Expressionist Art
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
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Art
Materials
Oil
Expressionist Clown Portrait After Bernard Buffett
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil crayon on board portrait of a clown. The work is signed and dated top right.
A wonderful strong and colourful portrait. The subject is looking out at us with his s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Crayon
"Life Is Just A Shell Game" contemporary expressionist Serigraph
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Life Is Just A Shell Game" is from Sandra Jones Campbell's series inspired by her unique social observations. It features her unique blend of modernism and expressionistic style, al...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Screen
Hugó Scheiber Pastel "Sailing", about 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Pastel and carbon pencil on cardboard, ca. 1930 by Hugo Scheiber. Signed lower left: Scheiber H.
Dimensions: 14.96 x 12.99 in ( 38 x 33 cm ), Framed: 19.69 x 15.75 in ( 50 x 40 cm )
...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard, Carbon Pencil
Row of Plane Trees In Winter - Maussane-les-Alpilles
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Row of Plane Trees In Winter - Maussane-les-Alpilles', Provence, watercolour and pencil on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1946). A line of Plane trees greets visitors to almost every vi...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
French Expressionist Provençal Landscape, La Grotte
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Expressionist Provençal landscape, oil on board, by French artist Jean Arène (1929 - 2020), depicting a Provençal, South of France landscape. The painting is signed bottom lef...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Insatiable Cravings
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bouquet of Peonies with blue background
Located in New York, NY
This painting is in excellent condition with no cracks in the paint, it is not relined and the canvas has been cleaned and in excellent condition. It also has a new 23 K. gold leaf ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
New York City, view from Brooklyn
Located in Chicago, IL
Looking northeast from downtown Brooklyn, Manhattan can be seen at sunset, glowing in saturated red and yellow, here depicted with vermillion and lead-tin orange. Lapis lazuli blue l...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Pigment, Oil
Midnight Sun Lofoton, Norway
Located in Chicago, IL
In northern Norway the midnight sun sets over the stillness of a strange dusk that will rise again in moments. Surrounded by mysterious dark mountains and unbelievable views of the a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Pigment
American God
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included in the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
painting print gliceé canvas
hand signed
2024
the painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
C Print, Color, Digital, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Giclée
Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci) Poster /// Edvard Munch Litho
By Edvard Munch
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944)
Title: "Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci)"
Year: 1973
Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on heavy wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark
Sheet size: 35" x 21.5"
Image size: 24.75" x 19"
Condition: Some minor handling creases. Light toning at edges. In otherwise excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Printed in four colors: black, black, tan, and red-orange. Produced for a special posthumous exhibition of Munch's work at the Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark from August 16 - October 21, 1973. The image featured on this poster is Munch's 1903 lithograph edition "The Brooch. Eva Mudocci", (Woll No. 244, page 208-209).
Edvard Munch would build a strong relationship with Eva Mudocci which lasted many years. They were connected through both romance and also friendship, with the two alternating in importance over time. There was a great mutual respect for each other, with Mudocci being a highly talented violinist from the UK who would regularly tour throughout Europe. They first got together in Paris...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Elizabeth
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Abou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991, original lithograph by Jean Jansem
By Jean Jansem
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013)
Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991
Lithographie sur papier Arches
Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à droite
66 x 47 cm / 76 x 54 cm
Imprime...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile) /// German Expressionism Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 219, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 4" x 3.38"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Strada", expressionist, landscape, city, Tuscany, brown, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
“Strada” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a dynamic city scene, depicting a solitary figure walking down a street in Tuscany during the heat of the late afternoon. This gestural, express...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Hands)
By Louisa Chase
Located in New York, NY
Louisa Chase was born in Panama City, Panama. Seven years later, her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She studied painting and sculpture at Syracuse University and at the Ya...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Masturbating Woman Surrounded by Black
Located in Chicago, IL
Published anonymously c. 1920, Vienna, in an edition of 100, after the original gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed and dated in the plate by the artist in middle right: ...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night-Rare Large Artist's Proof #2/3-UK Awarded
Located in London, GB
A rare chance to collect a large painting by Shizico Yi at the lowest price possible. We offer this rare Artist Proof ( Only 3 proofs in this large size ever made, this is No2 of the...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
Resting Nude Lithograph
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Resting Nude, limited edition color litho. 450/475, pencil signed
11"x14" framed 19.5x23.5x1
Itzchak Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Embossed textured orange flowers on a blue backgraund.Still life abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life of scarlet, orange flowers on a blue background. An interesting composition. The canvas space is completely filled with flowers. But!There is air in the gaps. This makes t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Canvas
1970s Belgian Gouache Still Life Provençal Tablescape of Fruit and Tableware.
