park" New York City Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist summer street scene of Washington Square Park in New York City. Baitler has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed so mu...
Canvas, Oil
$1,393
In the Kingdom Of Neptune. Acrylic painting, horizontal, sea, fish, turquoise
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "In the Kingdom of Neptune" opens the gates to a mythologized underwater world for the viewer, where fantasy and nature are intertwined into a single magical space. The ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$594Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Green Lush River Landscape Gorge Valley Signed Oil Painting
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The River Gorge signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed panting: 15 x 18 inches inscribed verso condition: This painting is in good c...
Oil
A hare-shadow
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work reflects on the divergence between outward image and inner impulse. What is presented externally may appear composed and complete, yet an underlying imprint continues to ca...
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,000Sale Price|25% Off
"Snowy Landscape, Italian Alps Village, 1944" Giuseppe Sobrile (1879-1956)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Snowy Landscape, Italian Alps Village, 1944" Giuseppe Sobrile (Italy 1879-1956) Oil on board Signed lower right and dated "1944" in Roman numerals Dedication on back to Lina Sobrile...
Oil, Board
"Parisian Cafe Street Scene" 20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Paint Canvas
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Cafés in the streets of Paris portrayed in the dista...
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" Impressionist Oil Paint on Canvas of a Paris Cafe Framed
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used ...
Canvas, Oil
Quiet Shore, Sandy Beach with Boats, Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century, Unframed
Located in Genève, GE
Indistinctly signed lower right. Oil on canvas. European School, circa 1920–1940. This serene oil on canvas, bearing an indistinct signature in the lower right, depicts a quiet coastal landscape animated by a few small fishing boats near the shoreline. The composition is dominated by an expansive sky and a calm sea, rendered in a remarkably subtle palette of pale blue, soft grey, cream and delicate sandy pink. Along the horizon, the distant coastline almost disappears into the atmospheric haze, creating a beautiful sense of depth and tranquility. In the foreground, the broad stretch of beach is treated with great simplicity, allowing the eye to travel naturally toward the water. A handful of small boats punctuate the otherwise peaceful expanse, while delicate lines of breaking waves provide subtle movement across the surface of the sea. The artist's restrained brushwork and finely modulated tonal range give the painting an almost poetic quality. Rather than emphasizing anecdotal detail, the composition focuses on light, atmosphere and the meeting of sea and sky. The muted colors and diffused luminosity suggest the quiet hours of morning or late afternoon along a European coastline. The unusually spacious composition, with its high horizon of cloud-filled sky and broad uninterrupted foreground, reinforces the contemplative character of the work. Dating from approximately the first half of the 20th century, this atmospheric coastal scene reflects the continuing influence of Post-Impressionist and Tonalist landscape painting. An elegant and highly decorative seascape whose soft, neutral palette would complement both traditional and contemporary interiors. Post-Impressionism – Tonalism – European School Antique Seascape, Coastal Landscape, Beach Painting, Seascape Painting, European Seascape, European School, Early 20th Century Painting, 1920s Painting, 1930s Painting, Post Impressionist Seascape, Tonalist Landscape, Tonalist Seascape, Coastal Painting, Beach Landscape, Fishing Boats, Fishing Boat Painting...
Oil, Canvas
Houses by the River - Oil Painting - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée Maclet (1881-1962) Houses by the River, c. 1960 Oil on panel Signed lower right Countersigned and dated on the back On panel: 46 x 38 cm (c. 18 x 18 in) Presented with the wo...
Oil
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Illustration Style Diptych of Ripe Pomegranate Tree, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Romina Milano presents a contemporary interpretation of pomegranates, rendered through expressive brushwork and a vibrant, balanced palette. Organic forms ...
Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
$426Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Rooftops and Trees Watercolor Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 14.5 x 10.75 inche...
Watercolor
Paris : Bridges Seen from Seine River - Lithograph
By Paul Signac
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Signac Bridges Seen from Seine River (Paris : La Passerelle des Arts vue des Quais de la Seine) Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process) after a wa...
Lithograph
$464Sale Price|46% Off
Paris France oil on canvas painting urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 70x59 cm. Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...
