Expressionism Paintings for Sale
The Expressionist painting is a major artistic movement of the early 20th century, characterized by a desire to represent intense and subjective emotions rather than objective reality. Originating mainly in Germany around 1905, Expressionism emerged as a reaction to the social, political, and cultural upheavals of its time, notably the anxiety towards modernity and the First World War. This movement favors vivid and contrasting colors, distorted and exaggerated forms, as well as often dramatic compositions to convey deep feelings such as fear, pain, or passion.
Among the emblematic figures of Expressionist painting, there are artists like Edvard Munch, famous for his work The Scream, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, founding member of the group Die Brücke, as well as Emil Nolde and Egon Schiele. These artists explore various techniques ranging from oil painting to pastels, including engraving, relying on a style marked by spontaneity and a break with traditional aesthetic conventions.
The movement quickly spread throughout Europe and influenced parallel movements such as Fauvism in France or Cubism. Expressionism is divided mainly into two trends: Die Brücke, focused on raw emotion and revolt, and Der Blaue Reiter, more spiritual and symbolic, with artists like Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. The movement has deeply influenced modern art history and continues to inspire many contemporary artists.
Expressionist painting emphasizes an exploration of the human condition, a questioning of existence, and a rejection of realism in favor of an inner, sometimes unsettling representation that invites the viewer to an intense emotional experience.
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Self Love 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman
Oluwafemi Akanmu
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
£1,653
Identity 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman Hair
Oluwafemi Akanmu
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
£1,807
Trees at sunset 4 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,188
Sunset melody by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
£1,188
A lazy afternoon
Federico Cortese
Painting - 35.1 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£292
The thing you have to accept at the end of the day
Andrew Weir
Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
£880
Lighthouse ship Amrumbank - series Emden
Volodymyr Gluhomanyuk
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,109
Steamship John Oxley
Volodymyr Gluhomanyuk
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,386
"Red flowers" - series Mallows
Volodymyr Gluhomanyuk
Painting - 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
£924
Pink flowers
Volodymyr Gluhomanyuk
Painting - 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,100
Kaleidoscope of bloom
Volodymyr Gluhomanyuk
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£924
French School Still life Flowers Starwars - Pink Strikes back
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
£572
French School - Poppy Starwars - Flower
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
£572
French School - Still life Garlic and Chili peppers Starwars - Oil Painting 21th
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
£546
Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut.
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.1 inch
£1,538
Anything Is Possible
Andra Daans
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.7 inch
£1,237
I feel in blue sescape
Dam Domido
Painting - 75 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 59.1 x 0 inch
£2,552
Gondolier
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,012
A Beautiful Day in Venice
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£968
Everyday life of the Gondoliers
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£968
Lagoon
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40.7 x 75.3 x 6.5 cm Painting - 16 x 29.6 x 2.6 inch
£968
Fire Flame (1)
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 31 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£792
Boats in the Bay
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,024
Light Wind
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,112
Beautiful Mountains
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,672
Beautiful Time
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,112
Marine Evening
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
£2,024
In the Sea by the Shore
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,319
Romance for Rain
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,232
The Coming of Winter
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,320
Wonderful Space
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
£1,936
White Whale
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 150 x 90 x 0.3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
£2,200
Autumn, Rain, Love
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,936
Autumn Walk
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 125 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,408
Party of Sails smol
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 59 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
£1,408
Butterfly Effect (1)
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£2,068
Boat Trip
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 80 x 115 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,936
Venetian Rhapsody
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
£2,200
Three feet under keel
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 150 x 90 x 0.3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
£2,112
Magic
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
£2,200
Element
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 90 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
£2,200
Magic Forest
Karin Goeppert
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
£1,584
Yet, I shine brighter
Gbelekale Azeez
Painting - 106.7 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 42 x 1 inch
£1,684
Temptation (Seated woman with one bare breast)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 115 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,640
Abstraction urbaine géométrique
Dam Domido
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch
£2,552
La Voyageur (Traveler 1) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Men
Alawaye Tope
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
£2,844
Souvenir of Resilience 3
Gobe Joseph
Painting - 101.6 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 28 x 1 inch
£4,114
La Voyageur (Traveller 2) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Women
Alawaye Tope
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
£2,269
Looking towads future
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 30.5 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 15 x 0.1 inch
£1,538
Som històres de refugiades
Bel Mur
Painting - 81 x 117.1 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,813
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Méandres bleu et sable
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,552
Cuerpo escueto en fondo negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,473
Bright prospects
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 160 x 95 x 0.3 cm Painting - 63 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch
£2,244 £1,795
Love and Flowers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
£1,884
Music Reflections
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£704 £563
La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915
Egon Schiele
Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch
£660
Lapis lazuli melody
Marta Zawadzka
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,024
Need help with Expressionism Paintings ?
What is Abstract Expressionism?
Abstract Expressionism is an artistic movement that emerged in the United States in the 1940s, characterized by gestural and spontaneous painting. It emphasizes the expression of emotions and abstraction, with artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
What is an Abstract Expressionist?
An Abstract Expressionist is an artist who favors expressing emotions through non-figurative forms and colors. This movement, which originated in the United States in the 1940s, includes artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
What are the two major currents of abstract expressionism ?
The two major currents of Abstract Expressionism are action painting, focused on gesture and spontaneity (e.g., Jackson Pollock), and color field painting, centered on vast areas of color (e.g., Mark Rothko).
What are the characteristics of expressionism ?
Expressionism is characterized by a subjective distortion of reality, vivid colors, and exaggerated forms to express intense emotions. This movement prioritizes the expression of personal feelings over the faithful representation of the world.