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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Pointe di Realto Venice”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas backed on heavy cardstock painting of Rialto Bridge in Venice Italy. The artist is the Venice born artist Loris Vendramin. Signed with artist’s initials lowe...
Canvas, Oil
"Awaken 1" Dark Textured Figurative painting by Haleh Mashian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In "Awaken 1," the observer encounters the penetrating gaze of a male figure bathed in inviting warm tones, while the shadows contrast with cool blues and purples. The artist, Haleh ...
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$455Sale Price|32% Off
Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height) x 9.75 (wi...
Oil
Clisson Riverside Village and Historic Stone Buildings French Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Clisson Riverside Village and Historic Stone Buildings French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 15 x 11.25 i...
Watercolor
$2,300
High Pasture, Oil Painting on Cotton Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 2010+
Located in Kingston, WA
This is a description of a high mountain pasture, in my mind, it might be Norway or Switzerland or central Europe, I should have put bells on the sheep since I can hear them now Ami...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$617
Cote dAzur Cap Camarat Coastal Landscape Watercolor French Modern Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cote dAzur Cap Camarat Coastal Landscape Watercolor French Modern Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, mounted, unframed Signed lowe...
Watercolor
Evening. Floral, semi-abstract, black, horizontal, acrylic
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Evening" transports the viewer to a mysterious world, where the artist-poet's true inner self is revealed on the canvas. Glowing clusters of fantastical flowers seem to...
Canvas, Acrylic
Henri Matisse, Theme L 11, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 11 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 13.15 x 10.04 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publish...
Collotype Print
Mediterranean Church Landscape with Vineyard Catalan Village Oil Painting Sitges
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Church Landscape with Vineyard, Catalan Village Oil Painting, Sitges Artist: Jordi Pagans Montsalvatje (1932-2017) Title: Ermita del Vinyet, Sitges Date: 1972 Medium: ...
Canvas, Oil
Forest Pearl
Located in Zofingen, AG
Forest Pearl is a deep immersion into the mystery of self-discovery. The snow-white lily-of-the-valley flowers, glowing against a dark, rich background, symbolize the treasures of ou...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dame a la Toque", fabulous drypoint etching by Paul Cesar Helleu
Located in Hinsdale, IL
HELLEU, PAUL CÉSAR (1859 - 1927) "La Dame a la Toque" (Lady in Fur Hat) Drypoint printed in colors on pale cream wove paper, c. 1906 Signed in black crayo...
Drypoint
$300Sale Price|20% Off
"Boat houses" Square small oil painting. Impressionism. Oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
In crafting this piece, I embraced the impressionist style, allowing for a play of light and color to convey the tranquil harmony of waterside living. With oil as my medium, I layere...
Canvas, Oil
Henri Matisse, Theme E 13, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme E 13 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publish...
Collotype Print
La Table dans l’Arbre
By Albert Andre
Located in Sheffield, MA
Albert Andre French, 1869-1954 La Table dans l’Arbre Oil on canvas 14 ¼ by 38 in, w/ frame 28 ¼ by 51 ¾ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01382 A Post-Impressionist artist a...
Canvas, Oil
Henri Matisse, Theme D 6, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme D 6 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
Lake Fälensee. Landscape, lake, mountains, Switzerland, impressionism horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting was created after a hike in the mountains to the famous Swiss Fälensee." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "The beautiful clear water reflects all the beauty o...
Acrylic
$3,757Sale Price|20% Off
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Barcelona Montjuic Park Fountain Cityscape, Catalan Post-Impressionist Oil Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella Title: Parque de Montjuich Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 73 × 9...
Oil
Emilio Grau Sala, Gens du cirque
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 GENS DU CIRQUE signed "Grau Sala" (lower right) signed, titled, located and dated "Grau Sala / Gens du cirque / París 72" (on the reverse) oil o...
