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
Blue Period artist as subject humorous observation coll blue and Grey tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on archival toned paper signed and dated top left. Part of an ongoing series by the artist of artist and model subject matter
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
"Gentle Shore" Antibes France., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a The painting "Gentle Shore," created in 2023 in the city of Antibes on the French Riviera, captivates with its beauty and atmosphere. The artist skillfully...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Bridge of Jianchuan' Contemporary Landscape Painting by Duan
By Duan Zhaonan
Located in Carmel, CA
'Bridge to Jianchuan' by Duan transports us to a tranquil world where history and nature converge in harmony. In this masterful composition, the artist's brush conjures an old Chines...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Evening on Kyiv Sea" Kyiv Ukraine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "Evening on Kiev Sea," painted in 2022 at the Kiev Reservoir, captures the ambiance of a summer evening slightly touched by a storm. In the distance, waves ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les Jardin Du Giverny
Located in Sheffield, MA
Frederick William MacMonnies
American, 1863-1937
Les Jardin Du Giverny
Oil on Canvas
21 by 25 in, w/ frame 27 ⅞ by 31 ⅞ in
A sculptor of classical figures, American-born Frederick ...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lilies", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "Lilies," created in 2023, is a painting that depicts red lilies in close-up. Executed in a decorative style, the composition centers around one large lily su...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Riding the Crest of Waves". Hendaye. France., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "Riding the Crest of Waves," painted in 2020 in the city of Hendaye, France, is a canvas depicting the evening beach of the Bay of Biscay in a mild storm. In ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"On the Crest of the Waves". Hendaye. France., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "On the Crest of the Waves," painted in 2021 in the city of Hendaye, Bay of Biscay, France, is a canvas featuring surfers with surfboards at the center of the...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Danger , Contemporary Representational Art, Landscape, Canadian artist,
By Marie Rioux
Located in Houston, TX
Danger is Contemporary Representational Art of a Canadian Landscape with a twist of Abstract. Gallery Wrapped.
“Whatever my particular aim is, ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
In a corner of the soul. Colorful expressionist garden with fuchsia flowers
Located in Segovia, ES
Colorful expressionist corner of a garden with fuchsia flowers.
In a corner of the soul (En un rincón del alma), Oil on linen by Chico Montilla.
Original perspective of a garden, w...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Iva" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Andrey Remnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Iva" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Andrey Remnev
ARTIST BIO:
"My birth place is Yakhroma town, in the vicinity of Moscow. It is situated on high hills, from where broad Bruegelian vistas are open. The uneven terrain with significant differences of high and low; a canal between the Moskva river and the Volga; small rivers, woods and villages; a nearby ancient town of Dmitrov, which is equal to Moscow in age; ships cruising the canal and trains outdistancing them – all this I saw from my window since my early years. It was a view that embraced all the diversity of the world. This is why I can say that the impressions of my childhood and youth – beautiful nature and remarkable people – are the most important ones.
In the museum of Moscow's St. Andronic Monastery I copied the best examples of the old Russian painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mountain in Florence" Contemporary Ethereal Abstract Landscape Oil on Canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
"Mountain in Florence" is a captivating 28" x 20" mixed media artwork by the artist Masri. This piece presents an evocative abstract landscape, with its rich textures and deep color ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Isa, Génie, Catou, Patoche and Didine - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
2018
Signed on the back
Unique work
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Pastel Repose' - Reclining Young Nude
Woman - 1970's Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in Carmel, CA
'Pastel Repose' is a 30.125" x 29.125" oil pastel on paper by Chris Ferrigno that employs vibrant, contrasting colors and bold, gestural marks that are indicative of an expressionist...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
'Eccitazione' Contemporary , Abstract Landscape Oil/Canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Risque – 13-12-21, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
A New Series Risque is the title of a new oil, in fact a new series. I felt this one was urgent and below I explain why. The lovely means by making my visual point is the depictio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
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
Irpin, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Children's drawing from the Ukrainian city of Irpin. This is one of the most terrifying places during the offensive of Russian troops. A pile of burned and rusted cars and soldiers s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blend in, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Look around, they're everywhere..... blending in :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"9 Koi 23 - 2" Brightly Colored Koi Fish Underwater - red/orange/yellow/blue
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
"9 Koi 23 - 2" is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on abstraction. Fish are in shad...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Untitled' Contemporary Abstract Expressionist 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, a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
UNTITLED m1117 - Original Oil painting portrait, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil Paint on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas of 12 by 16 by 3/4 in. ::::: Title : UNTITLED m1117 :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certific...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil On Canvas Painting Titled: Audrey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(Designers: Custom framing is available for this item)
Quotes in this order:
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'White Face Red Lips' Opera Singer Portrait in China Original Contemporary O/c
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 Chinese...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Patterns Three, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this magical forest, we all stretch to the sky while cotton snow-drops fall gently around us. Up close we find the hidden cache. Step back and we see the whole. 36" x 30" x 1...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Benjamin Franklin, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Benjamin Franklin is an American politician, diplomat, inventor, scientist, philosopher, writer, freemason, polymath. Lord with a $ 100 bill. Painted in a modern style with brushes ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring (60cm x 80cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Burst of color 31 - Yellow field, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original multicolored horizontal painting on tones of Payne's gray, Prussian blue, sap green, lime yellow, Indian yellow and a touch of orange. This is a bold colorful abstract pain...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'The Nature in summer’ Contemporary, Abstract Landscape by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Idea!, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The new work of the artist from the new series "George Alamanou coast". The picture is laconic - the color of the sea and chalk cliffs tell us that Ludmila loves this magical place i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Portrait Of An Old Woman' Contemporary, Natural, Oil/ Canvas By Leviathan
Located in Carmel, CA
David Leviathan, an Israeli born artist who worked mainly in Holland, is widely known amongst European art collectors.
