Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE
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.
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Style: Post-Impressionist
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure'
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
signed
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 10 x 13 inches
Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used i...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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: 15 x 22 inches
Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure'
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
signed
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 19.75 x 25.75 inches
Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
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Gouache
French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Abstract Mid 20th Century Signed Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Large Abstract Design
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed lower left in the image
gouache painting on paper, unframed
measurements: 16.5 x 10 inches (overall the sh...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Ville
Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Ville' Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed
By artist Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
Signed by the artist on the lower right h...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,571 Sale Price
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Femme Assise
Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Femme Assise' Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By artist Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Signed and dated '1978' verso
Oil paintin...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,547 Sale Price
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Sundown
by Helen Steele - Muted Earth Tone Post Impressionist Landscape
By Helen Steele
Located in Carmel, CA
Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022)
'Sundown' 2010
Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Sundown", a 36" x 36" mixed media canvas by Helen St...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars
$9,600 Sale Price
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Golden Sand II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I sought to capture the spirit of freedom and the essence of vitality. The horse symbolizes uninhibited movement, its form emerges from a dance of colors that evoke...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,701
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Marine Seascape Sunset w Boat Ralph Della Volpe
Located in Surfside, FL
RALPH DELLA-VOLPE (1923-2017)
Fine Art Painter, American Contemporary
Sunset Sail
Oil on canvas
Hand signed lower right and verso
22 x 20 inches
Provenance: The Estate of the artist Ralph Della Volpe
TRAINING:
National Academy of Design
The Art Students League, NYC
Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe's semi-abstract paintings of often simplified, minimalist, beach scenes and anonymous portraits "convey profound awareness of mood and character", and his paintings are hardly as literal as they may first appear (Arts Magazine. "New York Exhibitions". 1965). His brightly-colored, light-infused, ornamental compositions bring together aspects of many modernist art movements including Fauvism, Impressionism, Symbolism, and abstraction. Della-Volpe first studied painting at the prestigious National Academy of Design before joining the Army during World War II. As a soldier, the artist saw action on Utah Beach, winning a Purple Heart, and his experiences undoubtedly affected his later artistic style. The Fauvist "coloristic exuberance" found in the works beginning in the mid 1960's, with their vibrant fuschias and yellows, seem to offset what could be an otherwise solemn tone to many of his works at the time. Upon his return from military service, Della-Volpe’s style evolved significantly. In the years following the second world war, his work was solemn, imbued with a quiet darkness. Over time, this darkness faded: by the 1950s, influenced by his time at the Art Students League, his oeuvre was overtaken by the tenants of Abstract Expressionism. Paintings from this period boast bold brushwork, energetic compositions, and strong color. Although the next decade saw Della-Volpe trade expressionist abstraction for figuration, his love of color continued to shine through his work.Della-Volpe took a teaching position as the first artist-in-residence at Bennett College in Millbrook, New York where he remained for 28 years, serving as chairman of the Art Department for most of that time. Obviously influenced by impressionism 's preoccupation with the treatment of light, Della-Volpe's own works have a "faultless tonal quality, with its sense of failing light—the areas of silvery gray deepening into rosy tans" (Arts Magazine. "In the Galleries". 1960). Della-Volpe has exhibited widely throughout his career and has lectured on art at colleges, universities, and galleries across the country.
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H.M. Saffer II, "Sunset Dunes", 30x40 Orange Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Landscape painting "Sunset Dunes" 30x40 by artist H.M. Saffer II. Painted in the style of pointillism, a series of tiny painted brushstrokes , this colorful oil painting depicts a v...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Fabric"
Located in Astoria, NY
Tom Talbot (American, 1936-2003), "Fabric", Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, Manmen Gallery label to the reverse, giltwood frame. Image: 20" H x 15.5" W; frame: 24.25" H x 20.25" W....