Canvas, Oil
Roger Marcel Limouse, 1894 – 1989, French, Interior with Flowers - Nature Morte
By Roger Marcel Limouse
Located in Knokke, BE
Roger Marcel Limouse Collo, Algeria 1894 – 1989 Paris French Painter 'Interior with Flowers – Nature Morte' The painting "Interior with Flowers - Nature Morte," created by Roger Ma...
Canvas, Oil
Paris, Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette (The Mill) - Oil Painting - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Elisée MACLET (1881-1962) Paris, Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette (The Mill), c. 1930 Original oil painting on panel Signed bottom middle On panel 61 x 46 cm (c. 24 x 18 in) Prese...
Oil
$52,596
La Grande Parc a Oudenaarde - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Modest Huys
By Modest Huys
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece depicts a view of The Great Park in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Couples can be seen enjoying the park through gaps in the tall trees. A wonderful piece in the artist's unique style. Signature: Signed lower right and inscribed verso Dimensions: Framed: 28.5"x35" Unframed: 21.5"x28" Provenance: Exhibited : The Royal Scottish Academy under the section for "Distinguished Foreigners" in 1914 (original acceptance letter verso) Modest Huys (25 October 1874, in Zulte – 30 January 1932, in Zulte) was a Flemish impressionist and luminist painter, who is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian painters of the 20th century. From a young age, Modest Huys worked in his father's painting and decorating business and later studied at the "Gentse Nijverheidschool" (Ghent Industrial School). In 1891 or 1892, he came into contact with Emile Claus, who encouraged his artistic inclinations. In 1900, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts where his teachers were Eugène Joors and Frans Van Leemputten but he never completed his studies. It was about this time that he became lifelong friends with the author Stijn Streuvels. In 1902, he debuted at the Sint-Lucasgilde in Kortrijk and began to exhibit more widely. He spent time in Meetjesland, painting landscapes. From 1905, he participated in the exhibitions of Vie et Lumière...
Canvas, Oil
Carlos Nadal, Pont de Ville
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 PONT DE VILLE signed "Nadal" (lower right) titled, signed and dated "PONT DE VILLE / Nadal / 1981" (on the reverse) with the atelier stamp (on the r...
Oil, Canvas
Fleurs - Fauvist Still Life Oil Painting by Charles Camoin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1950 by French expressionist and fauvist painter Charles Camoin. The work depicts a bright bouquet of flowers in oranges, yellows, and pinks in ...
Canvas, Oil
Canal Scene
Located in Sheffield, MA
Alphonse Léon Quizet French, 1885-1955 Canal Scene Oil on board 13 ¼ by 16 ¼ in, w/ frame 20 ¾ by 23 ¾ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01933 Alphonse Quizet was born on Ma...
Oil, Board
Modernist Woman With Flowers in Forest
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 31 x 37 Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a ran...
Oil, Board
Kelpie of Snooziepool - English Romantic Whimsical Fantasy Ink Watercolor
Located in Miami, FL
The Kelpie of Snooziepool - William Heath Robinson illustrated this whimsical fantasy work featuring a semi-nude beauty in a pool of water with children. Based on the Metropolitan ...
Ink, Watercolor
Morrocan Cafe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a quiet corner of a Moroccan café, sheltered from the relentless African sun. Sand-colored walls, softened by light, are adorned with delicate carved patterns ...
Canvas, Oil
The Free Quirch
Located in Zofingen, AG
Within her ongoing exploration of psychological states, the artist focuses on the moment when something long desired has already been attained. The most significant part begins immed...
Acrylic
$762Sale Price|20% Off
Vibrant Orange Still Life of Autumnal Table Display Large French Modernist Oil
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumnal Still Life Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on board, framed framed: 28 x 22 inches board: 26 x 20 inches inscribed verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: v...
Oil
Judaica Meditative Rabbi at Prayer in Nature, Large Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Jewish Elder , Judaic Prayer Surface: Board Country: United States signed lower left Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a rang...
