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.
$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
Belle Epoque Post Impressionist oil painting by French artist Ludovic Vallee
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm. It has an inscription on the reverse...
Oil, Board
$389Sale Price|20% Off
Expressive Female Portrait With Hat French Modernist Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expressive Female Portrait With Hat French Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H x W): 4 ...
Watercolor, Gouache
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
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
$475Sale Price|20% Off
View of Châteauneuf Landscape Provence Watercolour French Post Impressionist
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: View of Châteauneuf Landscape Provence Watercolour French Post Impressionist Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): ...
Watercolor
$502Sale Price|20% Off
French Countryside Landscape Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Countryside Landscape Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
"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
$1,886Sale Price|20% Off
Village In Provence Landscape Signed Thick Impasto French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Village by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, blue, beige and brown Very good condition with a very small bit of paint loss on the right. Provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist techniques, but adding her own distinctive style and technique to each painting. Vignon's works carry tremendous energy and enthusiasm, often painted with very thick impasto...
Oil
$4,593
Oil Painting Depicting a Scandinavian Winter Landscape in Afternoon Sun
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ernst Lindgren (1887–1948) Sweden Winter Landscape in Afternoon Sun signed lower left Ernst Lindgren oil on panel unframed 61 × 72.5 cm (24 × 28.5 in) framed 71 × 83 cm (28 × 32.7 ...
Oil, Board
“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
Icarus Screen Print After Matisse, Fauvist Style, 1970s, Unframed
Located in Roma, IT
Icarus is an original colored print realized in the 1970s after Henri Matisse. Original colored serigraph. Very good conditions. The artwork is from an original artwork realized b...
Screen
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
"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
$1,183Sale 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
$1,492
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
Lovely Oakland California Historical House Painting, “Fruitvale” Albert Pennoyer
Located in Baltimore, MD
Albert Sheldon Pennoyer was born in Oakland, California in 1888. He was the son of a prosperous merchant who owned a store known as Taft And Pennoyer. At a young age, the family mov...
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
$4,500
Walking the Dogs, Post-Impressionist Oil Painting by Louis Eilshemius
By Louis Eilshemius
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Eilshemius', American (1864 -1941), early works were influenced by the Barbizon School and Corot among others. This oil on canvas painting from 1890-1910 is from the era when h...
Canvas, Oil
“The Pantheon, Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of the Pantheon in Paris by Antonio DeVity. Signed lower right by the artist. Condition is very good. Circa 1975. The painting is housed in an antiqu...
Canvas, Oil
"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
$1,940Sale Price|60% Off
The Bridge Over the Sauceron at Nesles la Vallée (Val d'Oise) Maurice de Lambert
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Bridge upon the Sauceron at Nesles la Vallée (Val d'Oise), 1918" Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert (French, 1873-1952) Oil on cardboard Signed and dated lower right 10 3/4 x 8 3/...
Oil, Cardboard
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
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
$3,000Sale Price|40% Off
Early 20th Century Seascape of Capri, Amalfi Coast
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous early 20th Century seascape of Capri on Amalfi Coast by Albert Wenk (German, 1863-1934), 1913. Signed and dated lower left corner. Cond...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"View of Paris" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene with Notre Dame Framed
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist Andre Franchet. He was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His work is...
Canvas, Oil
$44,272
Harwich Approaches - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil by Edward Brian Seago
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board seascape circa 1960 by English post impressionist painter Edward Brian Seago. The work depicts barges racing in the Harwich approaches - a busy deep water channel...
Oil, Board
$490Sale 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
La Mer - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on canvas seascape by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of the white sails of sailboats in turquoise-blue waters. The white foam of t...
Canvas, Oil
$641Sale Price|20% Off
Sunlit Village Street French Countryside Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Village Street French Countryside Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8...
