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.
$523Sale Price|20% Off
French Market Stall Scene With Figures Under Awning Modern Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Stall Scene With Figures Under Awning Modern Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4.25...
Watercolor, Gouache
'Caribbean Balcony', Post Impressionist Oil Still Life, Jamaica, West Indies
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Van Pitterson' for Lloyd H. Van Pitterson (Jamaican, 1926-1997) and created circa 1985. Additionally, inscribed, verso, 'Pink Balcony'. Born in Jamaica in the West Indies, Lloyd van Pitterson worked in the rum industry for twenty-two years while studying and painting in his spare time. In 1965, he decided to fully commit himself to a career as a fine artist and first studied with Edna Manley...
Canvas, Acrylic
$512Sale Price|20% Off
Tree in Mountain Valley French Landscape Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Tree in Mountain Valley French Landscape Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 9.75 x 7.5 inches...
Watercolor
$1,526Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Sunlit Hilltop Balazuc With Tall Cliffs and Terracotta Homes Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Balazuc Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition Prov...
Oil
$708Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided image Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pai...
Oil
$855Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Lady posing for the artist circa 1930's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 18.5 inches Provenanc...
Oil
$8,055
“In the warm rays of the sun” X-Large impressionistic landscape .Impasto. Oil.
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures the serene beauty of a wooded lakeshore, where nature's elegance is on full display. The foreground is dominated by a cluster of slender trees, their trunks and...
Canvas, Oil
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Elegance on the Boulevard Near the Eiffel Tower" Parisian Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of the boulevard near the Champs-Élysées with the Eiffel Tower under...
Canvas, Oil
"Nestled In" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Andrew Bailey's "Nestled In" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts blue shadows and yellow light playing on the surface of snow co...
Oil, Panel
$3,979Sale Price|20% Off
Huge French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Lourmarin Luberon Valley Provence
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lourmarin (The Luberon Valley, Provence) by Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 38 x 51 inches Inscribed and titled verso Conditio...
Oil
$1,895Sale Price|20% Off
"In the shade of the tree" Original large impressionistic landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting, crafted with rich oil paints, is a vivid portrayal of nature's serenity. Embracing the impressionistic style, I aimed to capture the tranquil essence of dappled light ...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape from Nordingrå, 1935 by Ultramarine Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Johansson, also known as "Ultramarin Johansson," was a Swedish artist born in 1863 and known for his distinctive blue-toned paintings. His work often depicted landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes, capturing the beauty and essence of Sweden's natural landscapes. We are proud to offer one of his late works from 1935 for sale. This painting depicts a beautiful landscape from Nordingrå, a small village situated on the High coast of Sweden. The beauty of Nordingrå has captured many artists in the 19th-century, inspiring many famous painters, including Helmer Osslund...
Canvas, Oil
Nu Allongé
Located in New York, NY
Created by Henri Matisse in 1929 and printed in 1983, Nu allongé is an etching on Chine collé. Stamped with the artist's initials, the artwork measures 9 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (24.4 x 30....
Etching
$3,650
Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,635Sale Price|20% Off
Old Provencal Village Houses & Blue Bench French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 23.5 x 23.5 inches Condition: Good and sound condition musem st...
Oil
'Plaines de la Midjeda Blida'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
'Plaines de la Midjeda Blida'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in pre...
Oil
Nude in flowers.Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating painting features a reclining nude woman set against a beautifully intricate, floral-patterned backdrop. The composition skillfully merges the softness of the human ...
Wood, Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Untitled, from Derriere le Miroir, 1966 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1966 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 158–159, published by Maeg...
Lithograph
Antique Post-Impressionist River Landscape Painting
By Louis Clesse
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louis Clesse 1907, Belgian Signed oil painting on panel Picture Size:24 x 36 inch (61 x 91 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 43 inch (79 x 99 cm) Louis Clesse was a Belgian who was born and die...
