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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
Island, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Island, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Island, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Rinalds Vanadzins

Located in Yardley, PA

"Island" is a breathtaking painting by the talented artist Rinalds Vanadzins. This piece depicts a lush and tropical island, complete with lush foliage, pristine beaches, and crystal...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Boats in Haze, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Boats in Haze, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Boats in Haze, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By silvia vassileva

Located in Yardley, PA

Boats in Haze is a large marine painting, inspired by the beauty of the sea in a foggy morning. The soft light and pale colors are distressed and blended, expressing the marine layer...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

'Cypress Point, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Gesso Board Painting
'Cypress Point, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Gesso Board Painting

'Cypress Point, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Gesso Board Painting

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This oil on gesso board painting by James Cobb features a lone cypress tree near the California coastline. The expansive angular tree has a coat of thick bright green leaves on the u...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beside river bank, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Beside river bank, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Thong Le

Located in Yardley, PA

Landscape at night river bank :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quarantine Blues

Quarantine Blues

By Todd White

Located in Toronto, ON

23” x 12” Unframed Original Acrylic on Canvas Board Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Parrots, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Parrots, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Parrots, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Jorge Calero

Located in Yardley, PA

Jorge Calero is a Portuguese-Colombian artist whose main goal is to rise compassion towards nature by enhancing our visual experience by interiorizing the experience of seeing more ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Miranda
Miranda

Miranda

By René Romero Schuler

Located in Westport, CT

This beautiful blue painting is by René Romero Schuler. Her expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue And Orange Relaxing Nude 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Blue And Orange Relaxing Nude 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Blue And Orange Relaxing Nude 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper

Located in Yardley, PA

Original contemporary figurative painting on heavy textured paper, unframed. Colourful and textured painting in blue and orange acrylics layered with the palette knife. Part of a se...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"More love"

"More love"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The still life with the morning sunlight and birds with hearts. A peace of love, love that we need each moment to stay soft in this world!!!.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Girls in School, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Two Girls in School, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

Two Girls in School, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Two Girls in School" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 36" x 40.25" oil on board portrait of two figures is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "Harmon" on verso. There is a second portrait the artist painted on the back of the painting. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...

Category

1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still life with duck and bouquet on table top

Still life with duck and bouquet on table top

By Bernard Lorjou

Located in New York, NY

This painting was completed at his home in the South of France between 1953-1955. There is no in painting, relining or cracks in this painting and is on the original stretcher. It is...

Category

1950s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expressionist Tabletop Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Expressionist Tabletop Still Life by Philadelphia Artist

Expressionist Tabletop Still Life by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Grey Still Life" is a tabletop still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24.25" x 28.25" oil on board painting is framed in a new black wood frame. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American...

Category

1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

''Summer''
''Summer''

''Summer''

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Summer” The painting “Summer” reveals to the viewer a picture of life, full of light, harmony and warmth. The artist Oleksandr Khrapachov skillfully captured the traditional Ukrainia...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

''Winter dinner"
''Winter dinner"

''Winter dinner"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

“On the Square. Lviv” is a charming painting by Oleksandr Khrapachov that skillfully recreates the unique atmosphere of the ancient city. Created in 2017 during a plein air work, thi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LOVELY MUSIC
LOVELY MUSIC

LOVELY MUSIC

By Stephen Shortridge

Located in Aventura, FL

Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity ...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated boy with guitar

Seated boy with guitar

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Maybe he is my father at younger age…? ‒ The „boy with guitar“ is a picture about imminent joy, not lacking a little bit of nostagia.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Potter, Expressionist Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
The Potter, Expressionist Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

The Potter, Expressionist Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"The Potter" is an interior portrait of a young man working on a vase at his potter's wheel by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24.25" x 14" oil on cardboard painting is signed "Harmon" in the lower left and it is framed in a new black wood frame. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke, Paul Keene...

Category

1950s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Summer"
"Summer"

"Summer"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

In summer we often go to the Carpathians. It's a great pleasure to lie in the grass, enjoy the aromas of flowers and herbs, listen to the singing of birds or the distant sound of a m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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

Bison 3

Bison 3

Located in Bozeman, MT

Lisa Bostwick has had pieces exhibited at the Legion of Honor, Napa Valley Museum, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and the de Young Museum. Her North Am...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

New York City, view from Brooklyn
New York City, view from Brooklyn

New York City, view from Brooklyn

By Tom Irizarry Studio

Located in Booklyn, NY

Looking northeast from downtown Brooklyn, Manhattan can be seen at sunset, glowing in saturated red and yellow, here depicted with vermillion and lead-tin orange. Lapis lazuli blue l...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Pigment

Will Be The Wolf
Will Be The Wolf

Will Be The Wolf

By Monika Dalek

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Will Be The Wolf. Monika Dalek Polish contemporary artist. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. Diploma defended 2008 at the Faculty of Visual...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Sapho
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Sapho

French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Sapho

By Sandra Detourbet

Located in Paris, IDF

Gouache on canvas & handmade paper Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Ar...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Yellow Clown

Yellow Clown

By Bernard Lorjou

Located in New York, NY

Bernard Lorjou has painting this subject "Harlequins" many times in watercolors, drawing , oil paintings and later on in the late 60's in acrylic, both on canvas, paper and some on m...

Category

1950s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist

Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Red Still Life" is an interior still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 28.25" x 24.25" oil on board painting is framed in a new black wood frame. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American...

Category

1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Commandment 1
The Commandment 1

The Commandment 1

Located in West Hollywood, CA

The sculptural artwork is a portrayal of a religious scene, featuring Moses holding the iconic Ten Commandments, infusing the piece with a sense of depth and symbolism. The rich tex...

Category

1990s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media

Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Child Resting in Chair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...

Category

1970s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape
Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape

Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape

By Eleanor Woolley

Located in Deddington, GB

Tower Bridge Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by the famous Tower Bridge, pictured here at sunset, with lovely long shadows cast by the evening light. Sha...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Severn Vale Sunrise
Severn Vale Sunrise

Severn Vale Sunrise

By Eleanor Woolley

Located in Deddington, GB

Severn Vale Sunrise is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Severn Vale Landscape is inspired by the impressive landscape of the Severn Vale, as it rolls away from the Cotswold h...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Muse of Deliberation", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
"Muse of Deliberation", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

"Muse of Deliberation", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

Located in Detroit, MI

Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Deliberation" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another. Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control. The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project. While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil

"Muse of Vitality", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
"Muse of Vitality", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

"Muse of Vitality", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

Located in Detroit, MI

Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Vitality" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another. Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control. The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project. While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil

"Muse of Passion", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
"Muse of Passion", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

"Muse of Passion", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

Located in Detroit, MI

Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Passion" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another. Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control. The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project. While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil

"Muse of Wonder", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
"Muse of Wonder", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

"Muse of Wonder", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

Located in Detroit, MI

Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Wonder" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another. Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control. The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project. While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil

"Muse of Confidence", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
"Muse of Confidence", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

"Muse of Confidence", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood

Located in Detroit, MI

Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Confidence" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another. Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control. The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project. While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Hyacinths
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Hyacinths

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Hyacinths

Located in Bristol, GB

HYACINTHS Size: 52 x 42 cm (including frame) Oil on Board An expressive and beautifully textured mid-century floral still life painting, executed in oil onto board. The composition...

Category

1950s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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.