Watercolor
$459Sale Price|38% Off
almond trees in bloom Spain oil painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
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
$907Sale Price|20% Off
French Open Field Landscape Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Open Landscape by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches Colors: Green colors, beige, orange, brown, grey...
Canvas, Oil
Stormy Sea and Breaking Waves Original Scandinavian Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This dynamic seascape captures the raw power of the sea under a darkening sky. Waves crash violently against coastal rocks, sending white spray high into the air, while shifting tone...
Canvas, Oil
$751Sale 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
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
$1,401Sale 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
$614Sale 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
$941
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
$1,296Sale 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
$1,390Sale Price|20% Off
Provençal Riverside Village Landscape, French Post-Impressionist Oil c.1930
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provençal Riverside Village Landscape, French Post-Impressionist Oil c.1930 French School, circa 1930s signed oil on board, unframed Board: 25.5 x 32 inches Double sided work with f...
Oil
Passion
Located in Zofingen, AG
Passion This work is about the inner fire that remains unseen from the outside. When you appear calm, unremarkable, almost transparent — but inside, everything is burning. It’s about...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$1,724Sale Price|20% Off
Large French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Poppy Fields in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Poppy Fields in Provence by Gabriel Mouton, French 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 34.5 inches board : 23 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ...
Oil
"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
$1,635Sale Price|25% Off
A woman. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Polish art, Limited edition
Located in Warsaw, PL
Limited edition bronze sculpture by Polish artist Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz. Artist signes her artworks by hand, using engraving tool. Edition of 5. Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz likes t...
Bronze
$2,268,000Sale Price|20% Off
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,492
Bouquet of Peonies and Elderberries. Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, floral
Located in Oslo, NO
Flower bouquet, peonies, red, interior painting, impressionist, horizontal The painting "Bouquet of Peonies and Elderberries" is a pictorial ode to the blooming luxury and fleeting ...
Canvas, Oil
Saint Tropez
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Saint Tropez Etching with aquatint, printed in colors, 1964 Signed in ink and numbered in pencil Edition: 71/100 Issued for the album St. Tropez et la Provence, in 1966 Reference: Lo...
Etching
“Lakeshore Rowboat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board little gem of a small painting attributed to the hand of Norwood Hodge MacGilvery. Unsigned. Attributed verso by The Gallery at Juniper Hill. Condition is exce...
Board, Oil
$1,215Sale Price|40% Off
Portrait of Renée, Fauvist Oil on Board, Framed, Circa 1941
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Renée', oil on board, by Louis Latapie (1941). When combined with the artist's passionate brush strokes, the wood panel upon which this piece is painted, creates both a ...
Oil, Board
“Still Life with Pitcher, Plate and Fruit”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas still life painting by the well known French painter, Prosper Rotge. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. The painting is housed in a newer...
Canvas, Oil
$1,147Sale Price|33% 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
$802Sale 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
Mountain Landscape in Moonlight, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1926, 74 cm
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anders Loman (1879–1953) Sweden Mountain Landscape in Moonlight, 1926 signed and dated lower right 26 oil on canvas unframed 64 × 68.5 cm (25.2 × 27 in) framed 74 × 79 cm (29.1 × 3...
Canvas, Oil
$1,512Sale Price|20% Off
Summer in Provence Golden Green & Yellow Light French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer in Provence by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches very good condit...
Canvas, Oil
$200Sale Price|30% Off
Landscape in Provence : The Old House - Original lithograph, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules CAVAILLES Landscape in Provence : The Old House Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On vellum 33 x 50 cm (c. 13 x 20 inch) Excellent condition
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse, Fauvist Composition, 1943, Color Cliche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Step into the timeless brilliance of Henri Matisse with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid...
Paper
"Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris" Impressionist Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Canvas, Oil
Fauvist Interior - Lithograph, Mourlot 1972
By (After) Maurice Marinot
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice MARINOT (after) Montmartre : Dancing in Moulin de la Galette Color lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate On Arches Vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) ...
Lithograph