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
African Boy IV
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks capture the response and attitudes of African young adults...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Seascape with wave
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured the raw power and perpetual motion of the ocean. My brushstrokes are alive with the energy of the frothing waves, beckoning the viewer to ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Dandelions at sunrise 70X90
Located in Zofingen, AG
When I get to work with dandelions, I associate them with our wonderful, beautiful and fragile, like a crystal world.
The magic field of solar dandelions from which it is impossible ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In that day. 70X50 oil
Located in Zofingen, AG
Romantic heart. Valentine. Love.
With each brushstroke, I captured an ephemeral moment of love and connection. The forest, symbolic of life's complexities, frames a couple enfolded i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with Yellow Tie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ALEXANDER KREISEL
"MAN WITH YELLOW TIE"
OIL ON CANVAS BOARD, SIGNED
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN, C.1935
26 X 19.5 INCHES
FRAMED 29.5 X 23.5 INCHES
Alexander Krei...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos Winds Vines Trees Square Sunset original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Paisaje de castilla" original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
In Kingdom of roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
With each brushstroke, I sought to capture the vivacity and resilience of nature's beauty. This piece is a symphony of emotion, where the vibrancy of the roses against the tranquil b...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mint tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
Mint tea. A sprig of mint, evening tea, peace and solitude.
This painting was inspired by the flickering evening lights of the city.
Which dissolved in the serene bliss of the sea an...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blooming garden by the pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I poured my soul into capturing the enchanting interplay of light and shadows, where blooms dance above tranquil waters. Merging realism with impressionistic t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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About Artist
Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Benavente Solis. bull. dream of a bullfighter expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bull. dream of a bullfighter original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Beautiful coast
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this painting, I sought to capture the raw, untamed spirit of the sea against a serene coastal backdrop. Utilizing oil paints, I blended techniques from expressionism and...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Potted Flowers
Located in London, GB
'Potted Flowers', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (1933). Potted red geraniums symbolise happiness, good health, good wishes, and friendship. They are ...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Omodaratan Oni Afro
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the realm of art, creativity knows no bounds, and artists continue to amaze us with their ability to capture the essence of beauty in various forms. One such captivating artwork t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sea of Blues Diptych, Abstract Blue & White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Sea of Blue N28 & 29
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 63 x 180 cm (each panel measures 63x90 cm); 24.8 x 70.8 inches (24.8 x 36 inches).
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea paintings...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Man by Swedish Artist Martin Eder, 1954, Gouache on Masonite
By Martin Eder
Located in Stockholm, SE
Martin Eder was a Swedish drawing teacher, artist and ceramicist. Martin was born on the island of Gotland and spent a lot of time there, he also lived in Sala. Martin was a curious ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Gouache
October, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Linear elements and colored shapes portray an autumn woodland. The simplified foliage, trees, path, and light and shadow evoke the essence of the season witho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Red poppies and daisies in a vase" ( modern expressive floral painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful floral artwork "Red poppies and daisies in a vase " is full of vivid colors ( red, yellow, green, blue, purple) which are my tools of expression.
I explore th...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Naturamorta con fiori " cm. 70 x 52 Olio su tavola di legno 1970 ca
By Enzo FARAONI
Located in Torino, IT
natura morta con bellissima cornice in legno
Enzo FARAONI (S. Stefano Magra, La Spezia, 1920/2017)
Enzo Faraoni is a great painter and engraver from Florence; he expresses the poe...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Benaavente Solis. home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist watercolor painting virtual frame
Work of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
During its...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Gentle roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
Crafted with emotive brushstrokes, this oil painting is a fusion of expressionism and impressionism, where realism meets fine art. I poured my soul into capturing not just the delica...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930s Brussels Harbor Scene - Original Acrylic Seascape Painting with Boats
Located in Denver, CO
Experience the charm and maritime beauty of 1930s Brussels with this stunning original vintage harbor scene by acclaimed artist Carl Rabus. Painted in ...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mayhill Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
May Hill Landscape is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. May Hill Landscape is a bright colourful depiction of the view only yards from the artists home. It shows the lovely ou...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Susan's Farm, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on canvas by artist James Cobb depicts a typical rural farm setting. The rows of freshly planted groves are accented by Cobb's use of texture via h...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Her Prime
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Ogu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Woman - Expressionist Mixed Media Piece
Located in Austin, TX
Expressionist portrait of a woman by Juan Carlos Breceda featuring purple, blue, green, yellow, and orange. Executed in 2001. Mixed Media.
