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.
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Style: Expressionist
1946 Dutch Expressionist watercolour by Gabriel Van Schnell
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Gabriel Van Schnell (Dutch fl. 1908/1947)
The Sudden Shower
Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Gabriel 1946. SUDDEN SHOWER. / SUNSHINE. WIND AND RAIN’ (lower edge)
5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
The clown by William Goliasch - Print 50x66 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
William Goliasch (1922-1986)
Geneva Artist
Print on art paper with frame, numbered and signed by hand.
Total size with frame is 70x54 cm
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Mid 20th Century French Expressionist Oil Elegant Lady looking over Moonlit Lake
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950's
Title: an expressionist painting depicting an elegant lady overlooking a moonlit lake view.
Medium: oil on board, framed
Framed: 13 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
1970'S HUGE FRENCH EXPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - NUDE LADY STILL LIFE COMPOSITION
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's, signed lower right
Title: Still Life with Nude; beautiful range of colors.
Medium: very thick impasto oil painting on canvas, unframe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Under the Stars, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork depicts an expressionist city landscape at night, emphasizing emotions and subjective experience over realism. A woman's figure lies among the sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Beauty In African 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A woman's polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
Painting
Charcoal, Acrylic on canvas
Size: 18W x 24H Inches
Unmounted artwork
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Blue Mirage, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman in a flowing white dress stands with a relaxed composure. Her dark hair frames her tranquil expression. Soft blues and gentle pinks surround her, blen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
UNTITLED x1435 - Original Oil painting portrait, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil Paint on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas of 16 by 20 by 3/4 in. ::::: Title : UNTITLED x1435 :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certific...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Sea 26-2024
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this oil painting, I dove deep into the unbounded strength and serene chaos of the sea. Through dynamic brushstrokes and vibrant blues and greens, I aimed to capture the ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Inspired by Monet "Flowers in a vase"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In painting this piece, I poured my admiration for the dance between light and color onto the canvas, capturing the ephemeral beauty of flora. Each stroke is imbued with the energy o...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pronghorn Antelope
By Burt Brent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Stainless steel sculpture by artist Burt Brent. Edition 10/50.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 on a light brown tinted wove paper for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheue...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Body in the Field #1 - Red, Landscape, Coloured pencil, Drawing
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #1, 2022
coloured pencils on canvas
25 H x 16 W cm
Signed on reverse
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring. The painting is in a modern interior, the baguette is perfectly matched. Gentle morning lighting. Gorgeous beautiful white flowers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Sunny Lilac Branches - original lilacs painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionistic sunny painting with lilacs branches is very cozy, perfect gift, looks great in the interior will delight You and Your loved ones and be sure to give positive.
May is ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Tower Bridge Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by the famous Tower Bridge, pictured here at sunset, with lovely long shadows cast by the evening light. Sha...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 on a light brown tinted wove paper for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheue...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Das Nest" original lithograph
By Carl Hofer
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This striking lithograph was published in 1922 for Genius. The image size is 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (285 x 235 mm), printed on wove paper. This original C...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemplation in Blue and Green Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original acrylic painting, rendered on a quality stretched canvas measuring 50 cm in width and 70 cm in height, compellingly explores the human form through a vibrant interplay ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bouquet and book
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
This work of art, a still life depicting a vase of flowers, stands out for its mastery of the material and its subtly blended color palette. At the center of the comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Moonlight night
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've sought to capture the tranquil yet powerful essence of a serene night. The oil paints allowed me to layer emotions with every stroke, imbuing the scene with a sen...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow tulips
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this passionate creation, I've blended the vibrant energy of expressionism with the delicate subtlety of impressionism. The yellow tulips, vivid yet tender, symbolize bursts of ho...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Town, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A town exudes a whimsical charm with its expressionist portrayal. The simple and non-traditional images of the houses, lamp posts, and residents burst with mu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mint tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
Mint tea. A sprig of mint, evening tea, peace and solitude.
This painting was inspired by the flickering evening lights of the city.
Which dissolved in the serene bliss of the sea an...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Tambour, 1984, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned and numbered
By Jean Jansem
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013)
Le tambour, 1984
Lithographie sur papier Arches, justifiée EA
Signée en bas à droite
67,5 x 47 cm / 76 x 54 cm
Bibliographie:
CR Jansem, 1993, n°1
"Ma pre...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Blooming balcony
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured a lush, secluded nook that speaks to the soul's yearning for serenity. The interplay of light and shadow dances with the splendor of bloom...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Century Old Adobe, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on panel painting by James Cobb depicts an adobe house in the backdrop of the New Mexican landscape. The adobe home is shaded in the reds and oran...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Flowers original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert
Located in Paonia, CO
Still Life of flowers is an original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert published by Camila Lucas inc , Sidney Lucas, NYC. In good condition with vibrant colors . A ligh...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE Signed Lithograph, Yellow Nude, Blue Hair, Red Bird, Tree
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE confronts the viewer with a bold exotic yellow female nude set against a deep black background. One cannot avoid being intrigued by this exotic woman - her striking blue eye and long blue hair, posing with hand on her hip as an exotic red bird closes in towards her; a light yellow sphere encasing a green leafed tree form above.
Print size - 23.25 x 19.75 in. unframed, excellent condition, full bleed image, vivid colors, pencil signed by Corneille
Edition size - 200, plus proofs
Year published - 1981
Printed at J K Fine Art Editions Co. NYC
About the artist Corneille -
Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922.
Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mini Monstera 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the realm of vibrant expressions, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru masterfully brings to life abstracted flora in a spectacular fusion of color and form. The canvas dances with an o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Small town. Oil on canvas, 73x56 cm
Located in Riga, LV
(1907.22.V Revele - 1994.4.X Riga) - painter and teacher. He graduated Riga's 1. gymnasium, studied at Latvia's University in the Faculty of phililogy and theology. Also studied in L...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seascape with wave
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured the raw power and perpetual motion of the ocean. My brushstrokes are alive with the energy of the frothing waves, beckoning the viewer to ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi Rediscovered NY Artist Simchat Torah
Located in Surfside, FL
"Simchat Torah" by Jonah Kinigstein
Large Oil on Board Painting of Rabbi
Frame: 46 X 32
Image: 39 X 25.5
Jonah Kinigstein (b. 1923) is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter. H...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Mirando al Cielo 8 - Digital Photographic Print on Cotton Paper
By Rosa Basurto
Located in Brighton, GB
Mirando al Cielo 8 is a beautiful 30cm x 30cm Digital Print on 50cm x 50cm Cotton Paper. This is a Limited Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs in this size.
This print is available in an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Color, Digital
Summer wild herbs on the field
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've melded expressionism with touches of fine art and impressionism, breathing life into a bucolic symphony of divine wild herbs dancing under a tranquil sky. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Texan Fields at Dusk, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Srinivas Kathoju captures the beauty of vast open fields, mountains, and distant horizons in this painting. Sweeping clouds fill the sky, reflecting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Sunset in Camargue" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 27x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 51x60 cm
Signed and dated
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public au...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Field Daisies
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I poured my emotions into each brushstroke, capturing the delicate interplay of light and color. The daisies, set against a soft, serene sky, represent the ep...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trois femmes
Located in Belgrade, MT
Walter Becker was born in 1893 in Essen, Ruhr, Germany. Considered an important graphic artist of the "lost generation", Becker is well known for his depictions of figures and portraits in a style that combined elements of German Expressionism, Dada, and French modernism. He worked in a variety of print media, including color lincut, lithography, woodcut and etching. After a short military service, Becker studied under the German Sculptor Karl Albiker at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to southern France where he lived and worked from 1924-1935, and was in contact with George Braque, Thomas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Lago Maggiore" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Jentsch 91. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1919 for Das Kestnerbuch, an important collection of original prints publis...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
The pine trees. 1968, oil on canvas, 50 x 73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arijs Skride (1906.24.IX Madonna parish – 1987.22.XI Riga), painter.
Arijs Skride was born into a farmer's family. Wife Gundega Vaska – graphic artist.
At the age of 15, he passed ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carnival Night 70X70
Located in Zofingen, AG
Carnival Night
Venice, Carnival, masks, ladies in hats, Masquerade!
What could be better to be in Venice on a festive Carnival night! Medieval costumes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sainte Marie de la Mer" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 54x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 76x87 cm
Signed and dated
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public au...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1919 for Das Kestnerbuch, an important collection of original prints published during the height of the Germ...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Autumn Breeze, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A group of trees stands close together, their autumn-tinted canopies blending into one. Their hazy surroundings mirror the softness of the cloud above. In the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Benavente Solís Green Landscape Poppies House in the Countryside original
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
poppies landscape and house original expressionist watercolor painting . framed
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honora...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Head and Leaf
Located in OPOLE, PL
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) - Head and Leaf
Lithograph from 1939.
Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm
Publisher: Tériade, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Fast and secure shi...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Holy Diver - Framed Figurative Textural Swimmer Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reminiscent of the Fauvist movement and Italian classicism, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru’s bold outlines, dynamic brushstrokes and contrasting use of color make his work visually e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Study for Marbles, Original Drawing by Francisco Zuniga 1962
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Costa Rican / Mexican (1912 - 1998)
Title: Study for Marbles
Year: 1962
Medium: Ink on Paper, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 17.5 x 21.5 inches
Frame: 26....
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Paper
Le coin de l'atelier, 1986, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
By Jean Jansem
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013)
Le coin de l'atelier, 1986
Lithographie sur papier Arches
Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche
67 x 51 cm / 76 x 54 cm
D'une édition à 30 exe...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mountain Range, Oil Painting on Canvas by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large oil painting of a dramatic Mountain Range by Tunisian-born artist, Jalal Gharbi (1920 - 2005). The painting measures 30 x 40 inches and the frame 37.5 x 47.5 inches.
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sicile Landscape" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on wood 35x43 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame
Total size with frame 55x63 cm
Signed and dated
William GOLIASCH is a Swiss artist born in 1922 and died in 1986. His works have been sold at public auct...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Monster - Lithograph by Emil Nolde - 1926
By Emil Nolde
Located in Roma, IT
Monster is an original color lithograph realized by Emil Nolde in 1926, artist’s proof before the first edition, out of an edition of 520 copies,
Image dimensions: 16.2x11.2
In v...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flower Bouquet - Original signed lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Henry Maurice D'ANTY
Flower bouquet
Original lithograph
Signed in pencil by the artist
On vellum, size 64 x 46 cm (c. 25,1 x 18,1 inch)
Numbered /100 and dedicated
Very good condit...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Luis Camnitzer and Martin Buber (1878-1965),
New York: JMB Publishers Ltd, 1970.
Printed at The New York Graphic Workshop.
Hand signed on Arches paper. (Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page)
Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early masters section of Buber’s Die chassidischen Bücher as translated by Olga Marx. German Expressionist style Jewish woodcuts...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ballerina
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've depicted a serene moment, embracing the quiet grace of a ballerina at rest. Blending the styles of realism and impressionism, I aimed to capture both her e...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos Piano and Scores original expressionist acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Piano and scores original expressionist acrylic canvas 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
Abella gymnast Original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella. Original acrylic painting
Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the ocher and reddish c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
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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.