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.
"Coin de rue" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: multi-stone color lithograph (after the original Bonnard lithograph). Printed in 1952 on Renage paper at the Mourlot atelier in faithful recreation of the original. According...
Lithograph
$1,012Sale Price|20% Off
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Olive Groves under Blue Skies French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Olive Groves by Raymond Normand (French 1919-2000) signed oil on board, framed framed: 25 x 29 inches board : 22 x 26.5 inches inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Nice, S...
Oil
Fauvist Watercolor Landscape with Weeping Willow Tree
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid, imaginative colors whirl and swirl together to form this whimsical Fauvist abstracted landscape watercolor, featuring a beautiful weeping willow tree...
Paper, Watercolor
$723Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Vintage Fashion Style Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided painting Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The ...
Oil
Peacock in Tree with Iridescent Blue and Green Plumage
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Art by God? If so, the peacock is his most magnificent creation. The bird's majestic and iridescent metallic blues and greens with an endlessly large train are on full display. Th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Modern abstract expressionist fauvist art naïve acrylic portrait "Hidden truth"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist portrait, infused with elements of Fauvism, Post-Impressionism, and Modern Naïve Art, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of ...
Paper, Acrylic
$762Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Signed Oil Painting Head & Shoulders Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: signed oil on board, unframed Dated 37' Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
Oil
$3,617
Maison au Bord de Chemin by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Maison au Bord de Chemin by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 27 x 36.7 cm (10 ⁵/₈ x 14 ¹/₂ inches) Signed with Estate stamp, lower right This work is...
Ink, Watercolor
Still Life on a Windowsill
By Jeanne Selmershein-Desgrange
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange French, 1877–1958 Still Life on a Windowsill Oil on canvas 28 ¾ by 36 ¼ in, w/ frame 38 ¼ by 45 ½ in Signed lower right Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange (1...
Oil
$953
"The gentle Home" Contemporary figurative interior acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"The Gentle Home" is a contemporary acrylic interior painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, sized 50 x 65 cm (approx. 19.7 x 25.6 inches) and painted on heavyweight professional...
Paper, Acrylic
$10,000
Introspective Woman / Actress on Movie Set. Mid Century Art, Female Illustrator
By Lorraine Fox
Located in Miami, FL
Lorraine Fox was an American illustrator and commercial artist who illustrated magazines, book covers, and advertisements. Among the magazines, she illustrated for were Woman's Day, ...
Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Pencil
The first breath
Located in Zofingen, AG
The First Breath is a metaphor for the very beginning of a journey, when identity first declares itself after a long period of silence. The slender white bells, pushing through the c...
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,400Sale Price|32% Off
Snowy Landscape, 1915 Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, Framed
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Alexandre Altmann (1878-1932) Snowy Landscape, 1915 Oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Captured in the winter tones of 1915 by Alexandre Altmann, 'Sn...
Oil
"La Douceur du Printemps" Large color lithograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
This art work titled "La Douceur du Printemps" 1991 is an original color lithograph on wove paper by French artist, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, born 1935. It is hand signed and inscribe...
Lithograph
Music Of Love. Acrylic painting, large format, horizontal semi-abstract, girl.
Located in Oslo, NO
"Music of Love" is a decorative painting for music lovers and connoisseurs. A world visible only to the inner eye is created around the young pianist, born of her inspired playing. Y...
Acrylic
S. L'Heureux Thereloe
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful post impressionist painting by German artist Helmut Albrecht. Appears to be a french scene painted in 1955. Oil on Canvas, inscribed on reverse. 10 1/8" x 14 1/4" canvas, 1...
Oil
$807Sale Price|20% Off
Buoux Hillside Rooftops and Valley View Provence Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Buoux Hillside Rooftops and Valley View Provence Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Signed lower right “P. Neveu”. Inscrib...
Watercolor
$405Sale Price|26% Off
Tossa de Mar Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Style, 1990s, Unframed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Alex Villà Bassols - Tossa de Mar - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 27x22 cm
Oil, Canvas
"Portrait of a Man Playing Violin" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical oil painting depicting a man playing the violin with gestural movement. His expression is alluring as we feel his energetic personality portrayed with use of much texture...
Canvas, Oil
$573Sale Price|20% Off
Chateauneuf Landscape Hillside View French Vineyards Sea Horizon and Village
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Chateauneuf Landscape Hillside View French Vineyards Sea Horizon and Village Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Inscribed “sous...