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Collector" Surreal Abstract Geometric Pointillist Oil Painting
By Ron Hoover
Located in Houston, TX
Ron Hoover surrealist painting titled "The Collector" done in a pointillism style in 1987. This work was exhibited at the Palm Spring Desert Museum in 1990. Signed and dated by artis...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"We, " Pointillist Woodcut
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "We," this exquisite woodcut by Chinese artist Ren Hui celebrates joy and the beauty of humanity with a crowd of smiling faces. Using a style he calls “uncomplicated and honest,” the artist creates beautiful compositions by carving small notches into a painted wood background.
Ren Hui's artworks reflect the artist’s richness of experience - he’s been a soldier, a factory worker, and a photographer documenting life from Nanjing to Tibet. He says, “We have family, friends, ourselves, history, culture, trees, flowers, buildings, demolition—all of which are reflected in my work. This is my life.” Full of bold colors and high-contrast imagery, Ren Hui's modern pointillism...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Picnic. 1999, paper, pastel, 28.5x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Picnic. 1999, paper, pastel, 28.5x33 cm
Colorful abstract composition in fauvist style with figures
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$756 Sale Price
35% Off
Salisbury Plain Walk
Original signed mixed media painting circa 2004
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Salisbury Plain walk number seven' . mixed media on paper, signed original work circa 2004.
painting 15cm x 27cm .
Dry mounted for framing options.
We all log a journey wherever w...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Fig III by Sharon Hockfield, Oil, Wood Contemporary Impressionist Still Life
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Hockfield – "Fig III" (2025) Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood
Elevate your art collection with Fig III, an exquisite oil painting by acclaimed contemporary artist Sharon Ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood Panel
Green Hydrangeas
- still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of yellow and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rabbits in Rome, colorful abstract with rabbits, architecture, hot pink blue
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A narrative landscape, suggesting a collision of art, history, and phantasm. Oil paint, collage, mixed media on panel. references Guggenheim, Roman colosseum
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
$3,360 Sale Price
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Heirloom II by Sharon Hockfield, Oil, Wood Contemporary Impressionist Tomato
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Hockfield – "Heirloom II" (2025) Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood
Discover the timeless beauty of Heirloom II, an original oil painting on wood by celebrated contemporary a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Green With Envy by Sharon Hockfield, Oil on Canvas Contemporary Impressionist
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Hockfield – "Green With Envy," Oil on Canvas, 20 x 24 in – Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Infuse your space with vibrant energy and expressive movement with "Gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Art Fifty, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
20" x 20" x 1.5" original painting on stretched canvas, with the image continuing around the sides so that no frame is required. It comes with picture wire, ready to hang. This ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fading Sunflowers
- still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of yellow and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Meaning
Nothingness #9
By Casey Vogt
Located in Bozeman, MT
By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Panel, Archival Paper
Meaning
Nothingness #3
By Casey Vogt
Located in Bozeman, MT
By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Panel, Archival Paper
Meaning
Nothingness #1
By Casey Vogt
Located in Bozeman, MT
By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Panel, Archival Paper
Blushing Lilies
- still life - floral, botanical, pink, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of pink and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features pai...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Tiananmen Lion, " Oil on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, like most of Ren Hui’s exquisite artworks, celebrates his subjects using a style that he calls “uncomplicated and honest.” The beautiful pattern of gold on a bright red field, featured here, is called "Tiananmen Lion." The artist uses a pure and deliberate approach by highlighting a polarizing place and moment in Chinese history...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mirror Mirror #3
By Casey Vogt
Located in Bozeman, MT
By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, House Paint, Panel, Archival Paper
Joyful Blooms (Party Flowers)
- still life - fauvism - floral - iris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of yellow, purple, green and pink.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Ma...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Delicate Irises
- still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of green and purple.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fall Bouquet
- still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of yellow red, orange, and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
14 Years (Orange Lilies)
- still life - floral, orange, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of orange and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bouquet with Anemone
