Expressionist Still-life 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
"Untitled" Still Life Acrylic Painting with Pears Lemons
Limes by Peter Dahlke
By Peter Dahlke
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled" is an original acrylic painting of a still life by Peter Dahlke. The artist used expressionist techniques and bright colors to create this artwork.
15" x 19 1/4" art
His work sometimes makes use of symbolism which is frequently rather obtuse in its allusions to art history.
The boxes he manufactures are constructed from reclaimed antique pipe organ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
And we all had such a great time
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
This vibrant artwork showcases three abstract bottles set against a dynamic background. The composition bursts with energy, using bold, expressive brushstrokes that convey movement a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Religious ecstasy
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
This vibrant and enigmatic artwork bursts with life, drawing the viewer into a surreal and multifaceted scene. A mesmerizing blend of colors—bold reds, deep blues, and warm golds—com...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Guitarist
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eternal Spring
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The combination of color and impressionistic brushwork and the harmony between the various elements in the painting creates a mesmerizing dance of nature, where every element is thou...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Leaning Flowers, " Double-sided Acrylic
Watercolor by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Leaning Flowers" is an original watercolor and acrylic painting by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a bouquet of yellow, purple, red, and teal flowers. This pi...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
"KNIFP" Expressionist yellow Still-life with flowers fruits and Buddhist figures
Located in Segovia, ES
KNIFE. Expressionist yellow Still-life with flowers fruits and Buddhist figures.
Author: Chico Montilla (Spain 1961).
Oil on Canvas.
Measurements: (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm.
...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$2,003 Sale Price
60% Off
Basket in Red. Oil on panel. Expressionist Still-life with abstract background
Located in Segovia, ES
Basket in Red (Canasto en rojo). Aracely Alarcón oil on panel. Expressionist Still-life on abstract background.
Dimension art : 38 x 46 x 03 cm.
Dimen...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Original Still Life Oil Painting - Teapot and Fruits
Located in Bristol, GB
TEAPOT AND FRUITS
Size: 39 x 49 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A charming mid-century still life painting that celebrates the beauty of everyday objects through colour and form, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Winter walking, Cotswolds, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Tree
Located in Deddington, GB
A 40x30cm oil painting painted en plein air on a winters day in the Cotswolds displayed in a white frame.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Oil Paint on Board
40 H x 50 W x 3 D cm (15.75 x 19...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Serene Symphony
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The landscape piece is a stunning representation of a serene and romantic setting, created in a unique impressionistic style. The artist has masterfully captured the essence of natur...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Heavenly Guitar", 35x29", Acrylic on canvas
By Kim Simmonds
Located in Southampton, NY
Sad news of the recent passing of this great artist, guitarist, Rock and Blues Legend and founding member of Savoy Brown. Kim was a long-time friend who will be missed by fans and a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lil Bit of Shade" (2023) By John McCaw, Expressionist Mixed Media Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Lil Bit of Shade" is a beautiful original expressionist mixed media on canvas painting that depicts an interior with two plants and a chair, with an uneven s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Mystic Twilight
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The artist’s masterful use of light and shadow further accentuates the beauty and allure of the roses, casting subtle nuances of color and creating a play of textures. In this evocat...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Commandment 1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The sculptural artwork is a portrayal of a religious scene, featuring Moses holding the iconic Ten Commandments, infusing the piece with a sense of depth and symbolism.
The rich tex...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Tulips with a rainbow. Oil on canvas, 70x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Zita Sudnika, Tulips with a rainbow. 2007. Oil on canvas, 70x80
Vibrant and visually striking painting captures the beauty of red and yellow tulips arranged in a vase, positioned pr...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,669 Sale Price
20% Off
Spring bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 85 x 74, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 85x74,5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art,...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,526 Sale Price
20% Off
Happy Times
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Happy Times by Nicky Chubb [2021]
original
Acrylic paint on canvas
Image size: H:30.5 cm x W:30.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30.5 cm x W:30.5 cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ZINNIAS, IN GREEN GLASS JAR, 10.3.16
Located in New York, NY
Colored Pencil on Museum Board
Signed and Dated; Impressed with artist's stamp lower right
Archivally framed with black float mount and bleached maple surround.