Oil
Le Nu Aux Oranges - Color Lithograph - 2007 - Henri Matisse
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after the work by Henri Matisse, plate-signed by Matisse from the edition of 200. This lithograph was printed and published in 2007 in Paris using 100% cotton 300 g...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
$648Sale Price|20% Off
Grasse Provence Sunlit Village Street Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Grasse Provence Sunlit Village Street Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x ...
Watercolor
$981Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Large British Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Twilight City Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Twilight by John Bampfield (b. 1947) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23.5 x 33.5 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition...
Oil, Canvas
$327Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.75 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
Oil
$736Sale Price|20% Off
St Martin De Castillon Sunny Mountain Village Way Old Houses French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St Martin De Castillon Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 21.5 x 26 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Inscribed...
Oil
$1,421
Tank ditch in June. Landscape in oil, impressionism, horizontal, nature, lake
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this landscape en plein air, in the vicinity of the village of Sevelen, in the Rhine Valley." said Anna about this landscape painting. "A refreshing coolness blows from th...
Canvas, Oil
$850Sale Price|46% Off
“Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a Parisian street scene done in post impressionist style by the Portuguese artist, Hilario Roberto. Street scene complete with iconic Parisian flo...
Canvas, Oil
$457Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Provence Street with Ochre House and Shaded Alley French Village Scene
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Provence Street with Ochre House and Shaded Alley French Village Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
"Parisian Street Scene" French Post-Impressionist Plein Air Painting on Canvas
By Constantin Kluge
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and masterful depiction of a Parisian street view from the 20th Century. The artist executed this painting en plein air with street life and cars parked along into the dis...
Canvas, Oil
$473Sale Price|42% Off
almond trees in bloom Spain oil painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Vintage American School Western Seascape Fauvist Modern Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school fauvist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Oil, Board
$817Sale Price|20% Off
Sunny Sailboats In Blue Marina By Green Hills At Harbour French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunny Sailboats In Blue Marina By Green Hills At Calm Harbor French Oil Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 39.5 x...
Oil
$975Sale 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
$561Sale Price|20% Off
French Market Watercolour Study with Blue Awning by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Watercolour Study with Blue Awning by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.25 x 6.75 i...
Watercolor
$1,422Sale Price|25% Off
Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture, Oil on Canvas, 60x73 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Framing: Unframed Signature:...
Oil
"City Life at The Grands Boulevards" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Te Pencke. Pencke was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
'Pink Daisies', California Watercolor Society, SWA, Woman Artist, Zoltan Szabo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Beverly Fields' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. This listed California artist has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of num...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$621Sale 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
$708Sale Price|20% Off
Woman Reading Indoors by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Interior Scene Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman Reading Indoors by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Interior Scene Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x ...
Watercolor
$327Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Colorful Illustration Sketches Of Different Fruits
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fruit Medley by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 20 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Jos...
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
$648Sale Price|20% Off
Beached Fishing Boats on Mediterranean Shore Coastal Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Beached Fishing Boats on Mediterranean Shore Coastal Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.75 x 6 inches Condition: good overall; clean surface and bright palette with minimal handling marks. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate. Description: In this exquisite Mediterranean harbour scene, Pierre Neveu captures a row of fishing boats resting on the sun-bleached shore — their hulls painted in vivid blues, yellows, and reds, glowing against the white sand and turquoise sea beyond. The composition balances stillness and vitality: the boats lie quietly in the midday heat, yet every line and shadow suggests movement, texture, and light. Neveu’s masterful handling of watercolour transparency lends the work its distinctive luminosity. Cool washes of aquamarine and indigo melt into warm ochres and siennas, evoking the sharp coastal light of the French Riviera or southern Italy. The artist’s loose, confident brushstrokes and layered perspective show both precision and spontaneity — hallmarks of his plein-air approach. The painting embodies Neveu’s fascination with everyday maritime life, transforming the humble working boats of the Mediterranean into studies of rhythm, geometry, and colour harmony. There is an intimacy here — a sense of the artist pausing mid-journey, quietly observing the relationship between land, sea, and human craft. This is a quintessential Neveu composition: joyful yet restrained, rooted in observation yet lifted by artistic freedom. A perfect choice for collectors of vintage coastal paintings...
