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
View From Artist's Porch; Including his Two Sons, New Milford, Connecticut
Located in Dallas, TX
Johann Berthelsen (Danish/ American 1883 - 1972)
View From Artist's Porch; Including his Two Sons, New Milford, Connecticut',
Circa 1947/48.
Oil on canvas.
Signed lower right.
P...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life With Ham
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life with ham, oil on canvas signed a wonderful example of the artist's work, from the Collection of Bass Museum Of Art. Canvas size 16 3/4 x 22 1/5 framed 23 x 29.
Edmund Pick...
Category
1920s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original 131 face, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Eugen Dick
Located in Yardley, PA
39.4 inch x 39.4 inch x 1.7 inch Acrylic on canvas Original / Unique - - signed and dated - - Certificate of authenticity - - Painted in Germany - Ready to hang High quality, s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Language of the Flowers, protagonist, , feminine archetypes
Located in Houston, TX
Jeanie Tomanek: I don’t intentionally set out to make a calming painting, no, but I do try to have a sense of hope in my stories. I’m an optimist who believes there’s always some way...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Looking Up
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting on panel by American contemporary artist Mark Lavatelli from the artist's most recent series.
This painting comes housed in an artist made natural...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil, Panel
Marian Begg, Expressionist Portrait by Joseph Solman
Located in Long Island City, NY
In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of Marian Begg, the mother in the mid-century nuclear family...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
County Mayo Beach
Located in Booklyn, NY
This painting is one of the finest examples of Tom's painting style and materials. Color and paint burst across the canvas, imbued with movement of clouds, sun and water. From a distant shore, County Mayo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pigment
Vibrant Bowl of Cherries Oil Painting by Pierre Jerome
Located in Surfside, FL
approximate image size 13 3/4'' x 10 1/2'', frame size 22'' x 19''.
Pierre Jerome French 1905-1982
During his 50+ year career as an artist, he won several major awards, including a...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enlightenment. Oil on canvas, 92x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Enlightenment. Oil on canvas, 92x65 cm
Biruta Delle (born 1944.17.I)
studied in Latvia Art academy (1964 – 67) and one of her most important pedagogue’s ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
spheres, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Jorge Calero
Located in Yardley, PA
Spheres are conceived as a hologram of growing fruits, turning branches and invisible forces taking place in the inner quantic space where marvelous animals strive to survive, a remi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, l...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Mid Century French Expressionist Landscape, Les Rochers
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large French Expressionist oil on canvas painting of a rocky landscape by Jean Arène. Signed and dated bottom left. Presented in original white painted wood frame made by the artist....
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Catching the Light - Autumn Evening, Expressionist Style English Landscape Art
By Suzanne Winn
Located in Deddington, GB
Catching The Light – Autumn Evening by Suzanne Winn [2020]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
My “Catc...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Face, Expression, Mood, Depicting Calmness, Mixed Media, Indian Artist"In Stock"
By Sekhar Kar
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Kar - Untitled - 14 x 11 inches ( unframed size )
Mixed media on board
** Delivered in parcel form mounted but not framed.
Style : Sekhar Kar paintings depict men and women...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Where the sky is always blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This little treasure always displays a blue sky to give you pleasure, relaxation and calmness. Created during Covid isolation. Acrylic paint was applied with stencils, stamps and b...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist Figurative Acrylic Painting, "Warrior Woman"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original expressionist acrylic and vinyl painting on canvas. Its dimensions are 36"x36". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery of this work.
This is a figurative painting of a warrior woman...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Vinyl
Three figures. Oil on canvas, 65x60, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Three figures. Oil on canvas 65x60,5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red roses. Oil on cardboard, 45x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red roses in a glass vase. Oil on cardboard, 45x40 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
The Pond, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Four key elements define the composition. The expansive sky, the horizon with hazy tree silhouettes, the colorful orchard, and the chilly pond form a captivat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leo Ray, In the kitchen, Acrylic on canvas
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Leo Ray, In the Kitchen, bright colors, Great characters, naive art, figurative, cat on a table, acrylic paint, Israei artist , Israeli art
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
John Begg Sr., Expressionist Portrait by Joseph Solman
Located in Long Island City, NY
In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of John Begg Sr., the patriarch of the mid-century ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Helen Howells, Coastal Reflections, Original Expressionist Seascape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Coastal Reflections [2021]
Original
Seascapes
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:91 cm x W:91 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:91 cm x W:91 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled" Oil on Canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bird Trainers seated male standing female figure white tropical bird hot color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealistic, stylized magic realism oil painting of oversize bird and 2 people signed and dated on reverse
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil pai...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Florence in the winter" oil on canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ship in the fog, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas on wooden stretchers, signed on the front. Certificate of authenticity included. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fishing boat. 1980. Paper, watercolor, 36.5x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fishing boat. 1980. Paper, watercolor, 36.5x55 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Old Town. Catherine 's square. 2011, acrylic on paper, 48x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town. Catherine 's square. 2011, acrylic on paper, 48x68 cm
Old Town landscape with old wooden houses
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Still life with peonies. 1989, paper, watercolor, 62x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with peonies. 1989, paper, watercolor, 62x70 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural composition...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bouquet of tulips. 1980. Oil on canvas, 65, 5x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bouquet of tulips. 1980. Oil on canvas, 65,5x54 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Stu...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
‘Cleansing Actress Series No. 5’ Diptych Portrait Oil On Canvas By Duan
By Duan Zhaonan
Located in Carmel, CA
Artist Duan Z. was Born in 1955 in Yunnan, China, and is a renowned Chinese Opera Figure Painter, Educator, Playwright, and Producer.
