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.
Au Circus
By Dietz Edzard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Dietz Edzard German, 1893-1963 Au Circus Oil on canvas 22 by 31 in. W/frame 32 by 41 in. Signed lower right Dietz Edzard was born in Bremen in 1893 Germany. He traveled extensive...
Oil
When Humanity Is No More. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The work reflects on life outside the human value system. On a world where only animals and flowers remain—wild, whole, making no attempt to conform or earn the right to exist. Here,...
Canvas, Acrylic
$461Sale 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
Pont du Chemin de Fer à Moret by Georges Manzana Pissarro - River scene
By Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Pont du Chemin de Fer à Moret by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Oil on canvas 54.5 x 65.2 cm (21 ¹/₂ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower right, manzana. Titled and date on the stret...
Canvas, Oil
Oberhaslach Sunlit Mountain Landscape with Trees and White Cross Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Oberhaslach Sunlit Mountain Landscape with Trees Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower left and inscribed “Oberhaslach”. Medium: watercolour on card. Size: 20 × 25.5 inches. Pr...
Watercolor, Pen
Trélon French Orange Roof Village Amongst Wooded Forest Hills Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trélon French Village Amongst Wooded Hills Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower left and inscribed “Trélon” lower left. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 16.5 × 22 in...
Watercolor, Pen
$938
Cévennes Village with Church Tower and Terracotta Rooftops Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cévennes Village with Church Tower and Terracotta Rooftops Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed lower right and inscribed “Cévennes” lower right. Further inscribed verso. Mediu...
Watercolor, Pen
$1,043
Érizac Harbour French Coastal Village with Fishing Boats Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Érizac Harbour Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed lower left and inscribed “Érizac” lower left. Medium: watercolour on paper. Size: 19.75 × 25.5 inches Provenance: from the a...
Watercolor, Pen
Château d’Élissac French Country Estate Summer's Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Château d’Élissac French Country Estate Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed lower left and inscribed “Élissac” lower right. Further inscribed verso. Medium: watercolour on pap...
Watercolor, Pen
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
Bonnieux Provence Hilltop Village in the Luberon French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bonnieux Provence Pierre Neveu (French, 20th Century) Signed lower left and inscribed “Bonnieux, Vaucluse” lower left. Medium: watercolour on paper. Size: 15 × 22 inches Provenance: ...
Watercolor, Pen
Bright Summer Provençal Mountain Landscape with Cypress Trees and Village
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal Mountain Landscape with Cypress Trees and Village Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower left and inscribed by the artist. Medium: watercolour on card. Size: 14.75 × 2...
Watercolor, Pen
Belmot French Village with Church & Spring Gardens Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belmot French Village with Church and Spring Gardens Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower right and inscribed lower left. Medium: watercolour on artist’s paper. Size: 22 × 30 ...
Watercolor, Pen
Provençal Farmhouse Among Olive Trees French Watercolour Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal Farmhouse Among Olive Trees Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower right. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 11.5 × 17.5 inches Provenance: from the artist’s studio s...
Watercolor, Pen
Autumnal French Hillside House Surrounded by Trees and Rocky Countryside
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Hillside House Surrounded by Trees and Rocky Countryside Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower right. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 12 × 16 inches Provenance: from...
Watercolor, Pen
Sunlit French Village Lane with Stone Houses and Terracotta Roofs Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit French Village Lane with Stone Houses and Terracotta Roofs Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed lower right. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 12 × 15.75 inches Provenance:...
Watercolor, Pen
$1,008
Sunlit French Hilltop Village with Red Roofs and Golden Fields French Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit French Hilltop Village Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed verso. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 11 × 15 inches Provenance: from the artist’s studi...
Watercolor, Pen
Provençal Stone House Garden and Distant Hills Le Simpson French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal Stone House Garden and Distant Hills Le Simpson Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed verso Le Simpson. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 11 × 15 inc...
Watercolor, Pen
Towards Bonnieux Provençal Hillside Houses and Terracotta Roofs Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Towards Bonnieux Provençal Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed vers Bonnieux. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 10 × 17 inches Provenance: from the artist’s studio ...
Watercolor, Pen
Towards Saint Saturnin French Country Road Through Fields and Hills Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Towards Saint Saturnin Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed vers Saint Saturnin. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 12.5 × 19 inches Provenance: from the artist’s st...
Watercolor, Pen
$2,169Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Interior Scene Lady Reflection in Window Sewing Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 29 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France J...
