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.
Find a collection of authentic Expressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and more art on 1stDibs.
80
to
301
1,299
1,101
775
170
1,350
1,083
385
416
502
593
561
754
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
41,731
32,800
17,676
7,076
3,200
2,826
2,734
2,092
1,165
1,126
1,099
1,056
326
225
1,274
1,004
811
475
335
273
224
209
190
160
158
119
108
87
83
68
63
56
50
49
6
896
1,924
6
7
21
35
35
69
113
100
102
114
48
45
35
34
33
2,658
1,719
1,330
1,307
849
Style: Expressionist
Returnable Items Only
I told you to see it Sergio Moscona Contemporary art tondo human comedy colour
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper
Tondo (diameter 30 cm)
Hand-signed and dated lower right
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Ink
The Road South, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr depicts an expressionist view of a house hedged with lush greenery. "A personal photo of a cottage on a wooded road becomes quite differen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist Figurative water color painting- Series The Horse Whisper No.2-25
Located in Beijing, CN
Expressionist Figurative water color painting by Zhang Chunyang
Series The Horse Whisper No.2-25
Dimension: 29 x 36 cm
Material: Gouache, Watercolor on Paper
Date: 2013
Artist B...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Self Portrait in Rheinland-Pfalz
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gaukler Familie mit Instrumenten (Family of Jesters with Instruments)
Located in Washington, DC
German Modernist
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Devotion
By Erich Waske
Located in Wien, 9
Deling with the work of Erich Waske today, one encounters first of all a number of reasons why this outstanding artist has fallen into such undeserved oblivion. In addition to the de...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Die Benno Kirche - Benno Church
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - WE IV
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
Agent of BRUNO MASSA Gallery, France
Six Worldwide well-known art sales website agent
KOONESS/1STDIBS/ARTPRICE/...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist Figurative water color painting- Luckiness
Located in Beijing, CN
Expressionist Figurative water color painting by Zhang Chunyang
Title: Luckiness
Dimension: 29 x 36 cm
Material: Gouache, Watercolor on Paper
D...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Mixed Media abstract painting- by contemporary artist Zhang Chunyang
Located in Beijing, CN
Mixed Media Painting
Title: Series Beasts of Burden No. 9
Dimension: 82 x 61 cm
Material: Mixed Media
Date: 2022
Artist Biography
Zhang Chunyang was...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - Walk
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
Agent of BRUNO MASSA Gallery, France
Six Worldwide well-known art sales website agent
KOONESS/1STDIBS/ARTPRICE/...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Dancer Burlesque Stripper with Purple Gloves - The Bump -
By Jack Levine
Located in Miami, FL
A gritty Burlesque Stripper with long purple gloves bumps and grinds with a hard-driving beat. American Social Realist artist Jack Levine paints this se...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Board
Mixed Media abstract painting- by contemporary artist Zhang Chunyang
Located in Beijing, CN
Mixed Media Painting
Title: Series Beasts of Burden No. 1
Dimension: 82 x 61 cm
Material: Mixed Media
Date: 2022
Artist Biography
Zhang Chunyang was...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
He brought the dawn in its wake Timothy Archer 21st Century Contemporary paint
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper
Signed and dated lower right
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
Ensemble
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-Louis Mendrisse is a self-taught painter born in 1955 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Art, family affairs
Jean-Louis Mendrisse studied the deal with his famous sculptor father, Jean Mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The faithfuls - Joanna Flatau, Contemporary Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed
Unique work
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the Fine Arts Varsaw Academy in ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mister Universe - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
2019
Signed
Unique work
Julien Wolf is a French painter born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France.
In 2007, he graduated from the DNSEP Art section at the Strasbourg Decora...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terrace Theater - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Contemporary Expressionist Drawing
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oilbar and charcoal on paper
2020
Signed
Unique work
Julien Wolf is a French painter born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France.
In 2007, he graduated from the DNSEP Art section at the St...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel
He grabs it by the tail - Julien Wolf, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
2019
Signed
Unique work
Julien Wolf is a French painter who was born in Strasbourg in 1981, France.
He graduated in 2007 at the DNSEP Art and Decorative Art section a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snow Receding - Victor Egorov, Russian, Landscape, Snow, Woodland, Season, birch
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Receding Snow is an original oil onto canvas by Russian painter Victor Egorov. It depicts the turning of seasons as Egorov details the receding snow from...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Red Roses and a Lemon', California, Post-Impressionist, Esalen Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Ant McNaught' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952), titled 'Still Life with Lemon', dated 2018 and inscribed, 'After Pablo Picasso'.
