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.
Chassidic Rabbi with Shtreimel, Rare Judaica Oil Painting Signed in Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Judaica Art. Jewish genre scene. In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim, Isidor Kauffman and Maurycy Gottlieb and later of Tully Filmus, Zalman Kleinman and Itshak Holtz the artis...
Oil
$2,658
Madonna con il gelato. Square, figurative, children, mother, flowers, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Madonna con il gelato (Madonna with Ice Cream)" was created based on the impression of a trip to the Italian city of Pisa. The family settled near a street cafe. The da...
Acrylic
$1,181Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting by Georges PACOUIL (1903-1996) French circa 1950 signed lower front corner oil on canvas canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches provenance: private collection,...
Oil, Canvas
Sainte Victoire Mountain near Aix en Provence - Lithograph, 1972
Located in Paris, IDF
Emile OTHON FRIESZ Sainte Victoire Mountain near Aix en Provence Color lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate On Arches Vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Exce...
Lithograph
Spring in the Mountains
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work captures the triumph of awakening — that threshold moment where the mountains meets the ephemeral tenderness of blooming gardens. The strict rhythm of the coniferous forest...
Canvas, Acrylic
After Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Figurative, 1952, Color Cliché Print, Framed
By (After) Henri Toulouse Lautrec
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the vibrant world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with this captivating color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1952. Encased in a be...
Paper
$9,500
'Still Life with Imari Bowl', Paris, Post-Impressionist Oil, Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life with Imari Bowl' by Victor Isbrand. Paris, Post-Impressionist Oil, Royal Academy ----- Signed upper right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painte...
Canvas, Oil
Signed Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, 25 x 22 in, Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eugène BEGARAT Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Picture Size 18 x 15", 46 x 38 cm Frame Size 25 x 22", 64 x 56 cm Bergerat was born in 1943 in Nice. In 1960, he started to st...
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Evening Near Place de la Bastille" Parisian Impressionistic Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful large oil on canvas painting by American artist Gregory Sievers, capturing a romantic and atmospheric summer evening near Place de la Bastille at twilight after rainfall....
Canvas, Oil
$545Sale Price|20% Off
Saint Marthe de Castillon Village Street with Bell Tower French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Marthe de Castillon Village Street with Bell Tower French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8...
Watercolor
Henri Matisse Color Lithograph, 1958, Framed, "Lierre"
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Medium: Original lithograph Title: Lierre Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Framed Size: 17" x 17" Sheet Size: 14" x 1...
Lithograph
$416Sale Price|34% Off
Cadaqués Oil on Canvas Board, Post-Impressionist Landscape, Unframed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** **Title:** Cadaqués **Artist:** Rafael Durán Benet **Technique:** Oil on canvas board **Dimensions:** 13 x 16.1 inches **Support:** Canvas board **Fram...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898
By Florence White
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Florence White from 1898. A Victorian-era scene of a girl and a dog engaged in playful interaction on a shaded lawn. Signed and dated lower left, framed in antiqued gold frame. Artist: Florence White, British (1932) Title: Girl and her Dog...
Canvas, Oil
"View of Venice Canal" Orientalist & Impressionist Marine Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by Grace Paterson. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, she was known for her detailed works depicting scenes from...
Canvas, Oil
Luxury. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work redefines luxury as an inner state rather than a sign of external abundance. Flowers become a metaphor for self-attention, a desire for beauty, and the preservation of sens...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Swedish Lake Landscape at Sunset by Otto Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Otto Lindberg (1880–1955) Sweden Lake at Sunset, 1934 signed and dated lower right Otto Lindberg 1934 oil on canvas unframed 60 × 120 cm (23.6 × 47.2 in) framed 75 × 135 cm (29.5 ×...
Canvas, Oil
The Rhone River, Post-Impressionist Lithograph After Vincent van Gogh
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the "Vincent Van Gogh" portfolio with text by Oskar Hagen published by Marees-Gesellschaft in Munich 1919. The portfolio consisted of 15 lithographic reproductions of drawings and watercolors. The artwork is accompanied by a copy of the colophon. Artist: Vincent van Gogh (After) Title: The Rhone River...
Lithograph
"Place le soir" 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
Yves Ganne, 'La Place Blanche (The Moulin Rouge), French, post impressionist
By Yves Ganne
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Yves Ganne (French, 1931 - 2019) La Place Blanche (The Moulin Rouge) Oil on canvas Signed and inscribed (on the reverse) 19.5/8 x 24 in. (50 x 61 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of ...
Oil, Canvas
After Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Figurative, 1952, Color Cliché Print, Framed
By (After) Henri Toulouse Lautrec
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the vibrant world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with this captivating color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1952. Encased in a be...
