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
"Militair" Gray Toned Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Gray toned abstract watercolor painting on paper titled "Militair." Back side of the paper has another painting depicting red, yellow, green, and blue abstract shapes with figurative...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
I'm Alright, Just Here 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sisters in Yellow 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tranquility
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dissonance 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful New York Catskills Landscape Painting; Ukrainian-American Artist, 1952
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a highly stylized 1952 New York State fall landscape oil on board by noted Ukrainian-American artist Mychajlo Moroz. The vintage painting has modernist tendencies that are ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Aquarius" Oil Painting 31.5" x 51" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aquarius" Oil Painting 31.5" x 51" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Year: 2014
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady
French School, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches
Stylish ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Patterns Three, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this magical forest, we all stretch to the sky while cotton snow-drops fall gently around us. Up close we find the hidden cache. Step back and we see the whole. 36" x 30" x 1...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'In My Corner' by Via Li - Figurative Woman in Repose - Vibrant Expressionist
Located in Carmel, CA
'In My Corner' by Via Li is a deeply emotive figurative acrylic painting that captures a poignant sense of vulnerability and introspection. This 40" x 30" canvas utilizes a soft yet ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
CRUCIFIXION, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
THE EXECUTION BY CRUCIFIXION IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUEL AND VEXATIOUS TORMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, BEING DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH A RANKING OF CRUELTY IN ALL OTHER EXECUTION PROCE...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anna Tamayo. Port Olimpic acrylic paint
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Anna Tamayo. 1971.An expressionist painter seeks to capture her mood in each of her works. She does this through themes ranging from the most realistic urban landscapes to the most d...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Beyond This World, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Dynamic shapes and colors carry a profound symbolism. A woman's silhouette lies among the stars, representing humanity's connection to the cosmos. The artwork e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sail race
Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko
"Sails”100x70x2 cm
Acrilyc on canvas.
hand signed
unframed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hidden dimensions. It is a world tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Acrylic
Large Heavy Israeli Bronze Abstract Jerusalem Sculpture Moshe Castel Judaica Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Castel (Israeli, 1909-1991) -
The Three Angels, Guardians of the Wall,
Bronze Relief Plaque. 71/100,
Signed
Mounted on burgundy velvet fabric,
Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 15 inch...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Benavente Solis Campo de Mallorca original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. Framed
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Medit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Benavente Solis Campo de Mallorca original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. Framed
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Medit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Benavente Solis Campo de Mallorca original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. Framed
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Medit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Benavente Solis Campo de Mallorca original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. Framed
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Medit...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Raventos Square Homenage a Basarely original abstract mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original abstract mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
Raven...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Salève mount landscape" by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 50x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 70x82 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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raventos Collage Little City original expressionist mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Paris original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barce...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cows in the Cotswolds, Autumn, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Tree
Located in Deddington, GB
Oil painting painted en plein air on an Autumn day in the Cotswolds. The painting shows a view of cows grazing in a field in front of bright autumn trees. The painting is displayed i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos 4 Boat Marina II " original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" Marina II " 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Raventos Street Barcelona. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Barcelona. original acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
Raventós expanded her studies in etching and lithography at the Friedl...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Raventos Vertical Small City original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
City 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 Barcelo...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antoni COSTA Man original Figurative Academician drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
man. original figurative academician drawing painting. framed
Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965
It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD.
H...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Raventos 14 MOULIN ROUGE. PARIS original expressionist acrylic canvas
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"MOULIN ROUGE. PARIS"- original expressionist acrylic canvas painting - 1997
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos 12 Big Blue Orange original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Cap vespre" 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 Ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Town Square, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A town square boasts structures with mixed architectural styles. Lively street performers and the crowd enjoy each other's company. It captures the vibrant esse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Eye, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This work of the artist, as if laconic in color and content, creates an impression of depth and tranquility. Firstly, because of the cold blue-green shades, and secondly, because of ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cycle, Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, Nature walks
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil painting on Canvas.
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Cycle (Title FR)
Signature : The work is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos 8 Dark Blue original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Horitzo al mediterrani. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wandering Soul. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 28 x 18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wandering Soul. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 28 x 18 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument de...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Idea!, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The new work of the artist from the new series "George Alamanou coast". The picture is laconic - the color of the sea and chalk cliffs tell us that Ludmila loves this magical place i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monu...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a mon...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Happiness vase with pink flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Happiness vase with pink flowers" belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experienc...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue still life with pomegranates and teapot.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Blue still life with pomegranates and a teapot" 55x75 cm. The painting was painted with watercolor paints on Italian cardboard 350 gr. Glass teapot, elegant tea cups. Ripe pomegranat...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
Raventos BLUE Big original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
La Santa Espina. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts i...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 stars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Closed Gate, Original Painting
By Kip Decker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sunlight filters through the fence and trees, giving the scene a warm and inviting glow. Yellows, blues, and greens evoke a sense of relaxation and tranquility....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
View of the Marsh, Original Painting
By Kip Decker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bold brushstrokes capture the lively yet restful energy of a marsh. The colors shift and blend, reflecting the ever-changing landscape. The scene portrays the v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
painting on canvas print glicee Dame
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
acrylic painting on art print gliceé canvas
limited edition
hand signed
This Item will be shipped rolled, without stretcher/frame
Anastasia Kurakina's ar...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Giclée
"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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Pisces' by Via Li - Two Young Women in Delicate Pastels - Expressionism
Located in Carmel, CA
'Pisces' by Via Li is a captivating 30" x 40" figurative acrylic painting on canvas that embodies the dual nature of the Pisces zodiac sign through a stirring depiction of two women....
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Codorniu 14 Majorca expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. frame
Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 moved his address to Barcelona. He was a student of the School of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Torn' by Via Li - Strong Vivid Female Figurative - Expressionist Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
'Torn' by Via Li is a poignant 30" x 24" figurative acrylic painting that captures a deep and introspective emotion. The canvas is dominated by a striking image of a woman, her head ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Llabres Vidal Garden original watercolor paper expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Jardin original watercolor paper expressionist painting.
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fortune Circles Print
Located in London, GB
Several Anastasia Kurakina's artworks have been included into the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
She has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London at bp portrait aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Acrylic, Digital, Giclée
'Sardinian Cove, Evening Light' original painting c2004 signed
Located in Frome, Somerset
Sardinian Cove in evening light, Costa Smeralda by Andy Gradwell circa 2004
watercolour on paper 31cm x 32cm
Dry mounted for framing.
A semi abstracted romanticised view of a bay on ...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow roses in a blue vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I sought to capture the harmony of contrasts, where the warmth of the yellow roses breathes life into the remarkable depth of the blue vase.
The brushstrokes are deli...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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.