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.
A Nap Before Entering the Synagogue Judaica Oil Painting Jewish Hasidic Rabbi
By Mark Siegband
Located in Surfside, FL
Judaic oil painting by Krakow, Poland born artist Mark Siegband. Signature on top left. Framed w title plaque on frame. He is one of many great Jewish Polish artists that included Le...
Oil
Pierre Cornu (1895-1996) French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
By Pierre Cornu
Located in Holywell, GB
**Pierre Cornu (1895–1996)** A captivating painting of a reclining female figure by the celebrated French colourist Pierre Cornu. Rich in warmth and luminosity, the composition beau...
Oil
$3,885Sale Price|20% Off
Painting of Medieval French Village Saint Cirq Lapopie by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original painting of the beautiful medieval French village of Saint Cirq Lapopie, Midi-Pyrénées, France, by leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela...
Gesso, Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$8,800
1921 Large French POINTILLIST IMPRESSIONIST Garden Painting Mother W/ Daughter
Located in New York, NY
Here we have a beautiful period 1921 charming oil painting by Emile Ancelet. Painting depicts a mother and child in a landscape. Painted almost Like a ...
Oil
$5,400Sale Price|25% Off
"Ramo y Figura"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting of “Bouquet and Figure” by the well known Spanish artist, Ramon Pichot. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. In excellent condition. Original gold l...
Canvas, Oil
$1,630Sale Price|20% Off
Large Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil - Provencal Village Street Scene Cagnes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed lower corner Title: Cagnes sur Mer, a lovely view of this sleepy Provencal village with a figure and cart on the street. Me...
Oil
Une fille elegante - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1930 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a red-haired lady in an elegant blue dress and matching fascinato...
Oil, Board
'Study of a Man', Paris, Flâneur, Boulevardier, Danish Post-Impressionist Oil
By Axel Bentzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed upper right 'A.B.' for Axel Bentzen (Danish, 1893-1952) painted circa 1925. Axel Bentzen studied art as a child and, by the age of 14, was copying Old Master paintings at ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,684Sale 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
$923Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Signed Post Impressionist Oil Fishermen in Harbor with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower corner inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 10.5 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, France co...
Oil
$3,206Sale Price|20% Off
Ireland Landscape with Trees, Buildings & Sun Rays by Contemporary Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Ireland Landscape with Trees, Buildings & Sun Rays by Contemporary Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 36 x 16 inches Frame measure 41 x 21 ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Place de la Bastille" French Impressionist Street Scene of Paris Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
In this piece, the artist depicts his subject in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the Place de la Bastille busy street scene from the 20th Century with much life. The a...
Oil, Board
$10,189
L'Etang - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Max Agostini
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist figures in landscape oil circa 1980 by French painter Max Michel Agostini. The work depicts park-goers on a path beside a lake on a sunny spring day. There ...
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Rabbi Oil Painting Judaica Jewish Synagogue Scene Paris. Lichtenstein.
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 26 x 13 image 20 x 6.5 inches. YITSKHOK LIKHTENSHTEYN (ISAAC LICHTENSTEIN) (1888-1981) (Icchok, Izrael) was born in Lodz, Poland. Initially he was studying at Yehuda Pen s...
Oil, Board
Les Guides - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts two children playing with a white toy horse in a wooded landscape....
Oil, Canvas
$978Sale Price|20% Off
Figures Walking On The Southern French Beach Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Walk by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 9.5 x 13.75 inches Colors: Beige colors, grey, blue, green, brown a...
Canvas, Oil
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
'Spring in Provence', Paris, Salon d'Automne, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist
By Chérie-Anne-Charles Fargue
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Spring in Provence' for Cheri-Anne Charles Fargue, 1927. Paris, Salon d'Automne, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist ---- Signed lower right 'Cheriane' for Cheri-Anne Charles Fargue, ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
“Harlequin”
By Bonnie Whittingham
Located in Southampton, NY
Signed lower right Circa 1970 Overall in silver edge floater frame 21 x 31.5 inches
Canvas, Oil
$206Sale Price|82% Off
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Portrait Of A Blonde Curly Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blonde Curls by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick grey paper, unframed signed paper: 10 x 6.25 inches double sided very good condition proven...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$794Sale Price|35% Off
Mother & Children - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Piece by Muriel Archer
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Born on June 25 1911 - she died just before her 100th birthday, fond of drawing and painting from an early age, she did her first drawing when she was four years old. She later studi...