Paper
$615Sale 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
Le Jardin Fleuri - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Antoine Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas landscape circa 1907 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This piece depicts a garden in bloom in summer. A path can seen runnin...
Canvas, Oil
$491Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 11 (height) x 14.25 (w...
Oil
"Parisian Street Scene by Porte Saint-Denis" Impressionist Oil Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jack Prudnik. Prudnik was an American painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the tim...
Canvas, Oil
$17,612
Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figurative oil on panel circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress sewing while a young girl in a pink ...
Oil, Panel
"Village in Mexico" Post-Impressionist Town Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an village scene of people gathering about to have lunch in a Mexican town street. The fun details are what make this painting so attractive and desirable; ther...
Canvas, Oil
$1,187Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 dated 1973 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 20 x 25.5 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours ...
Gouache
Lovely French Village Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, signed and dated 1952
Located in Baltimore, MD
This colorful post-impressionist French painting depicts a village scene likely towards the south of France. The location is along a river’s edge. The array of houses is rendered wi...
Oil
$5,500
A Figurative Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a monumental pointillism painting, a reinterpretation of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” created a century earlier by French painter George Seurat,...
Canvas, Oil
$3,180
20th century Spanish Cafe scene with dancing and drinking figures in a bar
Located in Woodbury, CT
This captivating mid-century Spanish painting by Alfredo Opisso immerses the viewer in the lively atmosphere of a café or bar, where figures gather to drink, sing, and dance. Rendere...
Oil, Board
"Place Clichy" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the original Bonnard lithograph). Printed in 1952 on Renage paper at the Mourlot atelier in faithful recreation of the original. According to the publisher,...
Lithograph
$1,502
Afternoon at Lake Garda. Impressionism, horizontal, oil painting, lake, Italy
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was painted en plein air on Lake Garda." said Anna about this artwork. "We painted from Villa Cletus, which is located on the slope of the hill. From there, there is a...
Canvas, Oil
$7,339Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920's Orientalist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb vibrant Orientalist Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted about 1925 when Pryse was visiting Morocco and Norther...
Oil
$323Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Vintage Oil Vibrant Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 11.5 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in over...
Oil
El Balcon, Courting Couple Mexican Modernist Oil Painting
By Eliana Menasse
Located in Surfside, FL
El Balcon, the courting couple flirting over the balcony railing ala Romeo and Juliet. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed label verso Eliana Menassé is a Mexican painter and memb...
Canvas, Oil
Las Ramblas Barcelona Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1990s, Framed
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist Josep Moscardó (Barcelona, 1953) Title Las Ramblas, Barcelona Technique Oil on canvas Dimensions Canvas: 54 × 81 cm (21.3 × 31.9 in) Framed: 76 × 103 cm (29.9 × 40.6 i...
Oil
$1,403Sale Price|20% Off
Gerard Laime Signed French Post Impressionist Provence Olive Tree Landscape Oil
By Gerard Laime
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Gerard Laime Signed French Post Impressionist Provence Olive Tree Landscape Oil Key Details Artist: Gerard Laime, French, b.1939, signed Title: Prov...
Canvas, Oil
$593Sale Price|20% Off
Paris City Skyline River Seine Beautiful French Impressionist Painting
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Paris" signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 12.5 x 19.5 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condition, wi...
Oil
Antique Post-Impressionist River Landscape Painting
By Louis Clesse
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louis Clesse 1907, Belgian Signed oil painting on panel Picture Size:24 x 36 inch (61 x 91 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 43 inch (79 x 99 cm) Louis Clesse was a Belgian who was born and die...
Oil
$1,295Sale Price|20% Off
Original French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and bold colors....
Oil
$947
Fauvist Landscape Gouache on Paper, Signed, Mid 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist Fauvist Colour-Field gouache and watercolour on paper landscape by Gabrielle Ricard-Cordingley. The painting is signed bottom right. There is another painting ...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Post-Impressionist Oil Painting of Freshwater Fish on White Plate
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 44 x 57 x 5 cm. Signed and dated "Arthur 48" in the lower left corner. A striking and modernist still life depicting three freshly caught fish arranged on a white ceramic platter beside a simple kitchen knife. Executed with confident, textured brushwork and a restrained palette, the composition transforms an everyday subject into a powerful study of form, color, and materiality. The artist emphasizes the tactile qualities of the fish through thick impasto and nuanced earthy tones, contrasting beautifully against the luminous white tablecloth and the deep, almost abstract dark background. The dynamic placement of the fish creates a subtle rhythm across the composition, while the pared-down setting recalls the directness and honesty of early 20th-century European still life painting. Influenced by Post-Impressionist and modern realist traditions, the work balances painterly spontaneity with careful observation. The expressive handling of paint and simplified composition evoke the spirit of French and Continental modernist still lifes of the early to mid-20th century. An elegant and sophisticated still life ideal for collectors of European modernism, culinary subjects, and expressive figurative painting. still life painting, fish still life, modernist still life, Post-Impressionist painting, European still life, fish painting, culinary still life, kitchen still life, French still life painting, School of Paris, expressionist still life, oil on canvas still life, impasto painting, rustic still life, seafood painting, market fish painting, tabletop still life, knife in still life, modern European painting, figurative still life, early modernism, painterly still life, collectible still life art, Continental painting, expressive brushwork, white plate still life, food still life painting...