Canvas, Oil
French Watercolour Landscape Red Roof Farmhouse & Garden at Bellefosse
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Roof Farmhouse and Garden at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 13 × 16 inches Provenance: from...
Watercolor, Pen
Vincent van Gogh, Editions du Chêne Composition, 1947, Color Cliché, Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947 Medium: Color cliché Print Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France Date: 1947 Frame: Solid wood (example shown...
Paper
View Through Pine Trees Across the Green Hills of Bellefosse Gouache Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
View Through Pine Trees Across the Green Hills of Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed, inscribed Bellefosse and dated 1960. Medium: gouache on artist paper. Size: 13 × 1...
Gouache
Red Roofed Farmhouses Among Rolling Hills at Bellefosse Watercolour Sketch
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Roofed Farmhouses Among Rolling Hills at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Medium: watercolour and black pen on artist paper. Size: 10 × ...
Watercolor, Pen
Red Roofed Farmhouses in the Summer Green Hills of Bellefosse Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Roofed Farmhouses in the Green Hills of Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Medium: watercolour and black pen on artist paper. Size: 9.5 × ...
Watercolor, Pen
$966
Provence French Village Gignodas Bell Tower with Cypress Trees and Stone Walls
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Village Bell Tower with Cypress Trees and Stone Walls Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Gigondas. Medium: watercolour and black pen on board. Size: 13 × 15.7...
Watercolor, Pen
$855
Rural French Village with Red Roofed Farmhouses and Woodland Hills Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rural French Village Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed, inscribed Bellefosse and dated 1959. Medium: watercolour and black pen on artist paper. Size: 20 × 26 inches Pr...
Watercolor, Pen
Village Lane with Church Spire and Red Roofs at Bellefosse France Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Village Lane with Church Spire and Red Roofs at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed, inscribed Bellefosse and dated 1959. Medium: watercolour on artist paper. Size: 19.7...
Watercolor, Pen
Red Roofed Bellefosse French Village Houses Winding Road & Mountain Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Roofed French Village Houses Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Medium: gouache on artist paper. Size: 26 × 20 inches Provenance: from the artist’s s...
Gouache
The Road to the Château at Bellefosse French Country Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Road to the Château at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse. Inscribed verso “Bellefosse – Le chemin du château”. Medium: watercolour and bla...
Watercolor, Pen
Track Leading to the Summer Farmhouse at Bellefosse in the French Countryside
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer Farmhouse at Bellefosse Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) Signed and inscribed Bellefosse, dated 1959. Medium: watercolour on board. Size: 14.5 × 20.5 inches Provenance: from the...
Watercolor, Pen
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
The Path Towards the Village
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
PRINS Pierre Ernest (1838-1913) Pastel on card signed low right and dated 1912 Luxury frame gilded with gold leaves with protective glass cover Card Size ...
Oil
Speed Boats
Located in Fairfield, CT
Armine Bozhko works on the crossroads of different cultures- she was born in Ukrainian-Armenian family of writers and diplomats, studied in Republican art school by Taras Shevchenko,...
Canvas, Oil
Lilacs In My Garden. Acrylic, impressionism, horizontal, large, flowers, violet
Located in Oslo, NO
“Lilac In My Garden” is a painting made in spring, when everything in nature is fragrant! "In this work I captured the fleeting beauty of nature in bold, impressionistic brushstroke...
Acrylic
"Portrait of Woman - White Nightgown" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical scene of a woman reclined in a white night gown. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting so attractive and desirable....
Canvas, Oil
Still Life at Night, 1962 - Signed lithograph
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
André DERAIN Still Life at Night, 1962 Stencil-enhanced lithograph (Mourlot) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 49.5 x 58 cm (c. 19.3 x 22.8 in) Excellent condition
Lithograph
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
Postimpressionist Painting - Paris, Montmartre in Winter
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paris, Montmartre Sacré Coeur in Winter Oil on canvas signed low left Framed by Gault (Paris) Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm Dim frame : 68 X 76 cm AMEGLIO Mério...
Oil
Mid Century Figurative Seascape with Sailboats
By Henryk Dzienczarski
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Signed "H. Dzienczarski" lower right. Displayed in a wood fra...
Oil, Illustration Board
$1,557Sale Price|20% Off
1960’s French Post Impressionist Signed oil Golden Wheat fields Harvest scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 11 x 16 inches very good condition - small bits of paint loss shown...
