Skip to main content

Expressionist Art

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.

159
to
238
2,809
1,619
606
202
1,418
1,076
222
837
572
533
370
484
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
74,077
41,777
17,859
13,685
11,484
4,701
2,284
2,108
2,085
1,829
1,155
513
308
1,461
919
785
549
421
352
324
182
145
145
103
101
78
62
61
60
57
48
46
43
1
40
1,673
1,094
78
107
146
63
57
95
284
179
186
123
53
49
48
45
34
1,459
853
524
504
495
Item Ships From: USA
Style: Expressionist
Gaukler Familie mit Instrumenten (Family of Jesters with Instruments)
Located in Washington, DC
German Modernist
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Manhattanhenge Phenomenon, Mystical Light Setting Sun, Manhattan Solstice
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk has been chronicling lighting effects in New York for over 50 years. This recent photography captures the magical moment of golden light pouring into 42nd street while...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Nude Dancer Burlesque Stripper with Purple Gloves - The Bump -
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 Art

Materials

Charcoal, Oil, Board

Untitled 516, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Flowers Cannes, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (Hands)
Located in New York, NY
Louisa Chase was born in Panama City, Panama. Seven years later, her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She studied painting and sculpture at Syracuse University and at the Ya...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

'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 Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Masturbating Woman Surrounded by Black
Located in Chicago, IL
Published anonymously c. 1920, Vienna, in an edition of 100, after the original gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed and dated in the plate by the artist in middle right: ...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame measures 13.5 X 11.5 Paper measures 6.5 X 4 inches Hand signed lower right Watercolor painting of prophet or Rabbi, Judaica artwork Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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 Art

Materials

Oil, Pigment

Fruits Accrochés le Long de notre Vie (Fruits Hanging along our Life) /// Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Théo Tobiasse (Israeli-French, 1927-2012) Title: "Fruits Accrochés le Long de notre Vie (Fruits Hanging along our Life)" *Signed by Tobiasse in pencil lower right Circa: 1984...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

Le Valeureux Petit Soldat (The Brave Little Soldier) /// Contemporary Surrealism
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Théo Tobiasse (Israeli-French, 1927-2012) Title: "Le Valeureux Petit Soldat (The Brave Little Soldier)" Portfolio: Hans Christian Andersen Suite *Signed by Tobiasse in pencil...
Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Je Traverse une Ville sur un Cheval de Papier (I Ride through Town on a ...)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Théo Tobiasse (Israeli-French, 1927-2012) Title: "Je Traverse une Ville sur un Cheval de Papier (I Ride through Town on a Paper Horse)" *Signed by Tobiasse in pencil lower right Circa: 1980 Medium: Original Lithograph on Japon paper Limited edition: 165/175. (There were also 15 artist's proofs in roman numerals) Printer: Unknown Publisher: Unknown Sheet size: 22.5" x 30.5" Image size: 19.75" x 25.88" Condition: Minor skinning from previous mounting tape on verso and some remnants of mounting tape from previous framing on verso. In excellent condition Rare Notes: Provenance: one owner ever - private collection - Dallas, TX / Sacramento, CA; acquired from Reddi-Arts, Inc, Jacksonville...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Brooke (Blue Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 3/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brooke (Blue Waves)" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 3/3 by Larsen Sotelo FRAMED Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin finish Full bleed dry mou...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Resting Nude Lithograph
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Resting Nude, limited edition color litho. 450/475, pencil signed 11"x14" framed 19.5x23.5x1 Itzchak Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, ...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louise and Else Heyerdahl /// Expressionism Edvard Munch Portrait Figurative Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) Title: "Louise and Else Heyerdahl" *Signed by Munch in pencil lower right Year: 1920 Medium: Original Lithograph on heavy cream wove paper...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Caroline (Darkness) Original photography Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
Caroline (Darkness) Original photography Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo FRAMED Giclee (Archival Ink) print on 310G Platine Fibre Cotton Rag w/satin fini...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Auction
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Kretzschmar (1889-1972), Auction, etching, drypoint, and burnished aquatint, 1921, signed and dated (’20) in pencil lower right [also initialed in the plate lower left] Refe...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

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 Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Jute