Paper, Mixed Media
$13,042Sale Price|20% Off
The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted female artist Doris Clare Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1950 the painting echoes the French Impressionists in their style a...
Oil
$8,935Sale Price|30% Off
"Flowers and blueberries" Oil cm.69 x 79 2000
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers and blueberries, yellow, white MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundatio...
Canvas, Oil
$638Sale Price|26% Off
Mediterranean Fishing Village Beach Scene Oil Painting Spanish Coastal Life art
By Francisco Carbonell Massabe
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish Mediterranean Fishing Boats Beach Scene Oil Painting Coastal Village Artist: Francisco Carbonell Massabé (1928, Spain) Title: Las Embarcadoras Día de Levante Date: c.1995 Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed and titled verso Condition: Good condition Frame: Unframed Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm Original Mediterranean coastal village scene by Catalan painter Francisco Carbonell Massabé depicting fishermen and small boats along a Levantine shoreline under changing sea light conditions. The composition captures everyday maritime life through a loose impressionist brushstroke and luminous chromatic palette characteristic of late twentieth century Catalan coastal painting. Figures, boats and architecture are integrated into a balanced atmospheric structure typical of plein-air Mediterranean tradition. Scenes representing working harbors and coastal communities form a central subject within Carbonell Massabé’s production and remain especially appreciated among collectors of Spanish regional landscape painting. An excellent decorative and collectible Mediterranean maritime composition suitable for residential interiors, coastal houses and curated European landscape painting collections. Francisco Carbonell Massabé (Barcelona, 1928) trained at La Llotja and the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona. His work focuses primarily on Mediterranean landscapes, ports and urban coastal scenes rendered through impressionist brushwork and light-sensitive chromatic structure. He exhibited widely across Spain and Europe including Paris, Munich and Palma de Mallorca, developing a recognizable body of work centered on Mediterranean atmosphere and everyday maritime life. This painting belongs to the Catalan Mediterranean landscape tradition connected with: Joaquim Mir Eliseu Meifrèn Santiago Rusiñol Ramon Pichot and later twentieth-century coastal impressionist painting...
Canvas, Oil
$7,064Sale Price|20% Off
Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920's Oriental Figural art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb vibrant Oriental Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted circa 1925 when Pryse first visited Morocco. He was so en...
Oil
Spanish people on the beach Spain oil on board painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Beach´s day - Oil on panel Oil size 19x33 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at ...
Oil, Board
"What about stereotypes?" 3 in the triptych. Decorative social art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The third work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were prese...
Canvas, Oil
$1,304Sale Price|20% Off
Stylish French Portrait Trendy Young Lady French 1970's Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Trendy Young Lady" by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front, housed in original wooden frame oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and ...
Oil
Modern Impressionist Beach Scene Oil of Three children playing on beach
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Impressionist Beach Scene Oil of Three young children playing sandcastles on the beach. "Day at the Beach" Oil on Canvas, laid on board, Signed and Framed by Rene Jerome Legr...
Oil
$18,035
Au Cafe - Montmarte - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Pierre de Belay
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated figures in interior oil on canvas by French post impressionist painter Pierre De Belay. The work depicts elegantly dressed women wearing blue hats sipping wine at a ...
Oil, Canvas
Natura Morta con Frutta, Oil on Canvas, Post-Impressionist, 1974
Located in Torino, IT
Natura morta,Frutta,Colori puri, Limon,i Uva Maya KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia 1924 – San Pietroburgo 2005) Firmato con sigla M.K. 74 in basso a destra Maya Kuzminichna Kopitzeva nas...
Oil
Israeli KIbbutz Artist Toddler, Swim Tube Pointilist Oil Painting Bezalel School
By Arie Kaplun
Located in Surfside, FL
Belarusian born Israeli artist. lived in germany studied at the Bezalel School. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is Israel's national school of art. Established in 1906 by Jewish...
