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.
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
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
$3,245Sale Price|20% Off
Ireland Landscape with Trees, Buildings & Sun Rays by Contemporary Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Ireland Landscape with Trees, Buildings & Sun Rays by Contemporary Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 36 x 16 inches Frame measure 41 x 21 ...
Oil, Canvas
$489Sale Price|20% Off
Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Multicoloured Abstract Oil Painting, Signed and Dated By British artist Gillian Lee, late 20th Century Signed and dated '84 by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting ...
Oil
$764Sale Price|20% Off
Signed French Modernist Still Life Oil Painting Beautiful Teal & Yellow Colors
By Robert Sales
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Sales, French School second half 20th century, signed Title: Still life with lemons. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 23.75 x 28.75...
Canvas, Oil
$2,200Sale Price|21% Off
“Still Life with Flowers and Fruit”
By John Russell
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully painted oil on canvas still life with vase of flowers and a glass bowl of fruit. In the background is a painting of a young woman. Artist monogram lower right. The mon...
Canvas, Oil
Lemon Tree Still Life Oil Painting Eclectic Ornament
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Rhythms" In a Moroccan garden, you encounter a harmonious balance between earthly delights found in the lush greenery and the spirituality embedded in the garden's philosophy. The ...
Acrylic, Panel
"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
$588Sale Price|33% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Village Beach Scene Oil Painting Spanish Coastal Life art
By Francisco Carbonell Massabe
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mediterranean Fishing Boats Beach Scene Oil Painting Coastal Village Artist: Francisco Carbonell Massabé (1928, Spain) Title: Las Embarcadoras Día de Levante Date: c.1995 Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed and titled verso Condition: Good condition Frame: Unframed Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm Original Mediterranean coastal village scene by Catalan painter Francisco Carbonell Massabé depicting fishermen and small boats along a Levantine shoreline under changing sea light conditions. The composition captures everyday maritime life through a loose impressionist brushstroke and luminous chromatic palette characteristic of late twentieth century Catalan coastal painting. Figures, boats and architecture are integrated into a balanced atmospheric structure typical of plein-air Mediterranean tradition. Scenes representing working harbors and coastal communities form a central subject within Carbonell Massabé’s production and remain especially appreciated among collectors of Spanish regional landscape painting. An excellent decorative and collectible Mediterranean maritime composition suitable for residential interiors, coastal houses and curated European landscape painting collections. Francisco Carbonell Massabé (Barcelona, 1928) trained at La Llotja and the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona. His work focuses primarily on Mediterranean landscapes, ports and urban coastal scenes rendered through impressionist brushwork and light-sensitive chromatic structure. He exhibited widely across Spain and Europe including Paris, Munich and Palma de Mallorca, developing a recognizable body of work centered on Mediterranean atmosphere and everyday maritime life. This painting belongs to the Catalan Mediterranean landscape tradition connected with: Joaquim Mir Eliseu Meifrèn Santiago Rusiñol Ramon Pichot and later twentieth-century coastal impressionist painting...
Canvas, Oil
'Two Women', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionism, Woman Artist, Large Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial oil painting of two women shown adjacent and seated and painted in bravura Expressionist style with a subtle and complex palette by an intuitive, bravura hand. Signed...
Canvas, Oil
$396Sale Price|20% Off
Whimsical Forest Scene Lithograph, Fauvist Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in Belgrade, MT
Paul Charlot ( French, 1906- 1985) was a French painter and printmaker influenced by the intense use of colors in Fauvism and the whimsical biomorphic abs...
Lithograph
$3,059
Femme couchée - Réveil - Lithograph after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec-1896
Located in Roma, IT
Femme couchée - Réveilis a color lithograph realized after Henri de Toulouse Lautrec in 1896. cm. 58 x 45,5; matted. This specimen belongs to an edition of 1900 ca., whose dimensi...
Paper, Lithograph
Fleur sur un Fond Jaune et Orange - Screen Print after F. Leger - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fleur sur un fond Jaune et Orange is a contemporary artwork realized by Jean Bruller after a gouache by Fernand Léger. Screen print on Arches wove paper. Unsigned, from a portfolio...
Screen
Vibrant Landscape With Sun
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Vibrant Landscape with Sun. Artist signed lower right corner, oil on canvas 36"x30" in 22K gold leaf Motyka frame 45"x39"x1"5 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After Wor...
Canvas, Oil
Spanish people on the beach Spain oil on board painting
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
$1,815Sale Price|20% Off
Giant Green Cauliflower Cabbage French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cabbage/ Cauliflower, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas si...
