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
Item Ships From: Europe
Abstract Expressionist spiritual acrylic painting paper " When Angels Near"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This semi-abstract expressive spiritual piece "When Angels Near' was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot, who delves into the theme of spirituality with a profound sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
'Venice, an Approach' , mixed media original painting circa 2003. signed work
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Venice , an Approach', mixed media on paper circa 2003..
painting 35cm x 50cm. Signed lower middle
Antique glazed limewood frame and mounting 63cm x 82cm.
A work by Gradwell on tone...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Irises on Blue
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I sought to capture the ephemeral beauty of irises, using vibrant strokes of acrylic and oil to express their dynamic, almost lively forms against a vivid blue back...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic and Oil Paint on Canvas, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint and enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Sheryl Roberts, A Distant Stillness, Original Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheryl Roberts
A Distant Stillness
Original Painting
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Signed
Sold Framed
(Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look).
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Patrick Boudon. Inner Family. Post-war Expressionism. 1970s.
Located in Firenze, IT
Patrick Boudon.
Inner Family.
Post-war Expressionism.
1970s.
Patrick Boudon.
Art Informel. Ecole de Paris.
Technique: oil on cardboard.
This painting by Patrick Boudon from the 197...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Early autumn mood. Cardboard, oil, 24x32 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Early autumn mood. 1990. Cardboard, oil, 24x32 cm
This painting depicts an early autumn landscape with lively, textured brushstrokes that capture the transition between summer and f...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Jubilation, Abstract Painting, Bright Layered Art, Medium Art for Large Spaces
Located in Deddington, GB
Layers of color and texture blend into an exciting composition.
Michelle Marra, artist, abstract paintings for sale online and in our contemporary art g...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Naïve Style Original Mini Still Life Oil Painting - Tea Set
Located in Bristol, GB
TEA SET
Size: 33.5 x 33.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An elegant and gentle contemporary still life composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.
The com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur
Located in London, GB
'Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur', oil on paper mounted on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). Although later in Latapie's career he embraced cubism and abstraction, t...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Like Swimming In A Quarry. Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Brecon, Powys
Like Swimming In A Quarry - 120 feet and dark in the middle. One of Wadsworth's celebrated & innovative Black Cloth series. His sitters pose with a large black cloth & talk about wha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
LARGE FRENCH POST IMPRESSIONIST signed OIL PAINTING Beach Scene At Sunset
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Alfred Rozelaar Green RWA (1917-2013) British
TITLE: "French Beach Scene At Sunset"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 125cm x 98cm inc frame (50F French ca...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Birches at spring. 1987, oil on cardboard, 24x32 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Birches at spring. 1987, oil on cardboard, 24x32 cm
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014)
Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in differe...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Nature Morte" Fruit Bowl, Tea Pot and Cup, Oil on Canvas by Spanish Celso Lagar
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR
Spanish, 1891 - 1966
NATURE MORTE
signed "Lagar" lower left
oil on canvas
18-1/4 X 21-3/4 inches (46 X 55 cm.)
framed: 23-3/8 X 27-1/8 (59 X 68.5 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Privat...
Category
1910s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Piebalga. Oil on canvas, 67x47 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arijs Skride (1906.24.IX Madonna parish – 1987.22.XI Riga), painter.
Arijs Skride was born into a farmer's family. Wife Gundega Vaska – graphic artist.
At the age of 15, he passed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1998 Modern Original Naïve Style Still Life Oil Painting - Quaint Interior
Located in Bristol, GB
QUAINT INTERIOR
Size: 60 x 51 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A charming and intimate interior composition dated 1998 and painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto canvas.
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Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Green Fig and Pocket Gooseberry by Dani Humberstone- fruit- figurative
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm
Frame Size: H:16 cm x W:16 cm x D:3.5cm
if sold together would be H:5 and W...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Yorkshire English Landscape Expressionist / Abstract 20thC painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Jack Hellewell (1920-2000) British
TITLE: "Yorkshire Landscape"
MEDIUM: acrylic on board
SIZE: 43cm x 39cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent - please note we remove glass for ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Still life oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Still Life
Attributed to: Francisco González Romero
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 26.4 × 32.3 in (67 × 82 cm)
Estimated date: c. 1950–1960
Support: Canvas stretche...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting - By the White Walls
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE WHITE WALLS
Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A simple yet sophisticated mid-century modernist style painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled. 1990. Cardboard, tempera. 50.5x39.8cm
Located in Riga, LV
Vladimir Glushenkov (1948-2009)
(May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Vladimir Glushkenkov was born in family with Russian-Poli...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Cardboard
Helen Howells. Morning Walk, Original Landscape Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Walk [2021]
Original
Landscapes and seascapes
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:75 cm x W:120 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:75 cm x W:120 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Expressionist Landscape Portrait, La Fermière Normande.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-century French Expressionist oil on paper, laid on board, painting titled 'La Fermière Normande' (The Normandy Farmer) by Raphael Arnal. The painting is signed bottom right and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monu...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
White boat
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I've captured a solitary boat mirroring life's simplicity. The palpable textures and the interplay of light and shadow reflect an in...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paullette Fedarb, 'Cedar of Lebanon', oil on canvas circa 1970's
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine expressionist oil on canvas by Paullette Fedarb, 'Cedar of Lebanon'. oil on canvas circa 1970's. The painting has an allover medative, rhythmic...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
After the rain. Paris. Oil on canvas, 54, 5x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
After the rain. Paris. Oil on canvas, 54,5x80 cm
Street in Paris with people
Gennady Bernadsky (1956) - Soviet and Russian artist.
