Expressionist Figurative 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
STREAMING LIGHT, YOUNTVILLE NAPA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed n front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity i...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,880 Sale Price
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Watercolor Portrait of a Soldier in a Large Black Frame
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this watercolor portrait, framed in a large black frame, the viewer is captivated by the three-quarter head depiction of a middle-aged soldier. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Unity" / Oil pastel on cardboard / 68 x 48 cm
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
Oil pastel on cardboard. An expressive work showing petrified figures, which for many observers is an almost ready project of a monumental monument. Catalog Number P0065.
Figurative paintings. Ready to Hang. Signed on the front.
A certificate of authenticity with the author's signature is delivered with the painting.
Tadeusz Zych...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Gaukler Familie mit Instrumenten (Family of Jesters with Instruments)
Located in Mc Lean, VA
German Modernist
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
EVENING MOOD
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Stretched. Certificate of au...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,050 Sale Price
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Curious - Joanna Flatau, Contemporary art, Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
A tribute to Amy Winehouse
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 F...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Duck Lake" California Expressionist Oil Landscape by John Mitchell Martin
Located in Pasadena, CA
This oil painting features a calm lake where eleven black ducks swim. The artist painted a water pipe on the lake's left bank while a palm tree stands alone at the center.
John Mit...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bingo rattle Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionnist outsider
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
“At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Deux Soeurs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1951, François Legrand was introduced to painting as a teenager by Philippe Lejeune in Etampes.
In 1973, he moved to Loiret. From 1974 to 197...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thunder . 2012, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Thunder in Bauska. 2012, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Landscape with man with a cigarette and wooden cottage in thunder by the river
Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,369 Sale Price
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"Siamo in ogni cosa" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Oil Paint on Canvas, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "We are in everything"
Oil paint on canvas.
It features a wooden frame and it can't be hung, since it is meant to lean against the wall.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic and Oil Paint on Canvas, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint and enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Ivre d
Embruns
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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig, Ballestra began her flower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Astral Landcsape
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Figura Danzante" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 -Acrylic, Enamel, Figurative Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Dancing figure".
Acrylic paint and enamel on canvas.
The artist sells the handmade, original and one-of-a-kind piece, but he reserves the right to duplicate it...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Faccia Ubriaca" by Enzio Wenk, 1993-1997 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Drunken face".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Madonna
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Josep Maria de Sucre · Untitled. Figurative Expressionist Painting. Spain
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Josep Maria de Sucre (1886–1969)
Untitled (Sin título)
Figurative Expressionist painting
Spain, mid-20th century
This powerful work by Catalan artist Josep Maria de Sucre presents a...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl In A Blue Chair
By Wyona Diskin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wyona Diskin, American (1915 - 1991)
Girl In A Blue Chair
Acrylic on canvas partially painted over wire mesh, Unsigned. Framed.
Measurements: H 70.5 x W 49.5 x D 1.25 inches
Wyona ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wire
Coach André Bard - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
Signed
Unique work
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
King Arthur
s Knights Battle - Sword Fighting
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Illustrator Gianni Benvenuti depicts a sword battle in a post-cubist/expressionist style. Without regard for proper perspective, the picture is as representative as it is abs...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still-Life Blue Tones Oil on Canvas by Edward Sotello
Located in Pasadena, CA
With this oil painting realized by the Californian artist Edward Sotello, we can clearly see on the right a glass, a vase, and some flowers placed on a table. On the left, a possible...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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Players
transfer -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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Acrylic on Canvas by Robert Catapano “little Mona”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Robert was born in 1949 to Dominick and Antoinette Catapano in Brooklyn New York. He is a self taught artist. He began drawing and painting as a child. He says he did it as a way of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dance with me - Joanna Flatau, 21st Century, 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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Giant Sadistic Laughing Devil with Hellfire and Tiny Humans
Located in Miami, FL
A sadistic laughing Devil grinning a big smile is pictured hovering over a Hellfire. He is reveling while witnessing tiny ant-like sinners engage in eternal torture, torment, and co...