Located in Cotignac, FR
1970s expressionist still life gouache on paper by Belgian artist André Pierard painted in Provence in the south of France. Colourful representation of table laden with tableware and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Young Woman - Bronze Abstract Nude - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
Young Woman in bronze, abstract nude figurative bronze sculpture, limited edition of 24, height 64 cm including base, Sandstone base: approx 17 cm x 15 cm x 5 cm. Cast bronze using t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “Hygieia” collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #10, Ausschnitt aus dem Bilde “Medizin”; multi-color collotype detail from Medicine, one of the faculty paintings for the Uni...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I draw lotus flowers at different times of the day. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a symbol of purity in Buddhism. Painting in the spirit of abs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring (85cm x 105cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring (60cm x 80cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Morning (series lotus) - ( 3panel - 65cm x 135cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint the lotus flower early in the morning when the sun has not yet risen and is still covered with mist. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a sy...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Old Riga motif. 1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Riga motif
1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
A wet November
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I sought to capture the reflective mood of an urban evening, emboldening the canvas with the vibrant contrast of city lights against the brooding blues of a ra...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior te
Located in Zofingen, AG
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior textured painting with 3 D effect. The painting is made with acrylic paints, porcelain pigments,. The ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Florentine Wall with Trees
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on artist board
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Meyer Sc...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Gouache
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring. The painting is in a modern interior, the baguette is perfectly matched. Gentle morning lighting. Gorgeous beautiful white flowers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
The Thief. Original Drawing.Welsh Artist. Magpie.Late 20th Century.Black & White
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Julian Ruddock.
British ( b.1965 ).
The Thief.
Pastel on Paper. Signed.
Image size 29.1 inches x 21.3 inches ( 74cm x 54cm ).
Frame size 38.4 inches x 29.9 inches ( 97.5cm x 76cm )....
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Dive into the water
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dive into the water
100X70 oil
expressionism
Personally, the underwater world causes exciting feelings for me. I am a good swimmer, but I have never been able to dive underwater. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The ballet team II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've woven together the raw intensity of expressionism with the precision of realism. The canvas breathes life with bold colors and emotive subjects. The dancer...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting by Liubov Kriuchkova / Momalyu
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the shadows colors and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood.
30 -40 cm (11.8-15.8 inches)
oil painting on canvas. Ready to hang, wired, and signed.
Yo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carefree Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cluster of trees stands in the middle of a vast field, their canopies merging to create a unified presence. Against the coolness of the blue sky, the orange l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Woman surrealism oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas size 81x100 cm.
Frame size 94x113 cm.
Alvar Suñol Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Alvar, was born in 1935 in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Medit...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Birch in the Forest
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Elibly Signed Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
The aesthetics of the human figure in art offer a captivating perspective for artists and enthusiasts, a delicate balance between simplicity and subtlety. In this oil painting, a you...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ASU Portrait II /// Fritz Scholder Native American Indian Expressionist Surreal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005)
Title: "ASU Portrait II"
Portfolio: Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio
*Signed by Scholder in pencil lower right
Year: ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
La dispute, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
La dispute when nobody can agree on anything. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Tenement Storm
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Gouache, Pastel
Esquisse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Esquisse of a dream, noir et balnc. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signe...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lonely man, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Portrait of a Lonely man, solitude is his only way of living, he doesn't know better. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
La lesson de morale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"la lesson de morale" Dad, why do you give me a lecture about things you're doing yourself? :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Let's scooter to the nude beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Let's scooter to the nude beach and hold me tight I have a Vespa LX 150.. Yeah... :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Dramatic, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Always looking to find trouble in every corner.. Dramatic. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Disorganized mind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Disorganized mind, nowhere to find peace :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Mrs Applepie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mrs Applepie, the most annoying women in the entire universe. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Le fou, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Le fou, he has no boundaries, willing to do whatever it takes to please himself. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
instagram profile picture of a Zombie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram profile picture of a Zombie, everybody is in it now for no reason. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Sleeping Woman" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #1 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
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