Gennady Bernads...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a mon...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Lake coast. Oil on board, 35.5x47.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956)
Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927).
He took part in exhibitions since 1925.
Artist painted landscapes in different t...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beautiful Rose Garden by the Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this serene seascape, I layered vibrant oils to capture the tranquil interplay of rose-laden breezes with the gentle splash of distant sails. I aimed to express a synthes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunny atumn day. 1978. Oil on cardboard, 68x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Edgars Vinters (1919-2014)
Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seasons and flowers. In 1970 the significant place...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
About the bread. 1987, oil on cardboard, 81x99 cm
Located in Riga, LV
About the bread
1987, oil on cardboard, 81x99 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
City After the Rain 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this energetic creation, I've blended acrylics and oils to capture the vivid aftermath of rain in a bustling cityscape. This piece revels in the chaos and vibrancy of urban life, ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
'Pompeii' original signed painting circa 2005.
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Pompeii', a study plein air. signed original work 2005.
watercolor on paper 45cm x 55cm.
Painted wood glazed frame 72cmx87cm
Gradwell focuses on been in the space and time and ma...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Helen Howells, Light across the Estuary, Original Oil Painting, Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Helen Howells
Light across the Estuary
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Oil Paint on Canvas
Canvas size: H 76 cm x W 102 cm x D 3.5cm
Sold unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
VeniceSee Water Landscape Marina Heilmaier 19th Century Paint Oil on canvas Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Maximilian Heilmaier (1869 Isen - 1923 München)
Signed Max Heilmaier Munchen bottom left
Venice with St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace from the Lagoon ( - LINK -)
Oil on canv...
Category
19th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Meeting at Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this painting, I sought to capture the serene yet mystifying dance of light upon the sea, juxtaposing the ancient grace of the sailboat with the robust charm of the fishi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Evening Bay
Located in Zofingen, AG
The canvas is glued onto thick cardboard.
In this painting, I poured my fascination with the interplay of light on water, using acrylic and oil to capture the ephemeral glow of sunse...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Model in the studio
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is an exquisite study of the human form, capturing a moment of introspective vulnerability. The subject is portrayed in a kneeling position on a stool, her back facing t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Iris Field, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic work on archival quality paper. The work would be varnished before being sent. When spring arrives I always end up makig a series of works depicting the blossoming of trees...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Small town big time, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas on wooden stretcher, box canvas, signed on the front. Certificate of authenticity included. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Jug, Oil Paint On Canvas, Interior, Still Life
Located in Deddington, GB
Still life with Jug is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in her Gloucestershire Studio this painting depicts a little rectangular jug, a maquette of an acrobat on their head and a bowl of fruit. Items selected by the Artists to make this quirky still life...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Haystacks on the riverbank. Cardboard, oil, 50x59.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Haystacks on the riverbank. Cardboard, oil, 50x59.5 cm
Jurgis Skulme (1928-2015) – painter, art scientist.
1954 – The graduating State Art Academy of Latvia, the monumental departm...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Winter Shadows 31, Eleanor Woolley, Original Night Time Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Winter Shadows 31 [October 2021]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x W:15 cm x D:3cm
Sold Unframed
Please note t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Countryside. 1990. Paper, watercolor, 28x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Countryside. 1990. Paper, watercolor, 28x30 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Snowman in a fairy forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured a whimsical snowman, the embodiment of winter joy. The expressive strokes and vibrant palette evoke the crisp, enlivening air of a snowy forest. T...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seven tulips. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Located in Riga, LV
7 tulips. 1979. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bee utiful Sunny Delight #4 by Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Acrylic on Linen
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indicat...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter evening. 1950. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 29x23 cm
By Milda Grinfelde
Located in Riga, LV
Winter evening. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 29x23 cm
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
British early 20th Century expressionist portrait of a lady by Frank Bramley
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Frank Bramley RA (British, 1857 – 1915)
Portrait of an elegant lady
Signed and dated ‘FRANK BRAMLEY / 11’
Oil on canvas
21 x 15.1/2 in. (53.4 x 37.2 cm.)
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tulips on a turquoise background. Oil on cardboard, 47 x 45, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips on a turquoise background. Oil on cardboard, 47x45,5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Staling...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Woman with a Cigarette", Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950)
Located in Paris, FR
Hugo Scheiber (1873-1950) was a Hungarian painter of Jewish origins. He started as a self-taught artist. He was initially inspired by Impressionism before evolving towards Expression...
Category
1920s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Cardboard
Rare, 20th Century painting by Robert Colquhoun from his 'transition' period
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Robert Colquhoun (Scottish, 1914 – 1962)
The three graces
Oil on board
Signed ‘Colquhoun’ (lower right)
Executed circa 1942 / 43
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 3...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Exploring Every Path 4 Magdalena Morey, Original Contemporary Impressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Magdalena Morey
Exploring Every Path 4
Original Cubist Inspired Landscape Painting
Mixed Media on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm x D 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
(Please note that in sit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Red trees. 1991, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red trees. 1991, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Bright, colorful landscape with trees in red colors
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Work on Canvas, Les Champs
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field work on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed and dated to the back of the canvas.
Inspired by the wonderful cou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Party
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Born in 1962, Bludov was educated at the Faculty of Graphics at the Kiev State Art Institute in 1990. He is a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine and a professor of art at the ...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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.