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.
$1,151
Robert Kelsey - Scottish 20th Century Oil Painting Of A Country House Interior
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Robert Kelsey PAI FRSA (1949-) Scottish TITLE: "Scottish Country House Interior" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 87cm x 76cm inclusive of frame CONDITION:...
Oil
Archipelago Seascape at Sunset (Söderhamn, Sweden), 1936
Located in Stockholm, SE
This panoramic seascape from 1936 distils Otto Lindberg’s enduring fascination with northern coastal light into a single, sustained horizon. The unusually wide format invites a slow ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,042
Original Blue Oil Painting Depicting Sunset over Lake Vättern from Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden View over Lake Vättern from Vadstena, 29–30 August 1943 signed and dated lower right oil on canvas laid on masonite unframed 15 × 20 cm (5.9 ...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Impressionist Storm Landscape over Lake Vättern – Erik Tryggelin 1946
Located in Stockholm, SE
This expressive landscape was executed in Vadstena on 8 August 1946 and captures the dramatic moment just before or during a summer storm over the plains surrounding Lake Vättern. Er...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$5,266
Impressionist Landscape - Sunlight Breaking Through Clouds over Lake Vättern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Sunlight Breaking Through Clouds over Lake Vättern, Vadstena, 17–18 August 1948 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 18/8 1948 inscribed Vads...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$702
Creek. Landscape, spring, square, small format, impressionism, oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The small, square-sized painting "Creek" was painted from life with oil paints on canvas in the style of modern impressionism. It depicts a calm, peaceful landscape. The cloudless bl...
Canvas, Oil
"Carriages at La Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian City Street Snow Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by French artist, L Francis. Francis was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. This painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$818
Vintage impressionist genre oil painting on canvas, Interior Oil Painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Signed vintage post impessionist interior scene by French artist Reine Virely signed in the top left corner. This attractive old oil painting on canvas is quite stunning. A young w...
Oil
$327Sale Price|78% Off
French school Farmyard Scene landscape Signed 1923
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Farmyard Scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed A Siraudin⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on cardboard canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐22.5x29cm / 16.1x13 in...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Cardboard
Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Cloud Study over Lake Vättern, Vadstena, 7 September 1935 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 7/9 1935 inscribed Vadstena oil on canvas laid...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$466Sale Price|20% Off
Winter River Landscape with Bare Tree Watercolor and Ink Signed 1985
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Winter River Landscape with Bare Tree Watercolor and Ink Signed 1985 Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 x 7.25 inches...
Watercolor
Indefinite Seascape, Textured Abstract Marine, Layered Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This layered abstract painting evokes an indefinite seascape, where shifting bands of color and gestural line work suggest movement, depth, and natural rhythm. Built through a comple...
Paper, Acrylic
$617Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape with Church and Farmland Bourgogne Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor
$699Sale Price|20% Off
French River Landscape with Reflections and Trees Watercolor Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French River Landscape with Reflections and Trees Watercolor Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card / thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20...
Watercolor
$2,282
Laufenburg (Switzerland). Horizontal, Landscape Paintings, oil, river, town
Located in Oslo, NO
"The painting "Laufenburg" was created in 2021 when, in search of new experiences, I discovered a beautiful medieval city that captured my heart." said Anna Shesterikova about this a...
Oil
Portese. Sunset, oil landscape, impressionism, boats, lake, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
"Portese" is a 40x30 cm oil painting sketch. With rich brushstrokes and a light, almost shining palette of colors, the artist conveys the peaceful atmosphere of a small Italian town...
Canvas, Oil
$1,150
Illustration Style Diptych of Ripe Pomegranate Tree, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Romina Milano presents a contemporary interpretation of pomegranates, rendered through expressive brushwork and a vibrant, balanced palette. Organic forms ...
Acrylic, Watercolor
Spring Mood
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Spring Mood" was painted en plein air in Switzerland in the style of modern impressionism and conveys a sense of joy and renewal in nature. A winding path guides the vi...
Canvas, Oil
Equestrain Portrait, Oil, 'Good as Gold' at a Canter
Located in Cotignac, FR
Horse portrait, oval, oil on card, of Good as Gold with rider at canter by the noted equestrian artist André Marchand. The painting is signed bottom right and titled, dated, annotate...