- still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and blue.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun”...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joyful Blooms (Party Flowers)
- still life - fauvism - floral - iris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of yellow, red, and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Massachuse...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hourglass. 2000. Paper, pastel, 36x37 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Natalia Bessonova (1963) - Hourglass. 2000. Paper, pastel, 36x37 cm
Colorful abstract composition with figures and hourglass in fauvist style
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$756 Sale Price
35% Off
Arbre de Vie
Located in Miami, FL
Arbre de Vie is a colorful painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. The artist uses bright colors in this expressionist painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Place de la Concorde
Located in Astoria, NY
Wladimir Siegfried (Romanian, 1909-1982) View of Place de la Concorde, Oil on Paper, 1963, signed and dated lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 19.25" H x 25" W; frame: 25" H x 30.5"...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Arbre de Vie II
Located in Miami, FL
Arbre de Vie is a colorful painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. The artist uses bright colors in this expressionist painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Climb, colorful abstract patterns w figures, earthy red tones
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a series on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Here they make the treacherous climb out of the underworld:
Now thro' the noiseless throng their way they bend,
And both with pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aubergine II by Sharon Hockfield, Oil, Wood Contemporary Impressionist Eggplants
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon Hockfield – "Aubergine II," Oil on Wood, 12 x 12 in – Contemporary Still Life with Eggplant
Bring a touch of elegance and warmth to your collection with "Aubergine II", a bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood Panel
Le Bois
Located in Miami, FL
Le Bois is a colorful painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This expressionist painting is inspired from an enchanted wood, showing...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meaning
Nothingness #8
By Casey Vogt
Located in Bozeman, MT
By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Panel, Archival Paper
B.J.O. Nordfeldt - Moon in Mist - monochromatic grays
Located in Miami, FL
Nordfeldt's misty and moody monochromatic modernist landscape is reminiscent of Marsden Hartley. Signed lower right. The plaque reads B.J.O Nordfeldt "Moon in Mist - The painting l...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Scuffle - The Golden Age of Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
An illustrator working in a painterly, narrative style as N. C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, Dean Cornwell from the Golden Age Of Illustration. Surface quality is post impressionist with hea...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Industria Landscape - Post-Impressionist Brush Strokes
Located in Miami, FL
Three engines sit in a wasted landscape described in a palate of warms grays, browns and ochers in broad quickly applied brush strokes.
Quick and confident brush strokes describe th...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Emprunt 6% Souscrivez (War Loan 6% Subscribe) by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emprunt 6% Souscrivez
(War Loan 6% Subscribe)
Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower right)
Gouache on paper
This vibrant gouache on paper by the renowned Raoul Dufy is not only a work of exceptional artistry, but also represents an important period in world history. The piece was a special commission ordered by the French government, who sought to encourage the French people to join in the post-war reconstruction efforts. Following World War I, the French government was destitute. The cost of the Great War had been tremendous not only in lives lost, but also in terms of infrastructure and finances. In order to reclaim its place as a great power on the world stage, France needed funds to reconstruct its key industries, and quickly. Thus, the government turned to one of the most famous French artists of the day - Raoul Dufy - to create this gouache on paper as an advertisement for the country's war bonds.
The extraordinary work represents Dufy's own sense of patriotic duty. Entirely unique in his oeuvre, it is clear that Dufy wished to create something truly special to help his war-torn country. The artist deftly captures the industry of France in the colorful composition, showcasing bridges, buildings, ships and other key elements of the country's infrastructure in order to evoke the viewers' pride, patriotism and willingness to help. The words Emprunt 6% Souscrivez (War Loan 6% Subscribe) are boldly written across the top, seeking subscribers to a 6% interest loan to help rebuild the country - a very healthy return for the age.
The powerful painting represents one of the most effective and extensive patriotic campaigns of all time. France relied heavily on the willingness of its citizens to lend money...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Post-impressionist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Post-Impressionist abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, green, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Ivana Milosevic, Suzanne Vattier, H.M. Saffer II, and Casey Vogt. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Post-Impressionist abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 5.6 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $154 and tops out at $198,500, while the average work sells for $1,597.