Oil, Board
$1,203Sale Price|61% Off
The Red Dancer - Mid-Late 20th Century Figurative Elegant Ballet by Frank Hill
By Frank Hill
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Frank Hill is a professional artist living and working in North Norfolk. He studied art at Waltham Forest School of Art and later at St Martins School of Art. Frank’s professional career included employment with various advertising agencies and commercial studios as a designer and illustrator, later becoming self-employed as a freelance illustrator working for both advertising and publishing clients. Over the course of his long career Frank has illustrated many children's and educational books, including Enid Blyton...
Oil, Board
$4,795
Busy Palermo Harbour, Sicily Sailing Cargo Ships Framed Oil Painting Circa 1930
By Paul Bret
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Paul Marie Léonce Bret. French ( b.1902 - d.1956 ). Unloading & Loading, Palermo Harbour, Sicily, Italy. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17.7 inches x 21.1 inches ( 45cm ...
Oil, Board
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
“The Old Mill”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of the old Gingon Mill located in Pierre Perthuis France by the well known artist Charles Blondin. Pierre Perthuis is a village located in Burgundy, F...
Canvas, Oil
Henri Matisse, Theme D 3, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme D 3 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...
Collotype Print
A Quiet Evening
By José Royo
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the lower right corner. Presented in a carved frame measuring 38.5" x 33.75" overall. The work features a woman reading by lamp light in a very tra...
Oil
$624Sale Price|35% Off
Summer Park - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Anthony Rickards
By Anthony Rickards
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Anthony Rickards This piece titled "Summer Park" was created using oil on board and is in a handmade swept composite frame. Keywords: park, summertime, grass, field, fields, tree, ...
Oil, Board
'Peaches, Apples and Roses', Paris, Royal Danish Academy, Charlottenborg Gallery
By Mogens Erik Christien Vantore
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Vantore' for Erik Mogens Christian Vantore (Danish, 1895-1977) and painted circa 1945. Born in Copenhagen in 1895, Mogens Vantore first studied with his father,...
Canvas, Oil
Two Views — One Vision
Located in Zofingen, AG
An individual gaze always forms only part of the picture, leaving beyond its limits everything that does not align with one’s own optics. In this work, the artist addresses the them...
Acrylic
$2,500
South of France, Marie Lucie Nessi, Woman Post Impressionist, Oil paint, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat South of France, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas mounted on panel 13 x 16 1/10 in l 33 x 41 cm Frame size: 15 1/3 x 18 1/2 in. 39 x 47 cm Marie-Lucie Nessi Valtat w...
Oil
Propulsion within the Gradient, Neo Impressionist Landscape, Rocky Mountain Lake
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,409
Wisteria. Acrylic, floral, lilac, flowers, abstract, horizontal, modern
Located in Oslo, NO
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of exquisite spring lightness with the painting "Wisteria" - this is an ode to nature, inspired by a luxurious flowering plant. In German, its name...
Canvas, Acrylic
Lavender In The Garden. Horizontal, impressionism, landscape, flowers
Located in Oslo, NO
"In my oil painting I captured the vibrancy and delicacy of a garden." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "Using impressionistic strokes, it conveys a peaceful atmosphere and...
Oil
After Henri Matisse, Fauvist Composition, 1943, Color Cliche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the timeless brilliance of Henri Matisse with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid...
Paper
$3,945Sale Price|30% Off
Sunset Over the Lake, 1919 by Swedish Artist Carl Kjellin (1862-1939)
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Sunset Over the Lake" by Carl Kjellin is a Nordic Light painting capturing the ephemeral beauty of a lake at sunset. The vibrant canvas, dominated by a b...
Canvas, Oil
$1,061Sale Price|35% Off
Looking Up To Highgate - Late 20th Century Landscape of Park in London by Quirke
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Looking Up To Highgate Michael Quirke was born in 1946 and studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London. After moving from London, Michael became a member of the art community in St...