His works are exhibited in several museums in Holland and Fran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bright New Day, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright New Day mixed media landscape, acrylics and oil on linen canvas, Belgian. Absolutely, I believe that every day is a new day, every day is a new opportunity, and every day i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
KNIFE. Expressionist yellow Still-life with flowers fruits and Buddhist figures
Located in Segovia, ES
KNIFE. Expressionist yellow Still-life with flowers fruits and Buddhist figures.
Author: Chico Montilla (Spain 1961).
Oil on Canvas.
Measurements: (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm.
...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Nantes Seaport
By Robert L.P. Lavoine
Located in Pasadena, CA
Robert L. P. Lavoine is a French painter born in 1916 and dead in 1999.
Known for his sea landscapes and urban landscapes, he is associated with the expressionist current of the twe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seascape with Pier and Lighthouse of Monaco Harbour, Antoine Daens, 1871 - 1946
By Antoine Daens
Located in Knokke, BE
Seascape with Pier and Lighthouse of Monaco Harbour
Daens Antoine
Brussels 1871 – 1946
Belgian Painter
Signature: Signed bottom right
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 3...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
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
Lovers - The Portrait Of Love 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original contemporary figurative painting on square canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Part of the series, showing emotional portrait of couples sharing their love and comfort....
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Loves Desire, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Wildflowers dancing in abstract form. In this series, Gray subtly underlines the movement of wildflowers rather than opting to paint them as still life as most often is the case. The...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Truro Beach, colorful abstract female sun bather
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on board of expressionist figure in repose. Expressive, energetic brush strokes, colorful palette.
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Acrylic on Canvas by Robert Catapano “little Mona”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Robert was born in 1949 to Dominick and Antoinette Catapano in Brooklyn New York. He is a self taught artist. He began drawing and painting as a child. He says he did it as a way of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
‘Enlightened’ Abstract Portrait - Mixed Media 40"x30" by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Enlightened by Masri is a stunning abstract-portrait that depicts a man's upward transcendence into a state of enlightenment.
The thick, textured, and vibrant palette strokes of or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Athena 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas. Signed front and back. Certificate of Autenticity. Textured. The sides are painted. Vernished. Ships rolled: The artwork is shipped rolled in a resistant tube. A p...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Abundance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amanda Dagg
Located in Yardley, PA
Original painting. A big autumn red tree full of thick texture. 16.00in x 20.00in x 1.50in READY TO HANG Each painting is professionally wrapped and secured in a custom-made box...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
KAT, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The mythical cat, usually the boss in a home... :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Y...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'White Sand By The Ocean' Contemporary, Abstract Landscape by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled" Contemporary Expressionist Self-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
Flame Path
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower left: "Polonsky". A Boston Expressionist with a wholly unique worldview, Arthur Polonsky, spent seven decades exploring man’s place i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Petal Dance, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amanda Dagg
Located in Yardley, PA
Original impasto painting of a heart. Expressive textured painting on canvas and ready to hang from box to wall. Full of thick paint! SIZE: 20" wide x 20" High (50x50cm) MEDI...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bubbles in the air, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Jorge Calero
Located in Yardley, PA
Quantum physics had revealed nowadays the existence of dark matter, as Heraclitus guessed long ago and we are still finding out the fundamental particles as the atomist guessed also....
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Moon Bathers festive colorful green Coney island beach denizens women humor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas heavy duty stretchers framing not required signed and dated on reverse
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fearless color. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives. Mr. Basso’s works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful, yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprise, delight, and consternation.
.) Seeking emotional honesty, he looked to the work of several "mentors": Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem de Kooning , Philip Guston , Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Corner of the Wall, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By Janet Dyer
Located in Yardley, PA
Springtime scene with blossoming trees :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Sig...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Untitled" Contemporary Abstract Portrait of a Young Man 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
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fruit still life., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Fruit still life. Teapot, bottle of wine, glasses, fruits in a vase on a bright abstract background. The painting was painted expressively with a spatula. Modern. Expressionism. Par...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Red & Yellow Nature' Abstract Contemporary , Colorful , Landscape by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Painter' by Masri - Artist Self Portrait - 2004 Oil on Canvas
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
Tea in the garden., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Tea in the garden. Still life in nature: On the table there is a bouquet of sunflowers in a vase, a teapot, cherries, fruits: pears, tangerines, lemo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Melodramatic Breakup romantic couple theme human drama humorous undertones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas signed on reverse. Heavy duty stretcher ready for display
Category
Early 2000s 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.