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
The Season, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A serene and mysterious atmosphere envelops a snow-covered landscape. Traces of grass dot the foreground, while a shroud of fog softly blurs the distant tree li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Bouquet 2021 #1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on unmounted canvas. Would be varnished before being sent rolled in a tube. Could also be sent mounted but unframed. When spring arrives she always feels the need to paint na...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Raventos Cadaques Blue original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Cadaques 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 Barc...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lovers - Night Of Passion 9, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original semi-abstract figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Colourful and textured produced using the palette knife. The 9th artwork in the series...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Luis Amer "BARCELONA I" original expressionist acrylic painting
By Luis Amer
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
In this colorist work we see reflected the Spanish expressionism, being AMER one of its maximum representatives.
AMER, Luis (Barcelona, 1943)..
Luis Amer graduated in Barcelona, at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lovers - Night Of Passion 10, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original semi-abstract figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Colourful and textured produced using the palette knife. The 10th artwork in the serie...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lady on Blue 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Lady on Blue 2" is a captivating piece of art that features a lady with blue skin sitting in a seductive pose. The painting portrays a woman who is both alluring and mysterious, wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Solana Beach Sentinel - Oil on Board Plein-Air Painting 2023
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Based in Del-Mar, California, Joli Beal (b. 1952) is a plein-air artist that has been participating in plein air invitationals and winning awards for over two decades. A graduate of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Benavente Solis. bull. dream of a bullfighter expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bull. dream of a bullfighter original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Blue Mountains 50X70
Located in Sempach, LU
In creating this piece, I poured my soul into capturing the majestic serenity of nature. Every brushstroke of oil paint is a testament to the breathtaking beauty of the landscape, bl...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lovers - Kiss In Purple And Blue, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original expressionist figurative acrylics painting on stretched canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Frame is optional. Part of the series of Lovers portraits, romantic image of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Casademont. coast original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting.
His family was originally from Figueres. He studied industrial engineering and fine arts at the Llotja School and he relates to Cercle Maill...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fairy Tale
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Fairy Tale is a Mixed Media painting by Damilola Olusegun. Damilola created "Fairy Tale on a prime canvas of 60W by 72H inches.
Damilola Olusegun de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Seclusion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Seclusion" is a captivating artwork created by Kehinde Oyafajo that depicts a lady sitting on the floor with her hand resting on a stool. The lady is dressed in a sensual way and is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
French Expressionist Oil, La Place du Tertre Montmartre and Sacrè Coeur Paris
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Expressionist oil on board of The Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur in Paris by Bernard Vivier. Signed to the back of the panel, presented in plain wood frame.
A wonderful colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antoni COSTA Man original Figurative Academician drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
man. original figurative academician drawing painting. framed
Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965
It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD.
H...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Togetherness
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Togetherness" is a stunning artwork created by Gbelekale Azeez, featuring a man and a woman. The piece is an expression of the beauty of togetherness, and it captures the essence of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Africa Girl's Right
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Africa Girl's Right is an original painting by Jonathan Kabeya. Jonathan created Africa Girl's Right with Coffee-Sukarism (Burnt Sugar, ink of pen on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Pen
Garden Blossoms-Original abstract floral landscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Garden" by Valery Khattin, a captivating original abstract landscape painting that brings the beauty of nature to life on canvas. Created with mastery and flair in oil, this artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unbeatable Me
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a self-proclamation painting by Ayomabidele John. The proclamation goes thus:
I choose to be full of love and compassion. I refuse for any part of my heart to be ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fantasia III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting of fantasy and organic forms. * The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. * The painting is done on stretched canva...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Enchantress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Enchantress" is a captivating artwork created by Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace that showcases the beauty and power of femininity. The piece is a mix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
My Confidante 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My Confidante is an original painting by Afolayan Emmanuel. Emmanuel created My Confidante with Oil on a 30W by 40H inches primed canvas.
The world of art is full of masterpieces th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Landscape #30, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting. It was painted in multiple layers with palette knife and brushes. The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The pai...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Giner Bueno playa original painting
By Giner Bueno
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Giner Bueno (1935-2000)
Painter from Alicante, son of the painter Luis Giner Valls.
He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of Valencia and finished his studies in Paris, where...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still Life with Jug, Oil Paint On Canvas, Interior, Still Life
Located in Deddington, GB
Still life with Jug is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in her Gloucestershire Studio this painting depicts a little rectangular jug, a maquette of an acrobat on their head and a bowl of fruit. Items selected by the Artists to make this quirky still life...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl in blue dress, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint what gets my attention. My pictures are rooted in the real world, but they are by no means images or portraits in the conventional sense, but rather symbolic images. A starti...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paula is dancing, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint what gets my attention. My pictures are rooted in the real world, but they are by no means images or portraits in the conventional sense, but rather symbolic images. A starti...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dialogue With Butterfly
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Dialogue With Butterfly" is a captivating piece of art that portrays a man with a butterfly in his hand. This artwork is a visual representation of the profound connection between m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Arise!!!