Mr. Duan serves as Director of the Chinese Dramatic Literature Society and Chairman of the American Chinese Culture Artists Association.
Since 1986, Mr. Duan has been written about in more than twenty regular columns under the title “Duan’s Opera Figure Painting Column” on Chinese Newspapers and Magazines in the US and China. He has published thousands of Opera Figurative paintings. He has been featured in more than two hundred reports and interviews from television, radio, newspapers, and magazines such as American Art Collector and British Art Review. His work is collected by civic institutions, and private patrons across the United States, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and National Level Museums in China.
'Cleansing Actress Series No. 5' by Duan is a captivating diptych-style portrait that transcends time and tradition. This remarkable artwork pays homage to the beauty and mystique of old Chinese artistic styles while introducing a modern twist.
In this piece, the enigmatic woman emerges as if from a bygone era, her visage a blend of art and theatricality. The striking contrast of black and white imbues her portrait with an air of timelessness, while hints of vibrant orange and fiery red add a contemporary touch. Adjacent to her, an old Chinese vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In red, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In this work I have captured deep emotions through vibrant, expressive brushstrokes in acrylic on paper. The figurative elements in the expressionist style reflect intensity and huma...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Raventos Litle Vertical Roma original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Roma original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona....
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bold Expressionist Rabbi, Judaica painting
By Ted Jaslow
Located in Surfside, FL
TED JASLOW
Brooklyn, New York, USA, b. 1934
Ted Jaslow (b.1934) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the grandson of a Russian woodcarver.
He was initially interested in sculpture, and l...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Faceless" Original Contemporary Abstract Portrait by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers. 1997. Canvas, oil, 59x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers. 1997. Canvas, oil, 59x40 cm
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Seascape, "Behind A Woman's Skirt"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on wood panel expressionist seascape by Darlene Katz. Its dimensions are 24"x18". It is unframed. A certifi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Child with Doll and Buggy, Impressionist Oil Painting by Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry
Title: Child with Doll and Buggy
Year: circa 1965
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm)...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dance, Colours and Nature 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Multi-coloured and textured work, energetic and spontaneous image of female figures dancing and enjoying in the nature. The series depicts the beauty of humans interacting with Natur...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Village. 1990. Oil on canvas, cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Village. 1990. Oil on canvas, cardboard, 50x70 cm
Colorful landscape, in blue, yellow, colors
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favori...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
Tulsi Spirit, embodying the magical herb of India with iridescent pigments
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Cheltenham Races, Horse Racing Art, Animal Art, Paintings of the Races
By Garth Bayley
Located in Deddington, GB
Cheltenham Races is an original painting by Garth Bayley Based on the Cheltenham races. Horses, Horseracing, sport,
The 60 x 90 cm is the image size with extra for framing. The paint...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Chevaux, 1928 - huile sur toile, 54x73 cm.
By Peter Pálffy
Located in Nice, FR
Huile sur panneau par Peter Pàlffy, représentant des chevaux. Dimensions avec le cadre: 77x99 cm
Peter Pallfy est un peintre autrichien du XX siècle que a...
Category
1920s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boat on the waterfront. 1989, Cardboard, oil, 86x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Boat on the waterfront. 1989, Cardboard, oil, 86x100 cm
Painting in blue, orange colors
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvi...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Helen Howells, Half Tide, Original Seascape Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Half Tide by Helen Howells [2021]
Original
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 note that in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Father' Portrait Oil On Canvas by Duan Zhaonan
By Duan Zhaonan
Located in Carmel, CA
Artist Duan Z. Born in 1955 in Yunnan, renowned Chinese Opera Figure Painter, Educator, Playwright, and Producer.
Mr. Duan serves as Director of the Chinese Dramatic Literature Soci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shuk Machane Yehuda Jerusalem Market Israeli Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
similar in style to David Azuz a new Expressionist Israeli market scene possibly by Roz Rice.
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girls at the Gate, Oil Painting by Wellington Virgolino de Sousa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wellington Virgolino de Sousa, Brazilian (1929 - 1988)
Title: Meninas No Portao (Girls at the Gate)
Year: 1974
Medium: Oil on board, signed lower
Size...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Côte d’Azur
Located in Sheffield, MA
Michel Dureuil
French, born 1929
Côte d’Azur
Oil on Canvas
15 by 18 ¼ in, w/ frame 22 ¾ by 25 ¾ in
Signed lower right
Michel Dureuil was born in Paris...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Water 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I draw inspiration from nature and it’s vastness. I am painting more and more from how I feel and see our world. All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artis...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), h...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Composition with tulips. Oil on cardboard, 49, 5x39, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition with red tulips. Bilateral. Oil on cardboard, 49,5x39,5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lac...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
River. 2000, oil on canvas, 70x90 сm
Located in Riga, LV
River. 2000, oil on canvas, 70x90 сm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride, L. Svemps, yet he did not ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Calima II, Landscape Painting, Gestural Expressionist Style Painting, Mood Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Calima II [2021]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
The Calima is a hot East wind that originates in Africa and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Forbidden kisses Sergio Moscona Contemporary art painting colour human comedy
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper
Tondo (diameter 30 cm)
Hand-signed and dated lower left by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Sentimental Whimp
By Gang
Located in Surfside, FL
In this artwork the artist takes a child-like approach at depicting the subject using vibrant colors and painterly brushstrokes. Signed and titled on verso, GANG 2/1990.
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.