This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist studied at Big Sur's Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
My Happy Place
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I believe this work of Art would remind viewers about their warm childhood, give them a rekindled desire to live, and find comfort in the people surrounding them. We all need a reaso...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Brooklyn Blaze 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
Back in the day, the glorious 1980's was a time of unequaled freedom, that we once took for granted. This picture captures the sky ablaze of a hot summer day - sunset over Downtown B...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pigment
Peace and Tranquility 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Porthtowan winter swimmers, beach, costal, swimming, Cornwall, people, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Porthtowan winter swimmers is an Original painting by Eleanor Woolley Painted on the beach in Porthtowan this painting depicts some cold water swimmers braving the water. The headlan...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Fruit Eyes
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eternity
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aux Confins du Dire
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mirage
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Coeur des Fleurs
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreaming
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Toy Seller" Oil Painting 35" x 45" inch by Andrey Remnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Toy Seller" Oil Painting 35" x 45" 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
Oil, Canvas
"Golden Altar", expressionist, church, golds, purples, blues, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Golden Altar” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a expressionist interior church scene. This evocative 24 x 20 x 1 7/8 inch oil on canvas painting depicts a golden encrusted altar. The te...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dance Moves, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting captures a lively scene where a group of people dances joyfully, lost in the music with closed eyes. Their vibrant clothing and fluid movements inf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Yellow Bouquet seated female figure with flowers soft yellow and pink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Seated woman in a pink suit strong yet warm color consistent with the artist's palette. It is painted on jute a coarse type of burlap mounted on a cradled wood board . Framing recomm...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Jute
Oranges. Montilla Oil on canvas. Orange, Yelow, Fuchsia Expressionist Still-Life
Located in Segovia, ES
"Oranges" oil on canvas. Expressionist colorful still life.
Measurements: (H) 61 x (W) 46 x (D) 2 cm.
Framed: (H) 81 x (W) 66 x (D) 4 cm
Expressionist still life with ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sheryl Roberts, A Distant Stillness, Original Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheryl Roberts
A Distant Stillness
Original Painting
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Signed
Sold Framed
(Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look).
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
"Late Night at the Studio", interior, factory, teal, blue, yellow, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Late Night at The Studio” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is an Expressionist interior factory scene in a palette of teal-blue and yellow. This evocative 18 x 24 inch oil on panel painting focuses on light pouring out from the haunting depths of an empty hallway. This textural artwork is framed in a silver crackle floater frame with a black interior, making the framed size 19 x 25 x 1.5 inches.
Catherine Picard-Gibbs paints with bold brush strokes, using vibrant colors to show emotion and movement in landscapes and urban scenes. Her inspiration comes from the nuance and drama of her everyday world. Her evocative works have been featured throughout Massachusetts, in New York, and in the Midwest. Picard-Gibbs is represented by Fountain Street Gallery...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Le port de Sète (South of France) - Oil on canvas, 66x92 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on Canvas by François Desnoyer, not framed. It depictes the port at Sète, in Occitanie, France.
François Desnoyer, né à Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) le 30 septembre 1894, et mort...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Warm Inside - Somber Lakeside Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Warm Inside
30.0 width
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"In the middle of the Winter, the snow covering the forest and the ice covering the lake. A blue feeling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rays of Light, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant night sky stretches over the city. Ethereal blues mirror the celestial depths, while fiery oranges echo the birth of the stars. Geometric shapes and f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rustic Cabin, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An expressionist depiction of a cabin displays its eclectic walls, with the surrounding woods emerging as vibrant shapes. The composition steers away from reali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sailboat with a Red Mast, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Docked boats feature compelling textures and unique color combinations, enhancing their visual appeal. The main focus of the composition shifts towards a series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ready for Romance, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep magenta, blush, and lush greens cascade in this abstract floral painting. The vibrancy of the flowers stands out against the neutral background, creating a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressionist Judaica French Israeli Modernist Art Oil Painting Rabbi, Musician
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bright, colorful oil painting of a Hasidic Musician in the the holy city of Jerusalem, Israel
1972,
Oil on canvas,
29 X 26 inches
Hand signed and dated.
George Cheme...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shallows, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Janet Dyer
Located in Yardley, PA
Quiet river in western US :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monastery V, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Janet Dyer
Located in Yardley, PA
Summery colors, scene of monastery grounds :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes ::...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dynamic Dusk, NY-original abstract cityscape PAINTING-ARTWORK- CONTEMPORARY aRT
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the mesmerizing chaos of New York City with Daniel Castan's "Abstraction Lines, NY." This original cityscape painting, crafted with the bold strokes of oil on canvas, offer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Bird Trainers seated male standing female figure white tropical bird hot color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealistic, stylized magic realism oil painting of oversize bird and 2 people
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos 14 Litle Vertical Roma original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Roma original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona....
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Raventos 11 Geometric Figures Golden Browns White
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos. geometric figures. browns . white. expressionist acrylic canvas painting. framed
Raventos trained at the eli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In a small town. 1969, paper, watercolor, 36x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In a small town. 1969, paper, watercolor, 36x48 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers an...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Village Study, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A small rural village transforms with washes of color and stylized rendering. A subtle hint of structures graces the piece, with selected hues to fulfill the pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Made to Love - abstract wildlife elephant interior oil painting-contemporary art
By Nathan Neven
Located in London, Chelsea
"Made to Love" by Nathan Neven is an exquisite portrayal of maternal affection, showcasing a mama elephant and her baby in a vibrant interior setting, complemented by enchanting spir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meneses 36 coast original watercolor paper expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
coast original watercolor paper expressionist painting.
This Catalan painter, settled for years in Mallorca, offers a series of landscapes in which the natural is treated in the imp...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Big wave.Surfing
Located in Sempach, LU
"In this oil painting, I've captured the awe-inspiring power and serene beauty of the ocean. The expressionist strokes convey the dynamic movement of the waves, while the impressioni...
Category
2010s 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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Advertising Box
Great Race
House And Garden Book Of
Fells House
C Raymond
W S George
Religious Icon
Early 19th Century Portrait French
Candy Pink
Large Baroque Painting
Original Painting Book Cover
Oriental Vintage Painting
Mary Child
Child Mary
Tiger Canvas
Used Book Search
Religious Paintings On Wood
Constant George