Oil
$678Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Paris Garden Cityscape
By Claude Marin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Paris Landscape framed oil painting by French artist, Claude Marin. This delightful post-impressionist oil on canvas, signed in the lower left and dated 1976 is a feast of m...
Oil
$748Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Paris Cityscape, Paris School
By Claude Marin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Paris Landscape framed oil painting by French artist, Claude Marin. This delightful post-impressionist oil on canvas, signed in the lower left is from the 1970's and is a co...
Oil
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Notre Dame Flowers" Post-Impressionist Paris Street Scene Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric scene of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris under a sky filled with subtle ...
Canvas, Oil
"Morris’s lover ".Original nude oil painting on wood .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a mesmerizing portrayal of a reclining nude figure, expertly blending realism with impressionistic elements. The subject is enveloped in rich, ornate textiles that fe...
Wood, Oil
$494Sale Price|85% Off
Israeli American school luminous mountain scene landscape, oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Mountain scene Landscape⬅️ ⏩It is signed J Rohr⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on woodpanel ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐61x77.5cm / 24x 30.5inch with fram...
Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
$433Sale Price|20% Off
Van Gogh-Portrait of A. Roulin:Vintage Lithography-Publish by Franz Hanf. Munich
Located in London, GB
This authorised Lithography " Portrait of a Young man" by Van Gogh was published in Munich, Germany by Franz Hanfstaengl in 60s. It is in mint condit...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Flatiron Building" Post-Impressionist NYC Winter Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant and nostalgic oil on canvas painting by artist Robert Lebrone, where he captures a lively 20th Century winter evening street scene in near the Flatiron Building in New York...
Canvas, Oil
River Landscape in Northern Sweden, 1924, Oil on Canvas, 64x82 cm
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted in 1924, River Landscape, Northern Sweden presents an expansive view of a meandering river cutting through densely wooded hills under a golden evening sky. The scene is struc...
Canvas, Oil
$1,059Sale Price|25% Off
Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Tower oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Tower Artist: Valeri Farràs (L’Estany, Catalonia, 1950– ) Medium: Oil on canvas Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher Dimensions: 46...
Oil
$969Sale 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
$812Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Original Oil View of a Provençal Town Village Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower right Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 25 x 32 inches Condition: Good and sound condition Provenance: Fr...
Oil
$4,096
View Of Lake Garda. Italy, landscape paintings, Lake Garda, horizontal, big
Located in Oslo, NO
Anna Shesterikova's "View of Lake Garda" is a large-scale, airy, light-filled canvas that evokes the spirit of a southern autumn landscape and the calm solemnity of nature. The lake ...
Canvas, Oil
Swedish Impressionist Sunset Landscape with Fisherman – Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Sunset with Fisherman, 19–20 October 1930 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin 20/10 1930 inscribed lower left 19/10 oil on canvas laid on ma...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$752Sale Price|20% Off
Soft Green Pastel Shades of Color 1950's French Oil Painting Parkland Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Green Park French Post-Impressionist, circa 1950's period oil on board, framed framed: 22 x 19 inches board: 18.5 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ve...
Oil
Backyard Garden Still-Life Landscape Scene, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013) Garden Scene Oil on canvas Signed lower right 18 x 22 inches 24 x 28 inches, framed Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painte...
Oil
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
"At the Park" Parisian Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figures in a Park Setting
Located in New York, NY
This piece was executed during Gravina's stay in Paris, where he packed in much detail. Figures are portrayed with utmost detail, allowing you to feel the passage of time effortlessl...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Olive Trees Landscape Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 i...
Watercolor, Gouache
$1,403Sale Price|20% Off
Large Nude Oil Painting, Vintage Female Reclining Nude, Post-Impressionist Nude
By Georges-Pierre Guinegault
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large Nude, Female Nude, Large Nude Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Vintage Oil Painting, Large 1960's female reclining nude by renown French artist, Georges Pierre Guinegault (18...
Oil, Canvas
The Place Where I Am Not
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sometimes I need to look toward the place where I am not — to understand myself a little better in the place where I am.
Canvas, Acrylic
$304Sale Price|31% Off
Vintage Post-Impressionist French landscape oil painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage Post Impressionist framed oil painting on board by French artist Georges Marcel Renard (1899-1964). This attractive landscape oil painting is signed in the lower right. A f...
