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What is the difference between Symbolism and Expressionism?
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The difference between Symbolism and Expressionism comes down to the primary goals of the artists who worked in the movements. Symbolist artists sought to convey meaning by incorporating symbols into their works. They often drew inspiration from literary themes, myths and legends when selecting symbols. Instead of striving to convey symbolic meanings, Expressionists aimed to capture the emotional experiences of themselves and their subjects through color, line and other artistic elements. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of Symbolist and Expressionist art.
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Andre MORISSET Seaside at Sunset, oil on canvas, 1931
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Large Oil on Canvas by André Morisset (1876–1954), France, 1931
Title: Seaside at Sunset
With frame: 91 x 120 cm – 35.8 x 47.2 inches
Without frame: 75 x 103 cm – 29.5 x 40.6 inches...
Category
1930s Symbolist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Verger (The Orchard) from Daphnis and Chloë
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le Verger (The Orchard) from Daphnis and Chloë.
Lithograph from 1961.
The edition of 34/60 on Arches paper with wide margins.
Dimensions of work: 53.7 x...
Category
1960s Symbolist More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen
by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 42 x 30 inches
framed: 45 x 33 inches
condition: overall v...
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$26,722 Sale Price
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Kraft und Mut (Courage and Strength), German antique engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Kraft und Mut'
(Courage and Strength)
German wood-engraving, 1903.
320mm by 230mm (image)
280mm by 410mm (sheet)
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sketch for L'Âne bleu, unique work, signed
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Sketch for L'Âne bleu
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
pastel and charcoal on paper
18 7⁄8 x 24 in. (48 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1954
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Category
1950s Symbolist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Suzanne Benton, Over the Shoulder, 2017, Monoprint
Located in Darien, CT
“I still look at and learn from the art of the past, and enjoy making interpretations of works which I admire.” Henry Moore
Infanta, Floating Balance, Point in Time, and Visionary are monoprints with Chine collé from Suzanne Benton's Paintings in Proust series. This grouping also includes the dry-point etching with Chine collé. Infanta (edition of 10). The monoprints (unique prints) employ the collage technique, chine collé (glued paper). Collé papers are pre-inked and hand-painted. Dimensional printing plates emboss texture onto the prints. The plates are inked individually for each solo print. The images and collé papers are then laid onto the plate and adhere to the printmaking paper as the plate and paper run through the etching press.
Other monoprint series have been devoted to Indian and Turkish miniature painting...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