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Color Pencil
LITTLE WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUMS, IN GLASS JAR, 3.14.17
Located in New York, NY
Colored Pencil on Museum Board
Signed and Dated; Impressed with artist's stamp lower right
Archivally framed with black float mount and bleached maple surround.
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Color Pencil
Seven tulips. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Located in Riga, LV
7 tulips. 1979. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,717 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer dahlias. 1987. Paper, watercolor, 56x62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer dahlias. 1987. Paper, watercolor, 56x62 cm
Still life with flowers in a vase
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$682 Sale Price
35% Off
Still Life with Blue Drapery
Located in Sheffield, MA
Lillian Burk Meeser
American, 1864-1942
Still Life with Blue Drapery
Oil on canvas
32 by 36 in, w/ frame 38 by 42 ¼ in
Signed lower left
Born at Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, on July ...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tulips on the black background. 1975, cardboard, oil, 50x39 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips on the black background. Cardboard, oil, 50x39 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art schola...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,574 Sale Price
20% Off
Still life with roses. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition with roses. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School o...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,574 Sale Price
20% Off
Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,574 Sale Price
20% Off
Still life 1993. Oil on canvas, 100х81 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life. 1993. Oil on canvas, 100х81 сm
Colorful still life with flowers in vase, bottle and apples
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), h...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,671 Sale Price
20% Off
Last Autumn Dahlias. 2006, paper, author
s technique, 58x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Last Autumn Dahlias. 2006, paper, author's technique, 58x73 cm
Still life with flowers in a vase
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural c...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
$1,431 Sale Price
20% Off
"Passeggiata tra i cipressi" by Enzio Wenk, 2015- Acrylic on Wood, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Stroll among cypresses"
Acrylic on wood.
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Expressionism, Extergem, Sea, Palms, Cote D
Azur, 1921, Summer Coast Scene
Located in Greven, DE
Painting of a Beach Promenade, with Palm Trees, perhaps the City of Nice nearby. The painting is signed and dated 1921. The artist Guido Van Extergem is o...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Georges Van ExtergemExpressionism, Extergem, Sea, Palms, Cote D
Azur, 1921, Summer Coast Scene, 1921
$14,310 Sale Price
35% Off
"Odd Set of Flowers, " Original Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Odd Set of Flowers" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. This piece depicts a bouquet of white, yellow, and blue flowers in fro...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Root, " Acrylic on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Vase of Flowers / Woman by the Mirror
Located in London, GB
JACQUES CHAPIRO 1887-1972
Dvinsk, Belarus 1887-1972 Paris (Russian / French)
Title: Vase of Flowers / Woman by the Mirror, circa 1930's
Technique: Original Signed Double Sided Oil Painting on...
Category
1930s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
28% Off
Still life with jonquilles
Located in New York, NY
Any additional questions we suggest a phone conversation through 1st. Dibs .
Bernard Buffet paintings sell between $100,000.00 for a small painting too several million dollars.
This ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Le service a cafe
Located in New York, NY
catalogue : Bernard Buffet Vo.11 by Yann le Pichon, 2 page color reproduction
(474 & 475) . catalogue reference # 840.
Actual canvas size: 89 x116 cm. (35 1/16" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Le service a cafe
Located in New York, NY
" Le service a cafe" illustrated on the paintings of Bernard Buffet, Vol.11 by Yann le Pichon, 2 page full color reproduction p.474-475.This painting is a very rare important museum ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Price Upon Request
Vase Still Life Painting by Laurent Marcel Salinas 1942
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010)
Title: Untitled, Vases
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed and dated LL
Size: 18 x 15 inches
Category
1940s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Expressionist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist still-life 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 still-life 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, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, Bernard Harmon, Robert Hofherr, and Chico Montilla. 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 1.97 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $204 and tops out at $52,000, while the average work sells for $1,862.