Category
1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Window to the Light
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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig, Ballestra began her flower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Danse des Arbres
Located in Miami, FL
Her 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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At the Flower Market
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Sheffield, MA
Walt Francis Kuhn
American, 1877-1949
At the Flower Market
Oil on Canvas
15 by 18 in, w/ frame 22 ½ by 25 ½ in
Signed lower right
A painter and major organizer of the Armory Show, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Iris Mosaic
Located in Miami, FL
Her 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. Her work create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bright Orange - Joanna Flatau, Contemporary art, Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
A tribute to Amy Winehouse
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 F...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
What should I do with the ball ? Julien Wolf Contemporary Expressionist Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas
2018
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cap Roux Théoule
Located in Miami, FL
Her 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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Insomnia
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressionist figurative nude oil painting on fine printmaking paper. Colorful, active movement, broad brushstrokes, expressionist feel.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Lotus
Located in Miami, FL
Lotus is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This piece is a part of a flower series, defined by their distinct bright colors, satiny, silky, vibratin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spirale Nout
Located in Miami, FL
Her 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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying 0under Rolf Dürig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hathor
Located in Miami, FL
Her 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. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arms Crossed
Figurative Expressionist Painting
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Arms Crossed’ is a medium size vertical expressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist La Ba Quan in 2011. Featuring a palette made of grey, soft blue, green and pink, the painting brings to mind the fascinating aura of a Chaim Soutine. This expressionist painting is dominated by the tortuous lines of the man’s silhouette...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
A monkey in green Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionnist animal
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
OIl paint on canvas
Hand-signed on the back by the artist
“At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boxing Ring. Boxed Knocked to Floor with 10 Count, Red and Black, Esquire Mag
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Illustration legend Bob Peak depicts a boxer that has fallen to the matt and is being given the 10-count by the referee. Peak captures that peak moment of drama and then exaggerates...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strike a pose - Joanna Flatau, Contemporary art, Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
Part of "The Avignon Ladies" series
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed
Unique work
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and f...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
COLD SNAP seated female figure on subway cool blue winter tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting on plywood signed on reverse. There is a rough texture to the surface of the painting a technique used by the artist on many of his wood paintings.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
ATTITUDE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas size 36 x 12 in. Framed. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of a...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,480 Sale Price
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Holder of Light, Wild Woman Series, bright color blue yellow
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Priest dark muted color somber religious subject figure human condition theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Although painted 10 years ago the artist feels it is an appropriate image for these troubled times.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Energy Worker, bright colorful swirling patterns mystical yoga Wild Woman
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Onyx blue tone and black female nude sculptural qualities
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early experimental work by the artist it combines a loosely painted head combined with a hard sculptural body.
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Reflections Florida theme water pool exterior warm colors tranquil theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen canvas heavy duty stretchers framing recommended but not necessary. signed on reverse
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Veille
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1951, François Legrand was introduced to painting as a teenager by Philippe Lejeune in Etampes.
In 1973, he moved to Loiret. From 1974 to 197...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$49,920
Qilin - Timothy Archer 21st Century Painting Contemporary Figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on canvas
Signed and dated by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Friedrich Karl Scholtz. Portrait of a young lady. 1928. Oil on canvas.
Located in Berlin, DE
Portrait of a young lady. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right.
Dimensions with frame: 74 cm x 88 cm
Without frame: 57.5 cm x 70.5 cm
The painting has several paint chips an...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with No Eyes, social justice interpretation of civil rights crime victim
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and oil stick on canvas
Interpretation of beating and blinding of Issac Woodard sparking awareness of civil rights violations in the American south
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Slings and Arrows, cupids hearts night forest love valentine battle theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas on heavy duty wooden stretchers framing not required. part of recent valentine works with upcoming day in mind
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Color Pencil, Canvas
Off Broadway multi figurative purple colors dancers women in gowns
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a recent painting signed and dated on reverse
oil on stretched linen canvas heavy duty wooden stretchers framing recommended but not necessary.
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Linen
Lights of the Temple, colorful on black, dynamic, goddess, abstract, energy
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Beasts on a red background Joanna Flatau Contemporary Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed lower right
Unique work
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the Fine Arts Varsaw ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Swimmers" Vibrant Expressionist Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Pep Suari
14.75" x 40"
Acrylic on Board
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Boy in black shirt, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
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 turn to images or things y...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red Portrait, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
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 turn to images or things y...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist figurative 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 figurative 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, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Evelyne Ballestra, Julien Wolf, Stephen Basso, and Bernard Harmon. 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.
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