Watercolor
Guy Bardone - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris
By Guy Bardone
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Guy Bardone Original Handsigned Lithograph Dimensions: 76 x 54 cm Edition: HC XXI/XXX HandSigned and Numbered Ecole de Paris au seuil de la mutation des Arts Sentiers Editions Guy Bardone was one of the great painters of the “Ecole de Paris” and of the second mid twenty century. Guy Bardone French, (1927 - ) Guy Bardone Guy Bardone was born in 1927 in Saint-Claude, on of the most beautiful old towns in France. His vocation as a painter was confirmed after admission to the Ecole National Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Here he trained under Brianchon, Cavailles and Desnoyer. He was awarded the prestigious Prix Félix Fénéon in 1952 which set wider horizons and allowed him entry into the Paris arena. Guy Bardone est né en 1927 à Saint-Claude (Jura). Après des études à l'école des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, il entre à l'école supérieure des arts décoratifs où il reçoit les enseignements de Brianchon, Cavaillès et Desnoyers. En 1950, il rencontre le critique George Besson qui l'encourage et le conseille. En 1952, il obtient le Prix Félix Fénéon et commence à exposer dans divers salons et expositions de groupe. il est sélectionné en 1953 à la très importante expositions de groupe "célébrités et révélations de la peinture contemporaine...
Lithograph
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
$1,429
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
Femme en Costume Oriental, Pastel on Paper, Georges Manzana Pissarro, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
Femme en Costume Oriental by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Pastel on paper 31.5 x 23.6 cm (12 ⅜ x 9 ¼ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Executed circa 1925 This wor...
Paper, Pastel
$3,895
Paysage à Chipperfield by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Landscape watercolour
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Paysage à Chippenfield by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 23 x 33 cm (9 x 13 inche...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$790
Red Landscape Sunset, Abstract Impressionist, Gestual Brushstrokes, Coastal Art
By Albert Ducet
Located in Barcelona, ES
In "Red Landscape Sunset" Ducet reconsiders impressionist landscape paintings through a contemporary and gestual lens. Natural elements are translated into simplified forms and energ...
Paper, Acrylic
$166Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Portrait Seated Figures with Hat and Loose Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated figure Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 12 (height) x 8.5 (width) Condition: G...
Ballpoint Pen
Antibes
By Jacqueline Caroline Marie Cerrano
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jacqueline Caroline Marie Cerrano French, 1920-2007 Antibes Oil on canvas Signed & dated “1967” on reverse 32 by 39 ½ in. W/frame 40 by 47 ½ in. Jacqueline made her debut at the S...
Oil
Steps Left in Memory, . Series Architecture of Memory
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipedd in roll This large vertical canvas forms a diptych with 'The Street I Almost Remember,' sharing its deep wine-red and muted purple palette. The composition focuses on a flig...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$1,025Sale Price|20% Off
Oil on canvas, French Pop Impressionism, Boats on the Shore, Mainie
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing French oil on canvas, signed Mainié in the lower left corner, depicts a pleasant and picturesque coastal scene with fishing boats on the sand, small houses, and a rocky lands...
Canvas
$1,441Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 1970's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Flower Garden Cote d' Azur
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers on the Cote d'Azur French Post-Impressionist artist, indistinctly signed circa 1970's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Co...
Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Theme L 17, from Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Theme L 17 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
$478Sale Price|20% Off
Market Stall Fruits Shoppers and Mediterranean Street Scene Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Market Stall Fruits Shoppers and Mediterranean Street Scene Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artis...
Watercolor
$651Sale Price|20% Off
Hameau de Loy Riverside Village French Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Hameau de Loy Riverside Village French Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6 x 8.75 in...
Watercolor
Odalisque with the Red Coffer - French Odalisque Fauvusm
Located in London, GB
This aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Henri Matisse" at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil 103 from the edition of 200, at the lower left marg...
Aquatint
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
At the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) At the Stable, 2000 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 29 x 36 inches Joseph ...
Oil
Pont Neuf, Paris
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 21.25 x 25.5 inches Framed size: 33 x 28.5 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
$953
"This tender place "Contemporary figurative interior acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“This Tender Place” is a contemporary acrylic interior painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, sized 50 x 65 cm (approx. 19.7 x 25.6 inches) and created on heavyweight profession...
Paper, Acrylic
Maria Vich Mallorca Original pastel painting. framed
By María Vich
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
MATERNIDAD. Original pastel painting. framed Maria Vich is an artist from the Balearic Islands. Influenced by her teacher Tito mCittadini, she focuses her work on reflecting the coun...
