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.
Memories Of Summer. Impressionism, oil painting, still life, flowers, shell, hat
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is a warm and nostalgic still life, conveying the atmosphere of a serene summer day. A straw hat, wild flowers in a vase and a seashell give the viewer a feeling of pea...
Canvas, Oil
French Original Oil Painting of Soldiers and Military Figures in Uniform
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Original Oil Painting of Soldiers in Uniform Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 31.5 x 31.5 inches Condition: Good ...
Oil
Winter Evening Fifth Avenue Nocturne - New York at Night
By Ernest Fiene
Located in Miami, FL
Ernest Fiene depicts Fifth Avenue, looking down from 57th Street, with an unobstructed view of the Empire State Building, as an evocation of night. The artist captures a dark, moody blue sky, with light bouncing back from the clouds. This contrasts with the somewhat haunting yellow glow given to pedestrians and street traffic. The absence of newer glass-and-steel architecture provides the painting with the charm of old New York. The people have a slightly zombie-like quality, akin to George Tooker. Condition: Good/Fair. Best viewed with a top and direct gallery light...
Canvas, Oil
French Winter Fields with Furrowed Farmland Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Winter Fields with Furrowed Farmland Landscape Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20 x 28...
Watercolor
French Les Baux Farmhouse Landscape Provence Countryside Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Les Baux Farmhouse Landscape Provence Countryside Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower right “P. ...
Watercolor
“Sunset”, post- impressionist Scandinavian landscape at sunset, oil on board
Located in Naples, Florida
A Swedish oil sketch of a vibrant dusk scene, signed with initial M.T. This work would have been painted by an artist who almost certainly would have travelled to Paris to study t...
Oil, Board
$1,531Sale Price|35% Off
Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Post-Impressionist Painting of a Tree-Lined River in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, Ray Cochrane. Art measures...
Canvas, Oil
$640Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Winding River Landscape Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930), female French Impressionist artist Title: The Winding River Medium: oil on board, unframed Size: board: 13 x 9.5 inches Provena...
Oil
$881
Three Sisters Mountain In The Evening. Horizontal, impressionism, landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
The landscape was painted en plein-air. It shows the famous Liechtenstein mountain called “Three Sisters” in the evening light. A while longer and the sun will set. A purple shadow o...
Oil
French Hilltop Village with Church and Green Pasture Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village with Church and Green Pasture Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 30.75 x 21....
Watercolor
Bailarinas - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por la autora en la parte inferior En la parte trasera va fechado del año 1956 El estado de la obra es bueno Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 130 cm altura x 9...
Oil
French Market Stall Scene with Figures Vibrant Modernist Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Stall Scene with Figures Vibrant Modernist Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and mixed media on artists paper, unframed Size (H...
Watercolor, Mixed Media
French Street Café Colourful Facades Sunlit Terrace and Market Awnings
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Street Café Colourful Facades Sunlit Terrace and Market Awnings Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.25 x...
Watercolor
Pearly Sunset in Menton. Sunsets, Seascape, sea, horizontal, oil painting, blue
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Pearl Sunset in Menton" was painted in France during the artist Anna Shesterikova's trip to Menton. This is a poetic reflection of nature at the moment of its dying bea...
Canvas, Oil
Full Body Nude Female Study Posed On Stall French Mid Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overal...
Oil
$855
Sous Belloy French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural France Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sous Belloy French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural France Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.7...
Watercolor
$810
Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Teulada Village, Spanish Oil Canvas
By Jose Cozar
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Teulada Village, Spanish Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, 1980 Artist: José Cózar (Spanish, born 1944) Title:...
Canvas, Oil
View from Algeria Coast - Original Painting
By Deshayes Eugène François
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eugène DESHAYES (1868 – 1939) View from Algéria Coast Oil on canvas signed low right Frame gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 82 X 116 cm Dim frame : 107 X 141 cm DESHAYES Eugène François...
Oil
$996Sale Price|20% Off
Fishing Boats Moored, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boat at Sea, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 18 x...