Canvas, Oil
Celso Lagar, Fairgoers in front of roulottes
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR Spanish, 1891 - 1966 FAIRGOERS IN FRONT OF ROULOTTES signed "Lagar" (lower right) oil on canvas 18-1/4 x 15 inches (46 x 38 cm.) framed: 29-1/4 x 26 inches (74 x 66 cm.) PROVENANCE Private French Collector Celso Lagar Arroyo (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) was an expressionist Spanish painter of the first generation of the School of Paris, where he lived most of his life. He was influenced by avant-gardes of all kinds, such as cubism and fovism. He painted mainly landscapes and still lifes...
Canvas, Oil
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
The Pekingese (Le Pékinois), drawing of a dog by Georges Manzana Pissarro
By Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Le Pékinois by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961) Charcoal on paper 41 x 49 cm (16 ¹/₈ x 19 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower centre, Manzana Pissarro This work is accompanied by a cer...
Charcoal, Paper
$761Sale Price|20% Off
Autumn Birch Forest Oil Painting Catalan Impressionist Woodland Landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Autumn Birch Forest Oil Painting – Catalan Impressionist Woodland Landscape Artist: Antoni Maria Sadurní i Albañà Title: Bosque otoñal de abedules Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: ...
Oil
Regatta in Geneva Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist, Mid-20th Century
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas signed Dimension with frame 82 x 108.5 x 3.7 cm This work of art, entitled "Regatta in Geneva", is a true ode to the lake and navigation. It captures the very essence ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400Sale Price|36% Off
“Country Girl”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a wonderful expressive portrait of a blue eyed country girl by the American artist David Pallock. Signed top right and dat...
Canvas, Oil
$1,784
Purple Luxury. Impressionism, vertical, nature, floral, flowers, Amerika
Located in Oslo, NO
"Purple Luxury" is a vibrant and expressive work of art that immerses the viewer in a world of refined beauty and luxury. The painting depicts a lush bush of purple flowers that the ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,338Sale Price|25% Off
Magnolia Blossom. Impressionism, flowers, large, horizontal, acrylic
Located in Oslo, NO
“Magnolia Blossom” is a painting full of the gentle trembling of the petals of a beautiful tree, the light of a spring day and the blue of the sky! In spring, nature awakens from sle...
Oil, Acrylic
$110Sale Price|84% Off
Mid Century French Ink Sketches of Women in Elegant Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Sketches of Women in Elegant Attire Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink and Paper Size: 10.5 (height) x 8.25 (width) Stamped: Ver...
Ink
Pont de Paris, Impressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) Title: Pont de Paris Year: 1965 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 12 x 16 in. (30.48 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 20 x 24.5 ...
Canvas
$1,335Sale Price|20% Off
French Post Impressionist Oil after Cezanne Houses in Winter Woodland Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Post Impressionist, after the earlier work by Paul Cezanne Title: Winter Woodland with House Medium: oil painting on...
Oil, Canvas
$70,000Sale Price|21% Off
End of the Road, Golden Light Ladies Home Journal, Golden Age of Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
This painting is as much about the artist's brilliant painting skills and technique as it is about the subject matter. Sundblom's quick bravura brush strokes seem abstract on close i...
Oil
$14,000
Serene Summer Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 19th Century
Located in Naples, Florida
Riverside Landscape by René His (French, 1877–1960) is an early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river bordered by lush trees with distant sunlit hills beyond. Execute...
Canvas, Oil
Dans Le Campagne De Venic
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 18 x 21.75 Framed size: 24.5 x 27.5 Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Orange and Blue Trees
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A dynamic but lyrical depiction of trees in colorful saturated hues, they dance fluidity in tones of orange, blue and red. My work is a serpentine flow, embodying poetic and rhythmi...
Canvas, Acrylic
Dimanche à la campagne by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist pastel
Located in London, GB
Dimanche à la campagne by H. Claude Pissarro by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is a...
Pastel
«Emerald Reflection» (from the sub-series Architecture of Memory: Liquid Landsca
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipedd in roll A new piece in the series. The painting explores the mystical atmosphere of a coastal town immersed in the midnight sound of the sea. Through a fusion of deep ultram...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Land of Don Quixote Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Land of Don Quixote Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 28.7 x 36.2 in (unframed) Condition: Excellent preservation, unframed Descriptio...
Canvas, Oil