Watercolor
$1,635Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Golden Light Autumn Trees Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Light Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) oil painting on canvas 26 x 21 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate in France. The painting is in very good and presentable condition. Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier...
Canvas, Oil
"Floral Arrangment in Jug" Post-Impressionism Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical bouquet of flowers in a beautiful white jug seated on a table with a background bursting with colors. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic ...
Canvas, Oil
$665Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century Scottish Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Farm in Highland Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Farm (inscribed verso) William B Dealtry (British 1915-2007): signed oil on board, framed framed: 14.5 x 18.5 inches board : 11.5 x 25 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private ...
Oil
$2,653Sale Price|20% Off
"Lace of the French Alps" Original impressionistic landscape. Large oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is my ode to nature's intertwined beauty, crafted with the delicate dance of acrylic and oil. Embracing impressionism's soul, I infused each stroke with the serenity of ...
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
$521Sale Price|51% Off
Sitges Spain oil painting spanish landscape seascape urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Sitges - Oil Oil on canvas glued to cardboard. Measures work 33x41 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan...
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
20th century abstract still life by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Still Life Oil and graphite on paper Signed lower left 12.25 x 1...
Oil, Graphite
$457Sale Price|20% Off
Woman in Pink Dress with Flowers and Citrus Still Life French Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman in Pink Dress with Flowers and Citrus Still Life French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.75 x 5.75 i...
Watercolor
$572Sale Price|20% Off
Seated Female Nude by Window French Modernist Watercolour Figure Study
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Female Nude by Window French Modernist Watercolour Figure Study Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.75 x ...
Watercolor
"Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris" Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
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
'Field of Wild Poppies', American Impressionist, Woman Artist, Horticultural Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jane Chenoweth' for Jane Chenoweth (American, 20th century). Oil botanical showing a field of vermilion poppies with white and gold daisies contrasted against ...
Canvas, Oil
$13,040Sale Price|20% Off
"Very Large Draft Horse Standing in a Barn" Georg Wolf (German, 1882-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“A Very Large Draft Standing Horse in the Stable” Georg Wolf (Alsace/Germany 1882-1962) Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 21 1/2 (50 1/4 x 42 1/4 frame) inches Estate stamp and inventory No. 17...
Oil, Canvas
people of ibiza Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) - Characters from Ibiza - Oil on canvas Oil measures 60x73 cm. Frameless. Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character...
Canvas, Oil
$473Sale Price|33% Off
Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishermen on a Beach in Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel Oil size 27x22 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
Oil, Board
"Honfleur La Lieutenance" Pointillistic Marine Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This stunning piece of The Lieutenancy, a prestigious building which sits at the entrance to the Vieux Bassin de Honfleur, which is a true witness to the history of the Norman port, ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,553Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1950's French Impressionist Signed Old Bridge over River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Pont" by Felix Raoul Eteve (French 1902-1967) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas: 22 x 18 inches framed: 28 x 24 inches condition: overall very good an sound though does ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,744Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Poppy Fields in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields in Provence by Gabriel Mouton, French 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 34.5 inches board : 23 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ...
Oil
$5,500
A Hopeful Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Expressing a hopeful view for our own era, listed and celebrated African American artist Brenda Joysmith created an idealized gathering of folks of all races and ages relaxing and pl...
Canvas, Oil
$517Sale Price|20% Off
Rolling Provence Hills with Distant Tower and Verdant Fields French Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Rolling Provence Hills with Distant Tower and Verdant Fields French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Siz...
Watercolor
$185Sale Price|43% Off
Angus Maywood MCEwan RSW (1963) Original signed watercolour FIFE Sunset SCOTTISH
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Angus Maywood McEwan RSW (1963-) Scottish TITLE: “Wormits Bay Sunset” SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: watercolour SIZE: 45cm x 38cm inc frame CONDIT...
Watercolor
Les Pommes - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil by Claude Emile Schuffenecker
By Claude Emile Schuffenecker
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on board still life by post impressionist painter Claude Emile Schuffenecker. The piece depicts eight red and green apples set against a predominantly pale blue ...
Oil, Board