Expressionist Paintings
EXPRESSIONIST STYLE
While “expressionist” is used to describe any art that avoids naturalism and instead employs a bold use of flattened forms and intense brushwork, Expressionist art formally describes early-20th-century work from Europe that drew on Symbolism and confronted issues such as urbanization and capitalism. Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared.
Between 1905 and 1920, Austrian and German artists, in particular, were inspired by Postimpressionists such as Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh in their efforts to strive for a new authenticity in their work. In its geometric patterns and decorative details, Expressionist art was also marked by eclectic sources like German and Russian folk art as well as tribal art from Africa and Oceania, which the movement’s practitioners witnessed at museums and world’s fairs.
Groups of artists came together to share and promote the themes now associated with Expressionism, such as Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden, which included Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and investigated alienation and the dissolution of society in vivid color. In Munich, Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, instilled Expressionism with a search for spiritual truths. In his iconic painting The Scream, prolific Norwegian painter Edvard Munch conveyed emotional turmoil through his depiction of environmental elements, such as the threatening sky.
Expressionism shifted around the outbreak of World War I, with artists using more elements of the grotesque in reaction to the escalation of unrest and violence. Printmaking was especially popular, as it allowed artists to widely disseminate works that grappled with social and political issues amid this time of upheaval. Although the art movement ended with the rise of Nazi Germany, where Expressionist creators were labeled “degenerate,” the radical ideas of these artists would influence Neo-Expressionism that emerged in the late 1970s with painters like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente.
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Style: Expressionist
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady
French School, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches
Stylish ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl with Flowerpot, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl with Flowerpot" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Escape 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic expressionist canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sisters in Yellow 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Watercolor Landscape View From Nordingrå, 1916
Located in Stockholm, SE
Helmer Osslund was a renowned Swedish artist known for his expressionist landscape paintings that captured the raw and natural beauty of Sweden. We are delighted to offer for sale a ...
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1910s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Keeper" Oil Painting 24" x 35" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Keeper" Oil Painting 24" x 35" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Year: 2010
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by c
Year: 2009
Size framed: 44" x 36" inch
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dance Moves, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting captures a lively scene where a group of people dances joyfully, lost in the music with closed eyes. Their vibrant clothing and fluid movements inf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Season of Change
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oil on canvas
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue still life with pomegranates and teapot.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Blue still life with pomegranates and a teapot" 55x75 cm. The painting was painted with watercolor paints on Italian cardboard 350 gr. Glass teapot, elegant tea cups. Ripe pomegranat...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
Yellow roses in a blue vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I sought to capture the harmony of contrasts, where the warmth of the yellow roses breathes life into the remarkable depth of the blue vase.
The brushstrokes are deli...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carefree Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cluster of trees stands in the middle of a vast field, their canopies merging to create a unified presence. Against the coolness of the blue sky, the orange l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior te
Located in Zofingen, AG
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior textured painting with 3 D effect. The painting is made with acrylic paints, porcelain pigments,. The ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
1970s Belgian Gouache Still Life Provençal Tablescape of Fruit and Tableware.
Located in Cotignac, FR
1970s expressionist still life gouache on paper by Belgian artist André Pierard painted in Provence in the south of France. Colourful representation of table laden with tableware and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko
"Sails”100x70x2 cm
Acrilyc on canvas.
hand signed
unframed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hidden dimensions. It is a world tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
70 shades of gray
Located in London, GB
Painting:oil on paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:42,5x30,5x0,1
Frame:Not Framed
Olga Volha Piashko background is in fine and graphic arts, working in a wide range of style...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Embossed textured orange flowers on a blue backgraund.Still life abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life of scarlet, orange flowers on a blue background. An interesting composition. The canvas space is completely filled with flowers. But!There is air in the gaps. This makes t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Canvas
Colorful New York Catskills Landscape Painting; Ukrainian-American Artist, 1952
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a highly stylized 1952 New York State fall landscape oil on board by noted Ukrainian-American artist Mychajlo Moroz. The vintage painting has modernist tendencies that are ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Screen Time, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork offers a glimpse of a peaceful summer day at the beach. The tranquil sea stretches into the distance, while the sandy, pink shore gradually transi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reflective Pool, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork presents an expressionist view of a Massachusetts woodland, featuring simplified details and muted colors. It exemplifies reduction, offering only t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting by Liubov Kriuchkova / Momalyu
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the shadows colors and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood.