Canvas, Oil
Relationship. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work addresses the state of protecting one’s inner core - the preservation of sensitivity, sensuality, and faith in the beauty and value of life. The eye serves as the core of c...
Canvas, Acrylic
$534Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 1...
Oil
Lavaklippstrand, Tenerife (Lava Coast, Tenerife), 1894
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson (1863–1944) Sweden Lavaklippstrand, Tenerife (Lava Coast, Tenerife), 1894 signed lower left “Carl Johansson” oil on canvas, executed in grisaille unframed 27.5 × 49....
Oil, Board
$406Sale Price|36% Off
Woman with Guitar Mixed Media Painting, Fauvist Style, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Guitar Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Technique: Mixed media on canvas board Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm Framed: No Period: S...
Mixed Media
$929Sale Price|36% Off
Plaza Nova Barcelona Gothic Quarter Oil Painting Spanish Fauvist Cityscape
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Plaza Nova Barcelona Gothic Quarter Oil Painting Spanish Fauvist Cityscape Artist: Ignasi Mundó Marcet (1918–2012) Title: Plaza Nova, Barcelona Medium: O...
Oil, Canvas
$10,000
"Montmartre" Post-Impressionist Lively Paris Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Street Scene" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas with Figures
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an impressionistic way, capturing the busy streets of Paris from the 20th Century with much life. The artist mostly used oil with a p...
Canvas, Oil
Arbres en fleurs
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Fruit trees in blossom against a pale blue spring sky, two in the foreground and others receding to the right above a green hedge, with a sandy path running through the middle distan...
Oil
$918Sale Price|20% Off
Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Pierre PIOT (French, 1921-1998) Oil on canvas, framed Signed lower right, Titled and countersigned on verso, framed: 28.5 x 25 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches...
Canvas, Oil
$1,123Sale Price|20% Off
Côte d'Azur Blue Sea Coastal 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Coast signed by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 31 x 42 inches canvas : 26 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ha...
Oil
$970
Nocturnal Marina, Abstract Gestual Shapes, Organic Brushstrokes, School of Fish
Located in Barcelona, ES
Nocturnal Marina is a gestual abstract painting that evokes the fluid movement of a school of fish, translated into a dynamic network of looping blue circles. Both playful and rhy...
Paper, Acrylic
$29,035
Théo van RYSSELBERGHE (1862-1926) - Young Woman in a Hat, c. 1902
Located in Wien, AT
This exquisite, small-scale oil painting is an exceptional work by the celebrated Belgian Pointillist master, Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926), executed circa 1902 during the absolu...
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
La Roque d’Anthéron Provençal Village Landscape Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Roque d’Anthéron, Provençal Village Landscape Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed and inscribed “La Roque d’Anthéron” lower left. Medium: watercolour on paper. Size: 15 × 2...
Watercolor, Pen
$700
Trail of Fish, Gestual Abstraction School of Fish, Blue and Gray, Marina, 2026
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint
$3,500
"Marsh Stream Valley" Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
By Scott Moore
Located in New York, NY
Scott Moore captures the serene beauty of a rolling, forested landscape bathed in the soft, glowing light of dusk. A foreground meadow, painted in warm gol...
Canvas, Oil
"Portofino Marina" Vibrant Impressionist Harbor Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Audibert’s marina and harbor paintings are among the most beloved and commercially successful parts of his body of work. This piece is a pertinent example of this, as he captu...
Canvas, Oil
$2,650
Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass
By Edna Gass
Located in Soquel, CA
Women Seated in Garden "Femmos Restant" New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass Women Seated in the Garden 'Femmos Restant" by New Hope Artist Edna Gass (American, 1904–1993). Image, ...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$3,135
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
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Still-Life Painting, Signed Oil on Board, Post-Impressionist, Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean - Luc Mauger (1952) French School, 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 14.5 inches board: 15 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: v...
Oil
“High Society”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a lavish interior dinner party scene by Venancio Zolla. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Bibliography printed label on frame verso. O...
Canvas, Oil
$2,377Sale Price|20% Off
The Grape Harvest Large 1920's French Signed Oil Harvest Workers Vineyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest by Louis Faille (French 1878-1964 signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32.5 x 40 inches canvas : 22 x 31 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good...