"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 Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Stream Channel with Yellow Woods
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil pastel and gouache on paper An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, ...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci) Poster /// Edvard Munch Litho
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) Title: "Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci)" Year: 1973 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on heavy wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark Sheet size: 35" x 21.5" Image size: 24.75" x 19" Condition: Some minor handling creases. Light toning at edges. In otherwise excellent condition Rare Notes: Printed in four colors: black, black, tan, and red-orange. Produced for a special posthumous exhibition of Munch's work at the Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark from August 16 - October 21, 1973. The image featured on this poster is Munch's 1903 lithograph edition "The Brooch. Eva Mudocci", (Woll No. 244, page 208-209). Edvard Munch would build a strong relationship with Eva Mudocci which lasted many years. They were connected through both romance and also friendship, with the two alternating in importance over time. There was a great mutual respect for each other, with Mudocci being a highly talented violinist from the UK who would regularly tour throughout Europe. They first got together in Paris...
Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Les Quais a Venise
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jean Jansem (French/Armenian, 1920-2013) Title: Les Quais a Venise Year: 1966 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 127/160 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size: 18....
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mountain Pastoral original serigraph by Robert Daughters
Located in Paonia, CO
Mountain Pastoral is a limited edition original serigraph no. 58/170 with deckle edges in excellent condition and signed in pencil by the artist. Published by Aspen mountain Grap...
Category

20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Las Trampas original serigraph by Robert Daughters
Located in Paonia, CO
Las Trampas is a limited edition original serigraph no. 47/260 with deckle edges in excellent condition and signed in pencil by the artist. Published by Aspen mountain Graphics. Robe...
Category

20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Raventos Citty original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Manhatan 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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

I. Mundo Vertical BARCELONA STREET. original watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
MUNDO Ignasi Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joaquín Mir, Mariano Pidelaserra and Manolo Hugué. In 1945 he received a scholarship travels to Paris, and later ma...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Conquistador" Portrait Lithograph by Richard Proctor
Located in Pasadena, CA
Richard Proctor (1936-2022) was a prolific and versatile artist who produced various works, including written and pictorial experiments. He received a Bachelor of Science in Art Ed...
Category

1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Man original figurative drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Man. original figurative drawing painting. virtual frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD. He wa...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Raventos 7 Winds Vines Trees Square Sunset original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Paisaje de castilla" original expressionist acrylic painting RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, 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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Le centaure" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. This impression on thin wove paper was printed in 1902 and published by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Image size: 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches (207 x 140 mm). Signed in t...
Category

Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

"Der Kunsthandler" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the scenes of the Berlin art world executed by Rudolf Grossmann. Printed in 1919 at the Wolf & Sohn atelier for the Ganymed portfolio (vol...
Category

1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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 Art

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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Oil

Monastery V, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

FACE OF THE NIGHT(Octavio Paz)Lithograph on Arches Paper, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Union City, NJ
FACE OF THE NIGHT (For Octavio Paz) is a limited run lithograph exhibition poster printed in multiple colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction) ...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Corner of the Wall, Painting, Acrylic on Other
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 Art

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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shallows, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 105. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 3). Image size: 8 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (217 x 220 mm). Sh...
Category

1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 Art

Materials

Acrylic

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 Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Raventos 27 Red Black Homenatge a Picasso. original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Homenatge a Picasso. original expressionist acrylic painting RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Ar...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Benaavente Solis. 115 home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist watercolor painting virtual frame Work of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS. Watercolor on paper. Perfect state During its...
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

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 Art

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

American Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Vase, Flowers WPA Artist Ben ZIon
Located in Surfside, FL
Ben-Zion (1897-1987) Flower Piece with Black Vase Oil on board, Hand signed 'Ben-Zion ' lower right, with the artist 's label and label from Duveen-Graham gallery, NY. 16 x 7 3/4 i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vaulted Bridge in French Landscape Oil on Wood Painting by Vincent Mazzocchini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vincent Mazzocchini (France, 20th Century) created this unique French landscape oil on pressed wood board painting. This delightful composition is on rather unusual media. The lands...
Category

1940s Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Oil

Chinese Shop Window, Lower East Side
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache

A Calm Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A lone, wispy cloud floats above a tranquil sea. The vibrant grass, swaying softly in the breeze, adds a touch of otherworldliness to the sandy shore. The seren...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Rainbow Ridges, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Colorful ridges and mountains bring layers of contrast to the scene, while light and shadows accentuate the ruggedness of the terrain. Expressive strokes captur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, George Grosz, Stephen Basso, and Marc Chagall. 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 art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

Recently Viewed

View All