30 -40 cm (11.8-15.8 inches)
oil painting on canvas. Ready to hang, wired, and signed.
Yo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
R. Poch 15 Women Couch original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
8.-Maria de las Mercedes 115 x90 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production compan...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Benavente Solís Coast BeachB original figuratif acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif acrylic painting .l framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
Transport costs included
During its first exhib...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Raventos Abstract Music Sheet Music original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930)..
s original expressionist acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona....
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Benavente Solis 11 Vertical. Big. green. Bull- original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bull- original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Mediter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Ignasi Mundo. Barcelona watercolor original paper expressionist painting
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Barcelona watercolor original paper expressionist painting.
framed
MUNDO Ignasi
Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joaquín Mir, Mariano Pidelaserra and Manolo Hugu...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
R. Poch 6 Purple Ladies Lilac acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
6.-Purple ladies 130 x 100 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La C...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Opera Singer" Expressionist Oil Portrait on Panel by Maurice Saint-Lou
Located in Pasadena, CA
Expressionism, a revolutionary art movement of the early 20th century, aimed to elicit emotional responses, often exposing the harshest and most tumultuous aspects of the human condi...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring. The painting is in a modern interior, the baguette is perfectly matched. Gentle morning lighting. Gorgeous beautiful white flowers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
A wet November
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I sought to capture the reflective mood of an urban evening, emboldening the canvas with the vibrant contrast of city lights against the brooding blues of a ra...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abeni
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adetutu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Old Riga motif. 1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Riga motif
1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Dive into the water
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dive into the water
100X70 oil
expressionism
Personally, the underwater world causes exciting feelings for me. I am a good swimmer, but I have never been able to dive underwater. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Morning (series lotus) - ( 3panel - 65cm x 135cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint the lotus flower early in the morning when the sun has not yet risen and is still covered with mist. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a sy...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Milford Sound
Located in Chicago, IL
In one of the most exotic places on earth, in the mountains of New Zealand, a lake is formed by a glacier - a fjord. The stillness of this place is otherworldly. Indeed, supernatural...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pigment
Peach blossom in Spring (60cm x 80cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring (85cm x 105cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I draw lotus flowers at different times of the day. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a symbol of purity in Buddhism. Painting in the spirit of abs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Self Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jirayr Zorthian(1911-2004), went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elibly Signed Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
The aesthetics of the human figure in art offer a captivating perspective for artists and enthusiasts, a delicate balance between simplicity and subtlety. In this oil painting, a you...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The ballet team II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've woven together the raw intensity of expressionism with the precision of realism. The canvas breathes life with bold colors and emotive subjects. The dancer...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Wall with Trees
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on artist board
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Meyer Sc...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
La dispute, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
La dispute when nobody can agree on anything. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman surrealism oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas size 81x100 cm.
Frame size 94x113 cm.
Alvar Suñol Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Alvar, was born in 1935 in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Medit...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Birch in the Forest
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Tenement Storm
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pastel
Mrs Applepie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mrs Applepie, the most annoying women in the entire universe. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le fou, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Le fou, he has no boundaries, willing to do whatever it takes to please himself. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Esquisse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Esquisse of a dream, noir et balnc. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signe...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
instagram profile picture of a Zombie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram profile picture of a Zombie, everybody is in it now for no reason. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lonely man, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Portrait of a Lonely man, solitude is his only way of living, he doesn't know better. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
La lesson de morale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"la lesson de morale" Dad, why do you give me a lecture about things you're doing yourself? :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Let's scooter to the nude beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Let's scooter to the nude beach and hold me tight I have a Vespa LX 150.. Yeah... :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dramatic, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Always looking to find trouble in every corner.. Dramatic. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Disorganized mind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Disorganized mind, nowhere to find peace :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist 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 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, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, Maria Asuncion Raventos, Masri Hayssam, and Evelyne Ballestra. 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 Expressionist paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.
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