Framed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Chamomile
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this oil painting, I sought to convey the serene yet fleeting beauty of nature. Through expressionistic strokes melded with impressionistic hues, I captured chamomiles da...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The swans by Alexandre Rochat - Oil on canvas 55x45 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 63x72 cm
Alexandre ROCHAT is an artist born in France in 1895 and died in 1981. His works have be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Long, Long Way From Home" (1999) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Long Long Way From Home" (1999) by Jann T. Bass is an original handmade oil painting that depicts two chickens walking towards a house on a grey hill. This painting measures 14 x 14...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adanna (Cultural Fusion) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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In the heart of the 21st century, a young woman proudly stands in her neon-hued attire a testament to her Igbo Nigerian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Neon Light, Acrylic
Style of Egon Schiele
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery nude in the style of German Expressionists, especially Egon Schiele. It appears to be reverse painted on plexiglass and signature is illegible.
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The Breakfast Room
Located in Greenwich, CT
A great early date for this artist where he was coming out of the origins of expressionist and fauve works of art. A unique composition depicting a woman setting out a table laden w...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Raventos Dark Blue original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Horitzo al mediterrani. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Maya - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman with Closed Eyes
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Josue M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Christmas Tree at the City Hall Square 40X50
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my creation, I've dallied with the chilly air of a wintertide's embrace, letting the cool blues contrast warmly with the sprinkle of festive lights. I've sought to infuse each str...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Field of wild tulips
Located in Zofingen, AG
As the artist, I poured my passion into this canvas, capturing the vivid dance of colors and light across a wild tulip field. The robust oils carry the vibrancy of nature's palette, ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Blooming tree
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I endeavored to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature's awakening. With each stroke, I sought to embody the delicate dance of blossoms on a gentle breeze, inf...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Texan Fields at Dusk, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Srinivas Kathoju captures the beauty of vast open fields, mountains, and distant horizons in this painting. Sweeping clouds fill the sky, reflecting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Woodland and Stream" Theresa Bernstein, Red Green Yellow Abstracted Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Theresa Bernstein
Woodland and Stream, circa 1980
Signed Lower Right
Oil on canvas
19 x 23 inches
Theresa F. Bernstein was born in Philadelphia in 1895 to cultured, middle-class im...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sainte Marie de la Mer" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 54x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 76x87 cm
Signed and dated
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public au...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
1957 Vintage Mid Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Behind the Mask
Located in Bristol, GB
BEHIND THE MASK
Size: 43 x 35 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A bold and enigmatic mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto board and dated 1957.
The composition dep...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sunny Lilac Branches - original lilacs painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionistic sunny painting with lilacs branches is very cozy, perfect gift, looks great in the interior will delight You and Your loved ones and be sure to give positive.
May is ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunset in Camargue" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 27x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 51x60 cm
Signed and dated
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public au...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
R. Poch Jazz Quartet acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
7.-Jazz Quartet 100 x 80 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cos...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Igbo Amaka (Igbo is Beautiful)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Igbo Amaka (Igbo is Beautiful) is an original painting by Omoyemi Ogedengbe. Omoyemi created White Cape with Oil and Acrylic on a 36W by 42H inches p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mas of Provence, French
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
50 x 63 x 6 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
My evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've poured my soul into capturing the tranquil interplay of light on water as the day whispers to a close. The thick oil paints give life to the vivid hues and soft g...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wura (Gold) - 21st Century, Expressionist, Figurative Nude Portrait, Oil, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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About Artist
Sayeed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vaulted Bridge in French Landscape Oil on Wood Painting by Vincent Mazzocchini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vincent Mazzocchini (France, 20th Century) created this unique French landscape oil on pressed wood board painting.
This delightful composition is on rather unusual media. The lands...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Oil
"Lac de Joux" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on wood 16x28 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame
Total size with frame 35x48 cm
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public auction 100 times, ma...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet of fluttering butterfly
Located in Zofingen, AG
Bouquet of fluttering butterfly
These Oxalis houseplants flutter their wings like butterflies.
A flower has grown in my house.
In this painting, I sought to capture the ephemeral be...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Sun over Landscape with Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated
Title: Expressionist landscape
Medium: oil on board
Size: 6.5 x 9 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn evening 1943, oil on cardboard, 45x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn evening 1943, oil on cardboard, 45x60 cm
Adolfs Melnars (till 1940 – Adolfs Maslovskis) (1908.4.III – 1963.31.X)
attended studio of K. Miesnieks (1928), studied in Latvia A...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
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
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Yellow tulips
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this passionate creation, I've blended the vibrant energy of expressionism with the delicate subtlety of impressionism. The yellow tulips, vivid yet tender, symbolize bursts of ho...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer wild herbs on the field
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've melded expressionism with touches of fine art and impressionism, breathing life into a bucolic symphony of divine wild herbs dancing under a tranquil sky. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colourful Abstract, French Expressionist Original Painting
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002)
watercolour/ crayon, signed
size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Beautifully colourful, original painting by the very popular and highly regarded Hungarian/ Fre...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Gouache
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.