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.
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Style: Expressionist
shinning, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Jorge Calero
Located in Yardley, PA
Jorge Calero wants to make his point loud and clear. He asks if we can pay attention by standing still for a moment and taking in the beauty that surrounds us. He is bold in hi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Salisbury Plain
No3
, Mixed media, original painting signed c 2010
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Salisbury Plain No 3'. Mixed media painting on paper, circa 2010, signed,
dry mount size : 53cmx52cm
painting: 33cmx32cm
A piece from a series of paintings by Gradwell of walks on ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Lift Up and Let Go - Abstracted Colorful Figure Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Lift Up and Let Go
75.0 x 67.0 x 2.0, 15.0 lbs
Oil paint
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"I painted this painting at a pivotal juncture in my life, and it represents l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
After sunset. 2002, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
After sunset. 2002, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Bright, colorful landscape with the river
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,112 Sale Price
24% Off
The Seducer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TThe Seducer :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Loca...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conversation with a friend, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I register it and then part of it automatically goes to work. I'm not trying to paint literally, but I'm trying to bring the emotions being exerted on me closer to the viewer. A feel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fold Into Place - Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Fold Into Place
23.5 x 19.5 x 0.75, 5.0 lbs
Oil paint
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Light on water in Stuttgart, Germany, the first year of a new relationship and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Parade, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by my Dads garden, I remember watching my dad tend to the flower borders in our garden with love and care. I have painted "Spring Parade" with the same passion my dad has fo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Winter Wave, Cornwall
c 2019 Mixed media
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Winter Wave, Cornwall' circa 2019 signed watercolour on paper
oak glazed frame 43cmx52cm
painting 26cmx36cm
Expressionist view of a Cornish Cove in Winter months. Painted plein air ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Uomo alla finestra (sbarre)" by Enzio Wenk, 2018-Acrylic, Oil, Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man at the window (barriers)".
Acrylic paint and oil paint on canvas.
The artist sells the handmade, original and one-of-a-kind piece, but he reserves the right...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Without face, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
From a series of “Faceless Portraitsâ€
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), h...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$3,415 Sale Price
20% Off
SPRING FOREST, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this piece, I embraced nature's renewal, channeling the vibrant vitality of spring through my brush. Employing acrylics, I layered hues and textures to convey the blossoming ene...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
salty sue and kandy korn, colorful woman and bird humorous people pets
Located in Brooklyn, NY
one of a series of people and their pets painted on wood panel suitable for framed smooth texture
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The castaway, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Cast upon the island home of the witch Calypso, Odysseus, the hero of the Odyssey, has lost all - his few remaining men and the last of his ships all destroyed by a massive storm at ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Trees landscape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this piece, I embraced nature's renewal, channeling the vibrant vitality of spring through my brush. Employing acrylics, I layered hues and textures to convey the blossoming e...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blossom Bomb! Diptych, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to "Blossom Boom!", an explosion of floral delight that will revitalise and energise you! A canvas bursting with flowers, from delicate daisies to vibrant Dahlias. Bright, bo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Memories of Italy. 1965. Oil on canvas, 42x75, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Memories of Italy. 1965 Oil on canvas, 42x75,5 cm
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,539 Sale Price
20% Off
Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, l...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$645 Sale Price
20% Off
Landscape with trees. 1991, canvas, cardboard, oil, 34x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape with trees. 1991, canvas, cardboard, oil, 34x49 cm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride, L....
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
$738 Sale Price
30% Off
Lilies. 2004, oil on cardboard, 49, 5x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lilies. 2004, oil on cardboard, 49,5x70 cm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. S...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,707 Sale Price
20% Off
Guest. 1981, author technique on plywood, 89x54, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Guest. 1981, author technique on plywood, 89x54,5 cm
Mihailov Vyacheslav Sawich / Михаилов Вячеслав Саввич (1945)
EDUCATION
Painting Sculpture...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Mixed Media
$7,590 Sale Price
20% Off
Flowers. 1997. Oil on canvas, 60x45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers. 1997. Oil on canvas, 60x45 cm
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride, L. Svemps, yet he did no...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,707 Sale Price
20% Off
Young technicians. 1978, watercolor on paper, 25x28 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Young technicians. 1978, watercolor on paper, 25x28 cm
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flower...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$607 Sale Price
20% Off
trees landscape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
, old foliage of the trees, on the hillside, brilliant rays of five colors In this piece, I embraced nature's renewal, channeling the vibrant vitality of spring through my bru...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sisters, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE - Sisters SIZE - 36Wx36Hx2D in INCHES " So distant yet so close. So different yet so similar. We have our own, unspoken language"”a look that makes one of us fall on the...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still life with fruits. 2009, canvas, oil, 81x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with fruits. 2009, canvas, oil, 81x65 cm
Sergey Inkatov
Was born:
13.09.1971 in Baku.
Painter Sergey Inkatov belongs to young generation of artists of Estonia.