Canvas, Oil
$750Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Vineyard Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu 1983
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Vineyard Landscape Watercolor Gouache Pierre Neveu 1983 Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on thick paper, unframed Size (H x W): 22.25 x 30 inc...
Watercolor, Gouache
Quiet Marina. Oil, impressionism, horizontal, yachts, boats.Landscape Paintings
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Quiet Marina" was painted outdoors on Lake Constance in June 2023. It shows a harbor with yachts. Yachts quietly wait for their owners to go on romantic trips! "Using ...
Oil
French Oil on Canvas Post Impressionist Portrait Painting Beach Sea Scene Spain
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive oil on canvas painting by the French Post-Impressionist painter Charles Picart le Doux (1891-1959), a beach scene in Spain, signed and dated 1933. The painting depi...
Canvas, Oil
$2,196Sale Price|32% Off
Port de la Selva Oil Painting, Mediterranean Luminism, Signed, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Sheet - Title: Port de la Selva - Artist: Josep Puigdengolas Barella (1906-1987) - Style: Mediterranean Luminism - Technique: Oil on board - Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 inches (u...
Oil, Board
$804Sale Price|20% Off
French Oil Tranquil Village Corner With Bare Trees and Warm Light
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Springtime in the Village signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 10.75 x 16.5 inches conditio...
Oil
‘Cottage By a River’ post impressionist original oil on board, framed
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Post Impressionist painting by J. Samuel LaMorna Birch (1869-1955) of French style stucco cottage, with blocks of color reflected in the still river waters. Masterful artist of water...
Oil, Board
After Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Figurative, 1952, Color Cliché Print, Framed
By (After) Henri Toulouse Lautrec
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the vibrant world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with this captivating color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1952. Encased in a be...
Paper
Yvonne Canu - Bouquet de Fleurs, Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Oil 1980
By Yvonne Canu
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Yvonne Canu (French, 1921–2008), Bouquet de fleurs, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1980 — a Neo-Impressionist still life by the painter often described as the last of th...
Oil
Cityscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Cityscape" c.1990 is an oil painting on canvas by Italian artist Giovanni Sangalli, b.1930. It is signed at the lower left corner by th...
Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Henri Matisse, Series I, Var. 14, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I Variation 14 (Serie I, var. 14) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32...
Collotype Print
"Afternoon Tea by the Shore" Post-Impressionistic Landscape Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a pertinent example of Belgian artist Henri Joseph Pauwels ' sought-after works, depicting a view of a table set for tea in the garden by the shore on a serene summer a...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,271Sale Price|26% Off
Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture, Oil on Canvas, 60x73 cm
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in) Framing: Unframed Signature:...
Oil
$949Sale Price|20% Off
Provence Red Roofed Houses in Landscape 20th Century French Modernist Oil Paint
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate in...
Oil
“Moulin Rouge, Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of the Moulin Rouge located in Paris, France. Rocco is an Italian born artist known primarily for his paintings of Paris landmarks and street scenes ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,672Sale Price|20% Off
Port en Bessin Normandy Coastline Large 1960’s French Post Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Port en Bessin (Normandy, France) by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on canvas, unframed inscribed verso canvas: 29.5 x 41 inches very good condition provenance: the a...
Oil
Vibrant Landscape With Suns Fauvist Style Oil on Canvas 1960s
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Vibrant Landscape With Three Suns Canvas 30x36 inches, 22K gold leaf Motyka frame 38.5x44.5 inches, artist signed lower right corner.. One of Sobel best and also early landscape pai...
Canvas, Oil
$194Sale Price|20% Off
Fort on the Hill, Post-Impressionist Gouache Landscape Painting, 2010-
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork, titled "Fort on the Hill," is a mesmerizing exploration of light, color, and form. The painting captures a historic stone fort nestled amidst a lush landscape of robust...
Paper, Gouache
$1,295Sale Price|20% Off
La Creperie At Chantilly Sunlit Cafe Terrace With Figures In French Oil Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Creperie At Chantilly Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 34 x 34 inches Canvas: 31 x 31 inches inscribed verso and title...
Oil