Canvas, Oil
Promenade Le Havre Harbor French 1950s Framed Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Fred Pailhès
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Alfred Henri Pailhès. French ( b.1902 - d.1991 ). Rendez-Vous Des Havrais Pour Leur Promenade Dominicale. Oil On Panel. Signed Lower Left. Image size 12.4 inches x 15.6 inches ( 31.5...
Oil, Board
$575Sale Price|20% Off
What about stereotypes? 1 in the triptych. Female silhouette
Located in Zofingen, AG
The first work of the triptych “What about stereotypes? ” Female silhouette combined with flowers - a decorative subject - but with a deep concept, a series of paintings were presen...
Canvas, Oil
"Theatre du Vaudeville", Edouard Cortes, 18x22, Oil/Canvas, French Impressionism
Located in Dallas, TX
Vaudeville Theatre by Edouard Cortes was painted circa 1955-60 and signed lower left. It is oil on canvas measuring 18x22 in original unlined condition....
Canvas, Oil
'Woman Playing the Cello', Shiraz, Iran, Accademia di Belle Arti, Perugia, Miami
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hessam' for Hessam Abrishami (Iranian, born 1951) and painted circa 2000. Titled by artist, 'Color Me Music'. Paper dimensions: 28 x 21.75 inches. Hessam Abrisha...
Acrylic, Laid Paper
Edouard Léon Cortès, Oil on Wood Panel, "Notre-Dame View from The Quays, 1936"
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 NOTRE-DAME VIEW FROM THE QUAYS signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right); inscribed "6728" au crayon bleu et cachet "...
Oil, Wood Panel
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
$13,511
Porte La Motte - Brittany - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jules Le Ray
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated oil on canvas figures in landscape by post-impressionist painter Jules Le Ray. The piece depicts two women on a top of a cliff overlooking the port of La Mor...
Canvas, Oil
A Walk in the Forest - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gustave Cariot
By Gustave Camille Gaston Cariot
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on board figures in landscape by French post impressionist painter Gustave Cariot. The piece is set in Wiesbaden, Germany depicts a breathtaking view of the Rive...
Oil, Board
“Wintry Day, Madison Square”
Located in Southampton, NY
Recently completed painting of Madison Square in New York City on a snowy winters day. Signed top left and signed and titled verso. Condition is excelle...
Acrylic, Board
Evening at Place de Clichy, Post-Impressionist Oil on Board
Located in Astoria, NY
Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969), Place de Clichy in the Evening, Oil on Board, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 17.75" H x 21" W; frame: 23" H x 26.75" W x 1.25" D. Pr...
Oil, Board
Printemps sur la Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine large example depicts a view the River Seine near to Rouen in n...
Canvas, Oil
"Jeune femme aux fleurs" 20th Century oil on canvas by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Madrid, ES
JEAN GABRIEL DOMERGUE French, 1889 – 1962 "JEUNE FEMME AUX FLEURS" Signed & dated "Jean-Gabriel Domergue ´28 " (lower right) With the Atelier stamp on the stretcher and canvas on the reverse Oil on canvas 32 X 25-3/4 inches (81 x 65 cm.) framed: 39-1/2 X 33-1/4 inches (100 X 84 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Madrid Note: We are grateful to Mr. Noé Willer for confirming the authenticity of this work which is recorded in the archives of the Artist. Painter born in Bordeaux, in 1889 and died in Paris in 1962. He began painting his mother's portraits very soon. He studied at the National Superior School of Fine Arts. The artist considered his teacher and inspiring Degas. Between 1904 and 1907 he joined Fauvism. In 1905 he participated in the "Autumn Hall" and in the "Hall of Independents". In 1907 he presented his 1st individual exhibition at the Vollard Gallery. He specialized in female portraits of Parisian ladies, creating a unique, sophisticated and elegant female portrait prototype that characterized him forever. He played an essential role in the evolution of women's fashion of his time. He designed numerous dresses, hats and accessories for famous designers such as Paul Poiret and Henry Marque It goes down in history as the architect of a new type of woman, thin, with an elegant air, always with style, with unusual elongated necks, with impressive slanted eyes, that seem to look at the world in amazement, perhaps because they express a feeling of freedom towards Society and its norms. With these paintings of women, he showed the world the true French, elegant, beautiful and with a gooseneck. In 1914 he won the Rome Prize. Many celebrities of the time posed for the artist, Josephine Baker, Brigitte Bardot, etc. But although he painted numerous nude actresses...