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Nigerians arise, brothers and sisters that believe in the union called Nigeria, ARISE!!!
The green-white-green t-shirt has turned to rag on us, let us let go of any excuses to keep ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wildflowers-original abstract floral landscape painting- modern contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Artist Biography:
Born 1964, Russian Khattin is a formally-trained painter from Saint Petersburg, Russia. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, Khattin has exhibited wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos Big Blue Orange original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Cap vespre" 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 Ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shallow Waters-original abstract floral landscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Shallow Waters" by Valery Khattin is an exquisite original abstract landscape painting that captures the essence of a serene and shallow stream surrounded by blossoms. Crafted with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Amalfi Cove, Italy' mixed media circa 2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Amalfi Cove, Italy.' by Andy Gradwell circa 2005. Watercolor and pastel on paper. signed.
Glazed oak wood frame 43cmx53cm
Dry mounted painting 27cmx38cm
A capriccio view of one of...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman VI, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tower and Surfer - Oil on Board Plein-Air Painting 2023
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Based in Del-Mar, California, Joli Beal (b. 1952) is a plein-air artist that has been participating in plein air invitationals and winning awards for over two decades. A graduate of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Standing female nude, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
My artwork is my emotions. My work is about dealing with the real world and above all using the images that surround us in everyday life. I often search for the unexpected. An ironic...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Carnival Night 70X70
Located in Sempach, LU
Carnival Night
Venice, Carnival, masks, ladies in hats, Masquerade!
What could be better to be in Venice on a festive Carnival night! Medieval costumes and dresses, beautiful ladies,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Aboja (The Sash Bearer)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Aboja (The Sash Bearer)" is a provocative and striking work of art created by Nigerian artist Adegbenro Adeola. The painting depicts a woman sitting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
man with red hair, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. The spontaneous and direct way of working is one of the most important characteristics of my art. At the same time, my...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Woman in green swimsuit, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I try to paint pictures that draw attention to things that other people might overlook. My choice of subject comes from intuition and is driven by a fierce desire to partake in the s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
woman with yellow stocking, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I register it and then part of it automatically goes to work. I'm not trying to paint literally, but I'm trying to bring the emotions being exerted on me closer to the viewer. A feel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Man in white shirt, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I register it and then part of it automatically goes to work. I'm not trying to paint literally, but I'm trying to bring the emotions being exerted on me closer to the viewer. A feel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The girl with golden hair, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I register it and then part of it automatically goes to work. I'm not trying to paint literally, but I'm trying to bring the emotions being exerted on me closer to the viewer. A feel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paul Collomb, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, The Beautiful View, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peeking Through the Underbrush, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In the fall and winter, the woods along the river reveal the remnants of summer flowers, tangled stems, and leaves. Starting with oils and cold wax, artist Meli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rafael Riera Venice original watercolor expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Venice original watercolor expressionist painting.
Rafael Griera Calderon (1934)
Rafael Griera Calderón is a contemporary painter born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, although he ha...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
CHARLES BRIDGE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Asher Topel
Located in Yardley, PA
Walking in Prague on the Charles bridge we saw under the bridge a ceremony of the firefighters remembering 9/11 all those women and others were in that position looking down Septembe...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
African Boy I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Omodaratan Oni Afro
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the realm of art, creativity knows no bounds, and artists continue to amaze us with their ability to capture the essence of beauty in various forms. One such captivating artwork t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Codorniu Majorca expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. frame
Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 moved his address to Barcelona. He was a student of the School of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Yesterday, Today II - Expressive Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism
By Robert Bubel
Located in Salzburg, AT
The painting is signed on the back.
The whole artistic output of Robert Bubel centres around subjective emotions and arousing emotion in the beholder. The source of inspiration- tha...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Benavente Solís Coast BeachB original figuratif acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif acrylic painting .l framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
Transport costs included
During its first exhib...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Sunflower 50X40
Located in Sempach, LU
In this piece, I've explored the juxtaposition of life's ephemerality and enduring warmth. The sunflower, despite its wilting state, is a vibrant focal point that offers a moment of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Palette of Persia 3
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING
The intimate depiction of this northern village of Iran is a visual magic. Nature takes center stage in this artwork, with lush greenery and abundant vegetation su...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circle of Chaïm Soutine, Expressionist painting of Fishermen in a French harbour
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very stylish image of a French harbour. Painted with great panache - wonderful brushwork and a vivid palette, reminiscent of the work of Chaim Soutine
Circle of Chaïm Soutine (189...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
My Sister and Friend 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My Sister and Friend 1 is an Original painting by Esther Obiwuru. Esther created My Sister and Friend with Acrylic on a 36W by 48H primed canvas.
My Sister and Friend depict the ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
No More
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You are the only person holding yourself back, stop the excuses, wishes, and procrastinating and you can't.
The pain you feel today is the strength of tomorrow in achieving your drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.
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