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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
White Town, 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas

White Town, 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Ingrid Knaus

Located in Yardley, PA

White Ton, 8, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted, technique brush and painting knife, 10 layers; On our way was the “Accademia di Belle Arti ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trumpet-Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed by Artist
Trumpet-Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed by Artist

Trumpet-Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed by Artist

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas. Image-25 x 20.25 in; with unstretched canvas border-27.25 x 23 in. Signed by Artist. Excellent/Good Condition.

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vagues, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Vagues, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Vagues, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Greg Dorosh

Located in Yardley, PA

My painters group from Waterloo has a Water theme for this summers symposium. That inspired me to paint some waves lightly splashing the coast of California on a bright day. Loos...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow
The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow

The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and gen...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Thin red line 3., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Thin red line 3., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Thin red line 3., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

I already have 2 works with the same title. But they are about something else. But what is this line about? The same thing it's always been about. The line between the real and the ...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract flowers 13, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Abstract flowers 13, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Abstract flowers 13, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Dimitry Spiros

Located in Yardley, PA

This enchanting painting captures the ethereal beauty of white flowers in all their glory. With a soft and delicate color palette, this work of art evokes a feeling of serenity and t...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure
UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

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

Hiraeth, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Hiraeth, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Hiraeth, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Suzanne Williams

Located in Yardley, PA

In this piece, I aimed to capture the first rays of sunshine through a summer rain shower. As the light floods across the fields and mountains of Conwy, North Wales, it ignites the g...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blossom Bomb! Diptych, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Blossom Bomb! Diptych, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Blossom Bomb! Diptych, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Angie Wright

Located in Yardley, PA

Welcome to "Blossom Boom!", an explosion of floral delight that will revitalise and energise you! A canvas bursting with flowers, from delicate daisies to vibrant Dahlias. Bright, bo...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blooming lilies pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Blooming lilies pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Blooming lilies pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By LE ANH TUAN

Located in Yardley, PA

Along with the lotus, the water lily is considered the most beautiful flower in the aquatic world. Water lilies have many shapes, many colors, and a pure fragrance that flies far awa...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Takla Bey's Garden in Alese" - Expressionist Landscape
"Takla Bey's Garden in Alese" - Expressionist Landscape

"Takla Bey's Garden in Alese" - Expressionist Landscape

By Gloria Takla

Located in Soquel, CA

Vibrant depiction of an interior garden by Gloria Takla (American/German, b. 1940). Composed of saturated colors, this piece shows a simple snapshot of a palm tree framed by a bright pink wall. The palm is planted in an enclosed area of blue, set in the yellow ground. The tree is framed by an opening in the wall, with decorative elements on either side. Signed in the lower middle. Signed and titled on verso. No frame. Canvas size 36"H x 36"W Gloria Lerch-Takla (German, b. 1940) was born in Berlin and began her art education at night school there. Later she studied art at Western Wyoming College, the University of Alberta in Canada, and Roane State University in Tennessee. She also was a master class student of Hassel Smith at the College of Notre Dame (now Notre Dame de Namur University) in Belmont. A San Mateo resident, Takla often paints outdoors around the Bay Area, both along the coast and in city locations. Selected Exhibitions: 1983 - P.ART.A Galleries, San Mateo, CA 1985 - Oak Ridge Community Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN 1990 - Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford, CA 1998 - “Chroma” Two-Woman Exhibit - Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA 2005 - “Lieder in Color” - Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA Artist’s Statement: “As I have been traveling extensively, my subject matters are all unfolding like a picture book; special moments, views bypassing, caught by my eye from a car window, discarded or stored for later evaluation. I paint the past - events that I have lived through and places I have seen. I experience them first, then at a later time reflect on them, feel them through, then my interpretations of events and impressions are put on canvas.” "I paint in the German Expressionism style...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Positano' original mixed media painting signed c2005
'Positano' original mixed media painting signed c2005

'Positano' original mixed media painting signed c2005

By Andy Gradwell

Located in Frome, Somerset

'Positano' , Amalfi Coast of Italy. Signed original mixed media painting by Andy Gradwell circa 2005. mixed media on paper 50cmx 60cm Glazed wooden frame with limewax finish 80cm x...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Oil Painting Titled: Bacall  36 x 36
Oil Painting Titled: Bacall  36 x 36

Oil Painting Titled: Bacall 36 x 36

By Christina Major

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Custom framed Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York and more currently Florida. Christina...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blue Water 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Blue Water 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ray Brandolino

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

Not All At Once, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Not All At Once, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Not All At Once, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Steven Miller

Located in Yardley, PA

My abstract paintings are all about creating excitement for the viewer through concentrated exploration. Each painting is inspired by nature, travels, or imagination and created to e...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled" is an oil on panel painting by Duncan Martin. The framed size is 17 x 20 7/8 x 1 inch. Provenance: Private Collection

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Cat Scratching Table, " Oil Painting on Canvas Interior signed by Nicolas Dreux
"Cat Scratching Table, " Oil Painting on Canvas Interior signed by Nicolas Dreux

"Cat Scratching Table, " Oil Painting on Canvas Interior signed by Nicolas Dreux

By Nicolas Dreux

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Cat Scratching Table" is an original oil painting on canvas by Nicolas Dreux. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a cat and a bird in a pastel-colored interior. 18" x 14" art 27 1/4" x 23 1/4" frame Nicolas Dreux was born on March 10, 1956 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He began to paint as a student of painter Calixte Henri...

Category

1980s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By LE ANH TUAN

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

sunny winter days, Painting, Oil on Canvas
sunny winter days, Painting, Oil on Canvas

sunny winter days, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Anamaria Cepoi

Located in Yardley, PA

Sunny winter days landscape in oil on Belgian linen canvas. "It is the artist's business to create sunlight when the sun goes down." Romain Rolland :: Painting :: Expressionism :: Th...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

magnificent, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
magnificent, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

magnificent, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Jorge Calero

Located in Yardley, PA

As the title shows, this composition, dealing with the four elements air, water, earth, and fire; represented in a living burning red parrot, is an attempt to capture the intense emo...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Expressionist Pink Oil Paint Flower: Orquídea (Orchid)
Expressionist Pink Oil Paint Flower: Orquídea (Orchid)

Expressionist Pink Oil Paint Flower: Orquídea (Orchid)

By Chico Montilla

Located in Segovia, ES

Expressionist interior corner that has an orchid as its protagonist. Predominant chromaticism between fuchsia-pink and yellow. Oil on linen by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Beautifu...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Brave new world, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Brave new world, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Brave new world, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Jorge Calero

Located in Yardley, PA

Jorge Calero´s depiction of the wildlife aims to bring back the feeling of awe and love towards nature by enhancing chromatically and formally the feeling of fantasy it creates in u...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Mystic Bond, " Acrylic on Canvas
"Mystic Bond, " Acrylic on Canvas

"Mystic Bond, " Acrylic on Canvas

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Jay-Z., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Jay-Z., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Jay-Z., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Iryna Kastsova

Located in Yardley, PA

Jay-Z. Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, executive producer and entrepreneur. Painted in a modern style wi...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper

Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper

By Karin Goeppert

Located in Yardley, PA

Fallobst, which means Windfall or Fallen Fruit in English is a nature inspired painting. I love the warm colors of autumn and the scent of apples in the air. I worked on strong wate...

Category

2010s 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.