Canvas, Oil
$391Sale 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
Red Women - like Gertrude Abercrombie - Surrealist Women Artists
By Lorraine Fox
Located in Miami, FL
Somewhat like Gertrude Abercrombie but the work is better painted, conceived, and designed - Magazine Illustration. Most likely for: Good Housek...
Gouache
$1,568Sale Price|20% Off
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) Les Oliviers, oil on panel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) Les Oliviers, A landscape with olive trees signed "EODV Guillonnet" lower right Oil on wood panel 38 x 46 cm...
Oil
Canal Scene, Possibly Paris. Painted Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
For sale is a captivating painting by the Swedish artist, Rikard Lindström (1882-1943). Depicting a picturesque water canal, with charming houses lini...
Oil, Laid Paper
$45,000
Nude Dancer with Ornate Floral Headdress and Japanese Lantern - Carnival
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning, beautiful nude dancer exhibiting ideal proportions and crowned with an ornate floral headdress holds a luminescent Japanese Lantern. The lantern glows, and the dancer glows back in this light-infused painting. The background shows a Japanese screen with cranes...
Oil, Wood Panel
Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple, Original Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting, "Courtyard With Elegantly Dressed Couple" by the Swedish artist Carl Johansson, is a vibrant illustration of life at the turn of the 20th century. Dating bac...
Oil, Wood Panel
"The Red Bush" Gabriel Godard, Painting, Oil on canvas, French artist, 1979
Located in New York, NY
Gabriel Godard (1933-2023) The Red Bush, 1979 Oil on canvas Artwork: 28 x 20 1/2 in. l 71 x 52 cm Framed: 31 1/2 x 24 in. l 80 x 61 cm Signed lower left Condition: Perfect condition...
Canvas, Oil
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
"Le Marché Aux Fleurs - Place de la Madeleine" Post-Impressionist Parisian Scene
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
Almond-Eyed Brunette by Window, Watercolor on Board, Circa 1960
Located in Miami, FL
An almond-eyed brunette is depicted sitting pensively next to a window. She looks Mediterranean, perhaps Italian or Greek, and has a captivating face that one can fall in love with. ...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
Chiswick High Road, London by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Oil painting, London scene
Located in London, GB
Chiswick High Road, London by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Oil on board 50 x 61 cm (19 ³/₄ x 24 inches) Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo Signed, dated and titled on the reverse E...
Oil, Board
$993Sale Price|20% Off
Cart and Barrel in the Barn, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1930s
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 80 x 69 x 5 cm
Oil
$4,564Sale Price|20% Off
Cafe Porto Fino - British thirties Post Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Post Impressionist oil painting is by British artist Forrest Hewit. This vibrant work depicts an external café scene under trees, with a dozen figures seated or standing ...
Oil
$429Sale Price|20% Off
Menton French Riviera Coastal Street Scene with Palm Trees and Hills
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton French Riviera Coastal Street Scene with Palm Trees and Hills Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 4.25 x 6...
Watercolor
$1,079
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bouquet of anemones, Signed oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bouquet of anemones Signed lower left (partially hidden by the frame) Oil on canvas In good condition 21 x 28 cm Framed : 27 x 34cm Maurice Asselin ...
Oil
Parisian Beauties on the Boulevard, Post Impressionist French Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 18 1/4" x 15" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 28" x 24 3/4" eannette Deseglise was a naïve painter who was born in ...
Canvas, Oil
$15,019
Les Jockey & La Propietaire - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by E Grau Sala
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated figures in landscape oil on canvas by Spanish post impressionist painter Emilio Grau Sala. The work depicts a large group of jockeys and horse owners talking...
Canvas, Oil
Sacred Ritual
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting portrays a symbolic female figure. A crown of branches and a white veil suggest themes of ritual, nature, and inner strength. Through symbolic imagery and simplified fo...
Canvas, Acrylic