Oil
Descendant Of The Vikings. National Day of Norway. Impressionism, square, child
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Descendant Of The Vikings" is a striking fusion of classical portraiture and a contemporary, expressive style. 1. Composition and Imagery At the center of the canvas i...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Girl with Parasol
By Johannes van Leeuwen
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1990 Signed lower right Overall size with frame 24 x 20 in.
Oil, Board
"Boulevard de la Madeleine on a Snowy Day", Oil on Canvas by Édouard Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French 1882 - 1969 BOULEVARD DE LA MADELEINE ON A SNOWY DAY signed "Edouard Cortès" (lower right) oil on canvas 19-3/4 x 25-1/2 inches (50 x 64.5 cm.) framed: 27-...
Oil, Canvas
$6,250
Portrait of a Woman by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Portrait painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Woman by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Oil on canvas 55 x 46 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 18 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo Executed circa 1906 This work of art is a...
Canvas, Oil
$1,880
"Fog over Ormøya" Original impressionistic landscape. Square , Impasto oil.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I've captured a serene, misty morning using acrylics and oils, with impressionist brushstrokes that invite a gentle awakening. The soft interplay between the shadow...
Canvas, Oil
Les Élégantes by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Les Élégantes by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and pencil on paper 15.8 x 11.1 cm (6 ¹/₄ x 4 ³/₈ inches) Signed with initials lower right...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Tightrope Dancer, 1967 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901), titled Danseur de corde raide (Tightrope Dancer), from the folio Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Dr...
Lithograph
Saint Martin de Castillon Village Houses and Luberon Hills Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Martin de Castillon Village Houses and Luberon Hills Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Signed lower left “P. Neveu”...
Watercolor
Spring in California. Seascape oil painting, impressionism, Ocean, beach, rocks
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this picture outdoors, on Bates Beach near Los Angeles." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. "It was a bright sunny January day. I was inspired by the be...
Oil
September
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
Sunlit Menton Mediterranean Street Colourful French Village Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Menton Mediterranean Street Colourful French Village Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6...
Watercolor
French Village Church Scene with Winter Trees Watercolor Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Scene with Winter Trees Watercolor Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 14.75 x 20.75 inches...
Watercolor
Le Faucheur, French Post Impressionist Drawing of a Farm Worker in the Fields
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French pastel drawing on paper of a farmer harvesting wheat by Jean Arène. Signed and dated bottom right, in modern black metal frame with black card mount. A charm...
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
$856Sale Price|20% Off
FERNAND AUDET (1923-2016) FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL -
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Street Scene by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) oil painting on board , signed and unframed painting: 13 x 16 inches A fine 20th c...
Oil
L’Arrivée, French 20th century oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Camille Hilaire was a French painter whose work traversed the boundaries between classical training and modernist expression. Born in Metz, France, Hilaire grew up during a turbulent...
Oil, Canvas
$1,057Sale Price|40% Off
Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Woman by the Sea, 21st Century
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 69x60 cm.
Canvas, Oil
French Modernist Vivid Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
signed lower left . The French artist Claude Hemeret was born on May 23, 1929. After classical studies at the lycée du Parc Imperial in Nice, he started at the l'Ecole National des A...
Oil
Painting 20th Century Post Impressionist Paris Montmartre
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERVE Jules René (1887-1981) Tourists in Paris Montmartre Oil on canvas signed low right Gault framer (Paris) Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm Dim frame : 66 X 75 cm HERVE Jules René (1887-19...
Oil
$1,500
'14 Years (Orange Lilies)' - still life - floral, orange, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of orange and green. Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session. “Bringing plants...
Oil, Canvas
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Fine British Impressionist Signed Oil Rain Clouds over Rugged Mountain Crags
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rain Clouds over Crags English School (Early 20th Century): signed initials lower front corner oil on board, framed framed: 16.5 x 18 inches board : 11 x 13 inches Provenance: privat...