Canvas, Acrylic
Hydrangea in Red Pot
Located in New York, NY
Still Life depicting hydrangea in red pot. Signed by the artist on the front. Jean Hannon grew up in Boston and attended the School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and L’Ecole de...
Canvas, Oil
Almond Trees in Spring
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Neo-Impressionist landscape by the French artist Achille Laugé captures an orchard in late spring in his celebrated, highly modern style. The work displays a thick impasto thanks to the artist's distinctive technique of applying his paint in quick dabs, a characteristic of his later works. One of the foremost painters of the Post-Impressionist period, Laugé’s works are beloved for his sensitivity to light, shade and tone, and his mastery of medium is clearly on display in Almond Trees...
Canvas, Oil
Night Walls, Series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipedd in roll In this vertical landscape, I focused on the deep red and burgundy walls of an old European street at night. The composition forms a narrow corridor that draws the e...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Marchande de Fleurs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Emilio Grau-Sala Spanish, 1911-1975 Marchande de Fleurs Oil on Canvas 23 ¾ by 29 in, w/ frame 32 ½ by 37 ½ in Signed lower left Son of the draughtsman Juan Grau Miró, Grau Sala com...
Oil
Blue and White Vase with Cyclamen
Located in New York, NY
Still Life depicting a blue and white vase with Cyclamen. Signed by the artist in the center right. Jean Hannon grew up in Boston and attended the School at the Museum of Fine Arts,...
Canvas, Oil
Le Route d'Hondouville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Albert Lebourg
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1890 by French post impressionist painter Albert Charles Lebourg. The work depicts a view of a road to Hondouville, a commune in nothern France, ...
Canvas, Oil
Signs of Autumn Birds Flying in scenic Fauve Landscape. Frederick Harer Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Marguerite Zorach ( 1887-1968 ) Original Artwork "Signs of Autumn", 1930 A Short Essay by Michael Klein Zorach was born Marguerite Thompson; raised and educated in California, ...
Oil
Fauvist Post Impressionist French Canadian Landscape
By Yehouda Chaki
Located in New York, NY
Unbelievable 1970's Post Impressionist Abstract Fauvist Landscape by Yehouda Leon Chaki (B 1936). He is famous artist who currently works ...
Acrylic
The Beach at Trouville
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jacques Deveau French, born 1937 The Beach at Trouville Oil on canvas 24 by 36 in, w/ frame 32 ½ by 44 ½ in Signed "J. Deveau" lower right Inventory Number: 01482 Jacques Deveau i...
Canvas, Oil
Fruits sur une table, compotier et plateau
By Albert Andre
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Post-impressionist still-life painting by Albert Andre. A similar picture is in the collection of The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Canvas, Oil
Winter Evening Fifth Avenue - New York at Night - Mid-Century.
By Ernest Fiene
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century New York City is represented as a moment in time. The artist populates his scene with isolated figures that are more shapes of people as opposed to specific individuals....
Canvas, Oil
Vase de Chrysanthèmes
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Literature: Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque Catalogue Raisonne (Neuilly, 2008), vol. 1, p. 223 (no. 820) (illus)
Canvas, Oil
Pommes et poires
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed with monogram lower left * The Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains more paintings (nine) by Georges D’Espagnat than any other nineteenth- or ...
Oil, Wood Panel
“Cooper’s Beach Pavilion Southampton”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a new acrylic painting on board by the well known Hampton’s artist, John Crimmins. The painting depicts the pavilion at the world famous Coppers Beach ...
Acrylic, Board
Les Vendanges
Located in Sheffield, MA
Georges d'Espagnat French, 1870 - 1950 Les Vendanges Signed gdE (lower left) Oil on canvas 67 by 43 in. W/frame 71 by 47 in. Born at Melun on 14th August 1870, Georges d’Espagnat...
Oil