Oil
Garden in Summer, Marie-Lucie Nessi, Woman Post-impressionist, Oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat Garden in summer, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas Canvas: 19 × 22 1/2 in l 48 × 57 cm Frame: 21 2/3 x 25 1/4 l 55 x 64 cm Signed lower right Marie-Lucie Nessi Valta...
Canvas, Oil
Post War Impressionist Landscape Spring in the Alps Gouache on Paper Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Post Impressionist Landscape Spring in the Alps Gouache on Paper by Isac Friedlander Vibrant Alpine landscape by Latvian-American artist Isac Friedlander, known primarily for his et...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,974Sale Price|34% Off
Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View Artist: Josep Roca Sastre (1928–1997) Title: Spanish Landscape Year: 1981 M...
Canvas, Oil
Lavender blossom
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, I explore the ideas of resilience, groundedness, and quiet presence in a vibrant, constantly changing world. Here, the landscape becomes a metaphor for human consciousn...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner. Title: Portrait of a young Gentleman, with a beard. The work is largely Fauvist i...
Oil
$1,026Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Cubist/ Post Impressionist Oil Red Roof Houses in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, Post-Impressionist/ Cubist style, circa 1940's period. Title: Red roof villages houses in a rural landscape with green & yellow fields. Medium: oil...
Oil, Canvas
$967Sale Price|20% Off
Provencal Green Landscape Antique French Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provence Landscape French, Post-Impressionist artist circa 1920-1930 period, indistinctly signed lower right (incised into paint) oil on board, unframed board: 15 x 21.5 inches ...
Oil
Flows of silence
Located in Zofingen, AG
Flows of Silence The canvas explores the theme of nature's primal energy, hidden away from prying eyes. What appears at first to be a simple narrative—a forest waterfall cascading in...
Acrylic, Canvas
$1,053Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Oil St. Remy de Provence House
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Les Alpilles, St. Remy-de-Provence French School, mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 18 x 21 inches board: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Paris cond...
Oil
'Farmer Ploughing a Field' pastel but a Dutch Post-Impressionism artist
Located in London, GB
Dutch School (Early 20th Century) 'Farmer Ploughing a Field' Pastel on paper 1921 37 x 53.5 cm, framed 48.2 x 64.4 cm
Paper, Pastel
$2,322
Portofino. Sunset, impressionism, horizontal, Landscape Paintings, sea, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
"This landscape painting was painted based on my memories of my trip in 2023 to Portofino, the paradise corner of Italy." said Anna about this work. "Not only small boats, but also t...
Canvas, Oil
La Côte Sauvage A Small Boat In A Cove Framed French Oil Painting Circa 1920
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Achille Amedee Marie Conrad Bron. French ( b.1867 - d.1949 ). La Côte Sauvage, Un Barque Dans Une Anse. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17.7 inches x 21.3 inches ( 45cm ...
Canvas, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Mrs. Elsa Triolet, from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: Mrs. Elsa Triolet (Madame Elsa Triolet) Year: December 20, 1954 Medium: Heliogravure on grand velin Renage filigrane a la marque de l...
Offset
Summer landscape, Marie-Lucie Nessi, Woman Post-impressionist, Oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat Summer landscape, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas Canvas: 17 1/3 × 21 in l 44 × 53 cm Frame: 19 2/3 x 23 1/4 l 50 x 59 cm Signed lower right Marie-Lucie Nessi Valta...
Canvas, Oil
$945Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting - Summer Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, inscribed verso. Title: Summer in Provence Medium: oil painting on canvas board, unframed, board: 1...
Oil
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sloop Headed out to Sea - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Seascape of a sailboat by unknown artist Rena (20th Century). A sloop is sailing away from the viewer, as if it is headed out to ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Boulevard des Italiens" French Impressionist City Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Paul Gagni
Located in New York, NY
This piece is an exceptional impressionistic cityscape scene by Paul Gagni of 'Boulevard des Italiens' in Paris. The boulevard des Italiens is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris...
Canvas, Oil