He was b...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,732 Sale Price
20% Off
Without face II, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
From a series of “Faceless Portraitsâ€
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
When Sun Goes Down 1, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Chin H Shin
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas 28 x 22 x 1 inches * This painting is inspired by my original painting "On the way Home* I wanted to generate some enormous energy from nature instead of making a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Strongman and Fire eater circus, coney island influences colorful carnival
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board mounted on a wooden frame suitable for immediate hanging. The board has been primed with an acrylic pumice gel giving the surface a rough texture visible from the photo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Brass
Red roses. Oil on cardboard, 45x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red roses in a glass vase. Oil on cardboard, 45x40 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,565 Sale Price
20% Off
Tulips in green vase. Oil on cardboard, 55x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red and yellow tulips in green vase on blue background. Oil on cardboard, 55x42 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wi...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,565 Sale Price
20% Off
Flowers in vase. Oil on cardboard, 50x39.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers in vase. Oil on cardboard, 50x39.5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,565 Sale Price
20% Off
Sunny day. 1994, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sunny day. 1994, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Bright, colorful landscape with trees
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,117 Sale Price
24% Off
Autumn wind. Cardboard, oil, 85x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn wind. Cardboard, oil, 85x100 cm
Landscape in earth colors
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$2,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Autumn sun. Cardboard, oil, 87x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Autumn sun. Cardboard, oil, 87x100 cm
Autumn landscape with a trail
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skr...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$2,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Yachts. 1983, Cardboard, oil, 85x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Yachts. 1983, Cardboard, oil, 85x100 cm
Landscape with yachts
Valdis Bush (1924-2014)
studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride, L...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$2,656 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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Green day, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flowers in the morning dew The most beautiful flowers are in the early morning. When the dawn just dawned, the petals began to gradually bloom, with the water lily, the lotus in ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Freedom of Peace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Taken from Gray's most recent exhibition in Prague ''Lost Souls'', based on people who had gone through some recent kind of loss. The artist managed to capture the man's gaze in a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rafael Coronel, "Untitled, " Mixed Media on Painter
s Board, Signed by Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Untitled' by Rafael Coronel, is a fabulous and stylistically distinct example of Coronel's work from the 1960s and 1970s in which his subjects are located at the surface of blank, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Charles V (after van Dyke) classical contemporary bold horse colorful brushwork
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A richly painted, expressionist homage to Van Dyke. Active, movement in an equestrian portrait based on a baroque painting. Oil on board.
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Sofa seated female figure with cat and pillows dominant red color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting of a seated woman with her cat is an early work by the artist. It has been held by the artist, exhibited only twice in the 36 years since its creation and is on excelle...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Galisia, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
As the artist of this oil painting, I've imbued it with a vibrant, emotive aura. Crafting each stroke with passion, I've captured a dreamlike essence that suggests both mystery and t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
World in green. San Francisco, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In creating this artwork, I submerged the iconic bridge within a vibrant sea of greens, symbolizing growth and resilience amidst the fluid motions of life. The fiery red of the struc...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fried fishes, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Fried fishes , well done )) :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes ::...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fried Fish, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This artwork painted not in standard canvas , it is oval "egg" form canvas ! Roasted fishes always inspired me to paint they , because the look already ready painting they have so mu...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sojourner, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
As she walks away from the crowd on her own she seems intent and focused on the task at hand. The painting is soft and blurred to add to the feeling of peace and serene that is felt...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tree In Winter
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mabel Spencer Peterson
American, 1886-1953
Tree In Winter
Oil on canvas
16 by 20 ¼ in, w/ frame 24 by 28 in
Signed lower right
Born in Dunlap, Elkhart County, Indiana as the eldest...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flux, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece depicts life challenges and milestones. Flux, because life throws us a curveball. The use of Light and Dark and a sense of movement to reflect emotion is my favourite, o...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
20th century Tuscan expressionist oil on canvas painting
By Mino Maccari
Located in Florence, IT
The painting (oil on canvas, 40 x 29.8 cm; with wooden frame 61 x 51 cm) depicts two figures, a woman with a smiling gaze and a man with a mustache, of which only the head is visible...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Painting on Panel Titled: "Let em Live”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Reunion" Expressionist Figurative Man and Woman
Located in Austin, TX
By Pep Suari
32" x 39.5" Acrylic on Linen
This figurative expressionist painting by Pep Suari depicts a man and a woman looking at each other with flowers between them. The colors o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Magenta Bloom I, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This square painting is part of a diptych, inspired by spring in the city and the Pantone Color of 2023 - Viva Magenta. The bold shapes of the blooming flowers are rendered with mage...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stringer, colorful green figurative abstraction
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Original Painting on Panel Assemblage Titled: "Beer 30”"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Birdie and Green Eyes" Modern Expressionist Figurative
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Birdie and Green Eyes" is from Sandra Jones Campbell's recent Summer collection, a series that displays her unique vision of the world and is informed by her current social observa...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Separateness Of Things, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas, hand framed and finished by the artist. overall size 15†x 19â€. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Budva, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas on wooden stretcher, signed on the front. Certificate of authenticity included. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Without face III, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
From a series of “Faceless Portraitsâ€
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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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.
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