Oil
$5,400Sale Price|25% Off
"Ramo y Figura"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting of “Bouquet and Figure” by the well known Spanish artist, Ramon Pichot. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. In excellent condition. Original gold l...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Moonlight - Signed Landscape Oil Painting by Max Clarenbach
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1930 by German post impressionist painter Max Clarenbach. The work depicts a winter scene, with snow laying thick on the ground. To the foregroun...
Canvas, Oil
$3,933Sale Price|20% Off
Painting of Medieval French Village Saint Cirq Lapopie by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original painting of the beautiful medieval French village of Saint Cirq Lapopie, Midi-Pyrénées, France, by leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela...
Gesso, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
“Sailboats off the Lighhouse”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, serene oil on canvas painting of two sailing vessels off the coast with a lighthouse in the distance. No visible signature. Circa 1890; American School. The painting is h...
Oil, Canvas
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Wooded Landscape - British Post Impressionist 50's art oil painting
By Peter Field
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Post Impressionist landscape oil painting is from a collection of Peter L Field paintings acquired from the family. Painted circa 1950 the composition is a densel...
Oil
$13,607
Le Château d'If Frioul Archipelago Framed Marseille France Coastal Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Jean-Baptiste Olive. French ( b.1848 - d.1936 ). Le Château d'If. Frioul Archipelago Off Marseille. Oil On Canvas. Signed Monogram Lower Left. Image size 27.4 inches x 19.7 inches ( ...
Canvas, Oil
$825
Exploring Every Path 2 Magdalena Morey, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Magdalena Morey Exploring Every Path 2 Original Cubist Inspired Landscape Painting Mixed Media on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm x D 3.5cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in sit...
Gold Leaf
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Stylish French Portrait Trendy Young Lady French 1970's Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Trendy Young Lady" by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front, housed in original wooden frame oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and ...
Oil
$8,175Sale Price|25% Off
Aprilafton, Delsbo (April Evening, Delsbo), c. 1910
By Oscar Lycke
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
$874Sale Price|20% Off
Boats at Sea, Pointillist Oil Painting on Board, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boats at Sea, Pointillist School British School, mid, 20th Century The artist signed the lower right hand corner, and signed it verso Oil painting on board...
Oil
$3,500
'The Marne', Paris, Museum of Modern Art, Salon d'Automne, Bernheim Jeune, ASL
By Paul Crotto
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Marne' by Paul Crotto, 1964. Paris, Museum of Modern Art, Salon d'Automne, Bernheim Jeune, New York Art Students League ---- Signed lower right, 'Crotto' for Paul Crotto (Frenc...
Canvas, Oil
$2,850
The Harbor
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Beautiful impasto, oil on canvas. Contemporary custom frame. Unsigned, but very well executed painting.
Oil
$654Sale Price|20% Off
Harbourfront with Yellow Facades and Moored Boat Italian Riviera Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Harbourfront with Yellow Facades and Moored Boat Italian Riviera Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
$583Sale Price|20% Off
What about stereotypes? 1 in the triptych. Female silhouette
Located in Zofingen, AG
The first 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 presen...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Western Cowboy Painting, Encampment Scene, by listed artist , ca 1950’s
By Frederic Burnett
Located in Baltimore, MD
This atmospheric Western scene may be just what a themed room or collection needs. Listed American artist Frederic Burnett is known for his depictions of the American West and this ...
Oil
$1,850
David Ambrose, Emerald Arc, oil on lace, front and back, mounted on wood cradle
Located in Darien, CT
David Ambrose’s fascination with paper began as a child as when convalescing from major surgery on his right leg at the age of seven. Paper became the playground for his imagination ...
Textile, Wood, Oil
$2,816Sale Price|20% Off
A child for humans by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 130x97 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas, excellent state
Oil
David Ambrose, Vibrating Aperture, oil on lace, mounted on wood cradle
Located in Darien, CT
David Ambrose’s fascination with paper began as a child as when convalescing from major surgery on his right leg at the age of seven. Paper became the playground for his imagination ...
Textile, Wood, Oil
$3,438
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of the English Countryside Northern Hills
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of the English Countryside entitled Northern Hills by British Artist Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 32 x 26 inches Capper still l...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$856Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 9.75 x 12.5 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used in t...
Gouache
"Theatre du Vaudeville", Edouard Cortes, 18x22, Oil/Canvas, French Impressionism
Located in Dallas, TX
Vaudeville Theatre by Edouard Cortes was painted circa 1955-60 and signed lower left. It is oil on canvas measuring 18x22 in original unlined condition....
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life of Green Apples with Knife - British Post Impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Post Impressionist still life oil painting is by artist Peter Field. Painted circa 1955 on canvas it is a still life of green apples, one peeled with knife beside...
Oil
Itzchak Tarkay "Merveilleuses Dames"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Itzchak Tarkay (1935 -2012) "Merveilleuses dames", Original Acrylic on Canvas 2002, ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$825Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 20 x 13 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used in this ...