Oil
'Still Life with Pipe', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1960. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
Paper, Oil
$411
Contemporary abstract expressionist floral painting on paper "Fauvist bloom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist still life was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, and forms part of her ongoing Still Life series—a vibrant and emotional exploration...
Paper, Acrylic
$622
«Winter Brenna 1» Original impressionistic painting. Vertical winter landscape
Located in Oslo, NO
In this impressionistic oil painting, I've embraced the quiet solitude of winter. Through textured brushstrokes, I capture the stillness of snow-laden landscapes, the dance of bare b...
Oil Pastel, Oil, Bamboo Paper
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Edouard Vuillard, Children's Games, 1948 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), titled Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), from L'oeuvre grave de Vuillard (The Graphic Work of Vuillard), originate...
Lithograph
Landscape with Trees by Félix Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Landscape with Trees by Félix Pissarro (1874-1897) Pencil on paper 29 x 22.5 cm (11 ⅜ x 8 ¾ inches) Signed & dated lower right, 10 October 1890 Félix Pi...
Paper, Pencil
Pine Trees. Heuwiese, Weite. Square, impressionism, Landscape Paintings, forest
Located in Oslo, NO
"This work was created en plain air in the Swiss Alps," said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "In my oil painting I have captured the beauty of nature with a style that hovers b...
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
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, The Dancer, S.P.29., from School Prints Ltd., 1949 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled The Dancer, S.P.29., originates from the School Prints Ltd. series, published by School Prints Ltd., London, under t...
Lithograph
$8,000
"My Love to Italy" - Original Expressive Italian Landscape - Blue and Yellow Sky
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, Italian, born 1965) "My Love to Italy" 2005 Oil paint on canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “My Love to Italy...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$850Sale Price|29% Off
American School, Rolling Hills
Located in Astoria, NY
American School, Rolling Hills, Oil on Board, signed "Ryan" lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 9" H x 12.75" W; frame: 13" H x 16.75" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Oil, Board
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Chromatic Symphony, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1940
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Symphonie chromatique (Chromatic Symphony), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates from...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jean-Edouard Vuillard, Across the Fields, 1948 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean-Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), titled A travers champs (Across the Fields), from L'oeuvre grave de Vuillard (The Graphic Work of Vuillard), origin...
Lithograph
$188Sale Price|73% Off
Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil and Paper Size: 6.25 (height) x 9.75 (width) Stamped: Verso Con...
Pencil
Provence Village with Tree Watercolor French Modern Landscape Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Village with Tree Watercolor French Modern Landscape Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Signed lower left. Inscr...
Watercolor
"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, ...
Oil, Canvas
$15,000
Blond Child in Red Dress Reading Snow White to Elf - Fairy Tale
Located in Miami, FL
Maud Tausey Fangel - Baby Painter. In profile, we see a charming, young, ruddy-cheeked, blond girl with pig tales in a bright red-orange dress. She is reading Snow White as a sma...
Pastel, Board
The Lieutenance, Honfleur
By Edward Seago
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on Canvas Canvas Size: 20 x 30 inches Framed Size: 27 x 37 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Le Baie de Trespasses
Located in New York, NY
Color aquatint , 1939 Signed and dated in lower right of image. Numbered 99/175 in pencil, lower right margin. Printed by Lacouriere, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. Sheet s...
Aquatint, Color
Blessing of the Tzadik (Rebbe) Rare Hungarian Judaica Oil Painting Anton Peczely
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare. Péczely Antal Anton 1891 - 1963 Known for his Je...
Oil, Board
Still Life - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Raoul Dufy Lithograph after a watercolor, published in the book "Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy." Paris, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1965. Printed signature Di...
Lithograph
Returning to the Village at Dusk, Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist
Located in New York, NY
Camille Boiry (French, 1871–1938) Returning to the Village at Dusk Signed low right Oil on canvas Gold leaf carved original frame French Post-Impressionist landscape
Oil