Oil
Fishing Fleet at Sunset (Fiskebåtar i solnedgången), c. 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
This panoramic marine composition presents a fishing fleet gathered on calm waters at sunset, rendered with a refined sensitivity to light and atmosphere. A sequence of sailing vesse...
Canvas, Oil
Norwegian Oil Painting, Twilight over the Fjord, 16 September 1913
By Hans Dahl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted and dated 16 September 1913, this intimate fjord landscape shows Hans Dahl’s long engagement with western Norwegian scenery into a concentrated meditation on light at day’s e...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Agay: Les Baumettes
Located in New York, NY
Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927) Agay: Les Baumettes, 1912 Signed lower right: Guillaumin Oil on Canvas 25 1/2 x 32 inches 65 x 81 cm Listed in Armand Guilllaumin catalog by Christophe...
Oil
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Heart of Love Enamored, from Verve, Revue, 1949 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Coeur d’amour epris (Heart of Love Enamored), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VI, No. 23, originate...
Lithograph
$550Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Fishing Boats Coastal Harbour Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
$1,000Sale Price|29% Off
Female Nude oil on canvas painting woman
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Jaume Planas Gallés (Barcelona, 20th Century) Title: Female Nude Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 92 × 65 cm — 36.2 × 25.6 in Dimensions (framed): 98 × 71 cm — 38...
Canvas, Oil
$1,308Sale Price|20% Off
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
At Night at Maxims Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...
Oil
$704Sale Price|20% Off
Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Attainville French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Houses Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 20.2...
Watercolor
$715Sale Price|20% Off
French Sunlit Garden with Figures and Villa Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Sunlit Garden with Figures and Villa Watercolour Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 8.25 inches Co...
Watercolor
Generous Tree
Located in Zofingen, AG
This mandarin tree, laden with small luminous fruits, is presented as a quiet meditation on care, time, and abundance. Rendered in layered, textured oil, the potted tree rests on a w...
Oil, Canvas
"Flower Vendors by The Panthéon, Paris" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
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
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
"Hotel Fouquet's Paris" Post-Impressionist Street Scene Oil on Canvas Framed
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
$1,216Sale Price|53% Off
Antique nude woman oil painting post impressionist female nude by Yves Diey
By Yves Diey
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage nude oil painting by French artist Yves Diey. This oil on canvas portrait of a woman in Chinese Pyjamas is a typical example of Dieÿ...
Oil
$2,235Sale Price|36% Off
Spanish town oil on canvas painting Spain mediterranean landscape
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Canyelles Artist: Ramon Sanvisens i Marfull (Barcelona, 1917 – 1987) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm — (23.6 × 28.7 in) Support / Mounting: Canvas on stretcher...
Oil
Fine Early 20th Century Figurative Male Nude Study - English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: John Nicolson RBA RSW (1891-1951) British TITLE: "Male Nude In The Studio" MEDIUM: oil on canvas laid to board SIZE: 48cm x 37cm incl frame CONDITION: very good NOTES: Bor...
Oil
Scottish Colourful Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Of Flowers c.1970s
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: William Laidlaw Baillie RSA RSW (1923-2011) Scottish TITLE: "Irises & Banners" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 88cm x 76cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: ve...
Oil
$932Sale Price|20% Off
French Mid Century Oil Painting Nude Lady Model Posing for Artist in Studio
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Woman in Studio Interior circa 1950's Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 25 x 21 inches Provenance: p...
Oil
$675Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Brides Bouquet' Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 14 x 10.75 inches inscribed verso and signed verso Condition: Goo...
Oil
A Hayfield at Sunset - Divisionist Impressionist Landscape Oil - Gustave De Smet
By Gustave De Smet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed divisionist oil on canvas landscape by Belgian painter Gustave De Smet. The stunning piece depicts a recently harvested field with a line of large haystacks running along the ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
Large Traditional English Summer Pastoral Cattle River Landscape Oil Painting
By Don Vaughan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Meadows by Don Vaughan (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 36 inches canvas : 21 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Surrey, England Co...
Oil
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Around Place de l'Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful impressionist oil painting on canvas by Gene Jordan depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view around the Place de l...
Oil, Board, Canvas