Gouache
Formal Gardens and Pavilion Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Formal Gardens and Pavilion Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.75 x 14.5 inches Condition: Goo...
Watercolor
$649Sale Price|20% Off
Royaumont Abbey Landscape French Historic Architecture Grand Manor and Gardens
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Royaumont Abbey Landscape French Historic Architecture Grand Manor and Gardens Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Inscribed “Royaumont”...
Watercolor
$3,706Sale Price|30% Off
"Ritratto di Sasha" Olio su Cartone cm. 40 x 50 1993
Located in Torino, IT
Ritratto di un ragazzino Opera molto materica e luminosa
Oil
"Portrait of Young Girl with Blue Shirt" Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young girl with short brown hair against a light green background and she wears a blue dress. An emotion is felt with in her face. The...
Oil, Wood Panel, Laid Paper
$495Sale Price|20% Off
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002) EXPRESSIONIST OIL PORTRAIT LADY IN RED - SIGNED
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"In Deep Thought" by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) signed, oil painting on board, unframed painting: 15.5 x 12 inches provenance: the artists estate, France Original oil paintin...
Oil
Countryside landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas signed lower right Gray wooden frame Dimension with frame : 46 x 58.5 x 5.2 cm This work of art beautifully captures the essence of a peaceful, bucolic landscape. The...
Oil
A Nap Before Entering the Synagogue Judaica Oil Painting Jewish Hasidic Rabbi
By Mark Siegband
Located in Surfside, FL
Judaic oil painting by Krakow, Poland born artist Mark Siegband. Signature on top left. Framed w title plaque on frame. He is one of many great Jewish Polish artists that included Le...
Oil
$13,676
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
$18,500
'Still Life, Turquoise & Coral', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Quimper
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life, Turquoise & Coral' by Jais Nielsen, 1913. Fauve, Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or ---- Signed lower right 'Jais' for Jais Nielsen (Danish, 1885-1961) and dated ...
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Rétif (1887-1966).The Descent Of A Staircase, circa 1920. Oil On Canvas.
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice RETIF (Sancoins 1887 - En Calcat 1966) The Descent of a Staircase, circa 1920 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 65 × 50 cm Maurice Rétif, originally from Nevers, qu...
Canvas, Oil
"Gold Skies" - Original Sunset Landscape - Italian Countryside with Trees
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, Italian, born 1965) "Gold Skies" 2002 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “Gold Skies” by Masri, ...
Canvas, Oil
Le Pastis - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Still Life Alcohol Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's French post-impressionist oil on board still life depicting a bottle of Pastis (an anise flavoured spirit and aperitif from France) with cigarette and other items ...
Oil, Board
$2,500Sale Price|26% Off
“Apple Blossom Time”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a light filled oil on canvas painting by the American artist, David Clark. The meandering path, apple blossoms. the first ...
Canvas, Oil
Viens Provence Village Square with Clock Tower and Figures Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Viens Provence Village Square with Clock Tower and Figures Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower right “P...
Watercolor
Bord de Riviere Soleil Couchant by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape, oil painting
Located in London, GB
Bord de Riviere Soleil Couchant by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Paulémile Pissarro Signed and titled on the rev...
Canvas, Oil
Modern Contemporary Fauvist Autumnal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Contemporary Fauvist Autumnal Landscape by Michael William Eggleston Stunning contemporary fauvist autumnal oil painting landscape by San Francisco artist Michael William Egg...
Board, Oil
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
$129,882
The Arrival - New York - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist landscape oil on panel by French post impressionist painter Henri le Sidaner. This stunning piece depicts high rise buildings of New York at nighttime. Lights illuminate the windows in an otherwise dark scene. A steam boat sails along the river. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 24.5"x20" Unframed: 16"x11.5" Provenance: Louis Le Sidaner collection Etienne Le Sidaner collection Private collection, France Exhibitions : Paris, Musée Galliera, "Rétrospective Henri Le Sidaner", April 1948 Brussels, Galerie de l'Art Belge, "Rétrospective Henri Le Sidaner", April-May 1951 Literature: This work is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity from Yann Farinaux Le Sidaner This work will be included in the forthcoming supplement to the catalogue raisonne currently under preparation by Yann Farinaux Le Sidaner This work is the only recorded painting...
Oil, Panel
$3,644
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Waterworks in the English Countryside
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Waterworks in the English Countryside by British Artist Art measures 28 x 20 inches Frame measures 33 x 25 inches Capper still lives and w...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lake Como Italy Landscape. Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Take a step towards your dream - towards the Sun that shines within you and shows your path. Even in situations where you see no way out, it exists. A person who lives and listens to...
Canvas, Acrylic