Mixed Media
$584Sale Price|20% Off
Fishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Fishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.75 x 5.75 inch...
Watercolor
$1,429Sale Price|20% Off
On The Shore. Oil painting, horizontal, lake, children, turquose
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "On The Shore" captures a moment of fleeting childhood. The artist masterfully conveys a random episode from life - two children sitting on the shore of a lake in the wa...
Canvas, Oil
$623Sale Price|20% Off
Roquebrune Cap Martin Mediterranean Houses Terracotta Roofs Sunlit Street
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Roquebrune Cap Martin Mediterranean Houses Terracotta Roofs Sunlit Street Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 7.7...
Watercolor
Painting 20th Century Venice Marine Boats
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
DUPRAT Albert Ferdinand (1882-1974) Venice with red and yellow sails Oil on wood panel signed low right Frame gilded with gold leaves Dim canv...
Oil
Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Peillon Provence Hilltop Village Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.5 x 30 inch...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Halloween, Bleeker Street
By Alec Montroy
Located in New York, NY
In his work, “Halloween, Bleeker Street,” Alec Montroy depicts costumed figures parading down Bleeker Street carrying various protest signs, including anti-Bush posters and signs pro...
Canvas, Oil
$2,620
Mending the Fish Nets, Post Impressionist Marine Scene, Les Remailleures
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th century oil on board of two ladies mending fishing nets by Nguyen Van BINH-CIRLOT. The painting is signed and located top right and presented in a gilt patinated wood frame...
Oil
Paris : Lovers near Notre Dame - Original Lithograph Handsigned and Numbered
Located in Paris, IDF
Urbain HUCHET Paris : Lovers near Notre Dame, c. 1980 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 350 copies On Arches velllum 14 x 17 cm (c. 6 x 7 in) Excell...
Lithograph
$1,548
Exploding August. Floral, gift, vertical, oil painting, 50 x 40 cm, 2016
Located in Oslo, NO
Anna Shesterikova painted "Stormy August" from life in the Swiss mountains. Through the lush bushes of vibrant flowers, we see the blue of Liechtenstein's Three Sisters mountain. The...
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
Procede by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Monotype of a bird, Animal
By Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Procede by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Coloured monotype with gold, silver and pencil 24 x 30 cm (9¹/₂ x 11³/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Manzana Artist biogaphy Like all ...
Gold, Silver
$536
First Lights. Sunset, landscape, lake, mountains, Switzerland, small square
Located in Oslo, NO
"First Lights" is an intimate painting, painted from life on Lake Walensee, in which the artist subtly captures the sunset. The 20x20 cm format heightens the intimacy of the moment—a...
Oil
Une jeune femme - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a side profile of a red-haired lady in an elegant blue dress and matching fa...
Oil, Board
$1,057Sale Price|20% Off
Édouard Righetti French Impasto Oil Painting Sannois Paris Winter View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
**Title** Édouard Righetti French Impasto Oil Painting Sannois Paris Winter View **Key Details** **Artist:** Édouard Righetti (1924–2001) **Title:** Sannois in Winter **Medium:** Oi...
Oil
$3,573
Sea Breeze. Acrylic Landscape Painting, ocean, Impressionist, Seychellen
Located in Oslo, NO
Acrylic painting, large horizontal format, Seychelles, ocean shore, impressionism The painting "Sea Breeze," acrylic on canvas, sand, 90 x 100 cm, from the Seychelles series, is a p...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Autumn Cherry Trees" Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Provence
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Autumn Cherry Trees" is an exceptional oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene in the South of Franc...
Oil
$829Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Nude Woman Long Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Woman with Long Black Hair Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 21.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collecti...
Oil
Cherry blossoms Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
An idyllic Post impressionism photograph charms your eyesballs with a charmingly rustic scene amazingly in the middle of New York City. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on ...
Photographic Paper
Fauvist Figure with Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright, colorful Fauvist figurative painting of a woman with vase of flowers in a vibrant interior space, by an unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented ...
Canvas, Oil
"Sea&Girl" Original impressionistic painting . Figurative . Horizontal.
Located in Oslo, NO
In this canvas, I've captured the tranquil essence of the sea's dance with light, employing a symphony of brushstrokes to create a serene atmosphere. I was driven by the compelling c...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Salomé" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the gouache). This pochoir illustrates a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". It was printed in 1938 at the atelier Saudé of Paris and published by The Limited E...
Lithograph, Stencil