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Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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
JESPERS Floris. Landscape. Charcoal drawing. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
JESPERS Floris. Landscape. Charcoal drawing. Signed lower left
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1920s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Day I met a Man Named Precise under the Parachute Jump, Coney Island
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during Covid isolation - going down to the ocean was a real treat. The collection of fisherma...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Parachute Jump, Shooting Rays, Coney Island
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during Covid isolation - going down to the ocean was a real treat. The collection of fisherma...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Lights, Parachute Jump and Smile, Coney Island, colorful historic amusement park
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during Covid isolation - going down to the ocean was a real treat. The collection of fisherma...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Thunderbolt, Coney Island, colorful pastel with historic amusement park
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during Covid isolation - going down to the ocean was a real treat. The collection of fisherm...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Lights, Parachute Jump and Smile, Coney Island, colorful, text
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on black paper. Ms. Morgan says: When I finally started riding the subway again during Covid isolation - going down to the ocean was a real treat. The collection of fisherma...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

George Grosz NYC City Scene Modernism Watercolor German Expressionism Weimar
Located in New York, NY
George Grosz NYC City Scene Modernism Watercolor German Expressionism Weimar George Grosz (Germany, 1893-1959) "City Scene," 17 x 12 inches, signed and dated “33” lower left, watercolor on paper. This drawing, created while Grosz was living in NYC. Period frame, It has been authenticated by Ralph Jentsch, the globally recognized Grosz expert. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler and 511 Gallery...
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1930s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Birch Abstract, dark mixed media, mylar, trees, abstraction, muted colors w gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mixed media on mylar Among the best selling works by Audrey Frank Anastasi are the birch trees, "process-oriented works, drawn and painted in various media. According to Ms. Anast...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Mixed Media

Tower Bridge, London - Abstracted Urban Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic pastel drawing of Tower Bridge in London by Allie William "Bill" Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner. Unframed. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...
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1970s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Italian Countryside Landscape Cyanotype / Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft watercolor accents add to the beauty of this cyanotype and watercolor of the Italian countryside by Cheryl Trotter (American, 20th century). S...
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1980s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Photographic Film

Untitled 525, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1980s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Harbor 555, 2002
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Abstracted Lake Landscape', Wisconsin artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'C. Riter' for Carl Frederick Riter (American, born. 1915) and dated '6-'67'. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity...
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1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Glue, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Harbor 552, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mediterranean Seascape 553, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Harbor 549, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Roger VAN GINDERTAEL. Paris street view. Charcoal drawing. Signed / dated 1928.
By Roger Van Gindertaal
Located in Paris, FR
Paris street view. Charcoal drawing. Signed and dated 1928. This drawing is from the best period of this interesting artist. Roger van Gindertael was a...
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1920s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

British 20th C painting of a moody seascape by maritime artist Trenaman Back
By Robert Trenaman Back
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Robert Trenaman Back (British, 1922 – 2004) A moody coastal scene Gouache on paper with gum arabic 9.3/4 x 18.1/4 in. (24.5 x 46.5 cm.) Robert Trenaman Back is best known as a marit...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Bauhaus . Untitled (French Barque under Staysail)
Located in Miami, FL
Bauhaus Iconic work by the master or Cubism and Expressionism Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles Bonhams, Exhibited: Moller Fine Art, "Precision ...
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1940s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Abstract Dark Toned Italian Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Dark tonal Italian landscape with hits of yellow greens and reds. The pastel image is framed in a natural wooden frame with a white matte. Artist signed the work in the bottom right ...
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20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Vue d'un Village (View of a Village)
Located in Chicago, IL
Provenance: Directly from the atelier of the artist Notes: This is an excellent example of a depiction of a French countryside village, with an emphasis in simplicity.
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20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Abres à Noyelles (Trees in Noyelles)
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio stamp of Gromaire, lower left Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: Noyelles, where this drawing was created, is a small town in the Somme department of Northern France ...
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20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Beachscape Watercolor on Laid Paper by Rene Genis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rene Genis, French (1922 - 2004) Title: Beachscape Medium: Watercolor on Laid Paper, signed l.r. Size: 10 x 16 inches Frame Size: 15 x 21 inches
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1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

'The Cote d'Azur', Paris, Salon d'Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Engel G' and titled, 'Californie ... Cote d'Azur'. Born in Badenweiler, Irma Leisinger first studied in Paris with Andre Lhote from 1926. In 1930, she entered th...
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1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Oil Pastel

Point Sur Light House, Big Sur, California - Cyanotype / Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft watercolor accents add to the beauty of this unique cyanotype and watercolor landscape of the Point Sur Lighthouse in Big Sur, California by Cheryl Trotter (American, 20th centu...
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1980s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Photographic Film, Watercolor

Plage Normande (Normandy Beach)
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio stamp of Gromaire, lower center Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: A typical Normandy beach scene, perhaps near Deauville or Trouville.
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1920s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

"Narrow is the Way Which Leads, " Watercolor Landscape signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Narrow is the Way Which Leads" is an original watercolor on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts a forest in fall. 11" x 15" art Co...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

"Trees, " Watercolor Painting of a Winter Scene signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Trees" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. It depicts some dark leafless trees and shrubs. The artist signed the piece lower right. 24" x 18" art 29 1/4" x 23 1/4" frame ...
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1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring, " Mixed Media signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artwork is signed in the lower right. Barnett used iridescent watercolo...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Seaside Village"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
One of several prominent women associated with the artistic life of Cincinnati at the turn of the century, Annie G. Sykes was recognized for her colorful, Impressionist-inspired watercolors. Throughout her long and successful career, she explored a variety of themes ranging from landscapes, flowers and the figure to the picturesque scenery of New England, Europe and Bermuda. Sykes was born Annie Sullings Gooding in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her father, Josiah Gooding, was a silversmith and engraver, and her mother, Ann, was a gifted needle-worker. Stimulated by the example of her parents, Sykes developed an interest in art during her childhood, honing her skills as a draftsman in art classes at school by drawing flowers, trees and other natural forms. She initiated her formal studies at the Lowell Institute in Boston in 1875, attending drawing classes there until 1878, when she enrolled at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts. Sykes is believed to have studied at the museum school until her marriage to Gerritt Sykes in 1882. Following her nuptials, Sykes and her husband moved to Cincinnati, at that time a flourishing cultural center dubbed the "Queen City of the West." While Gerritt and a friend established the Franklin School for boys, Sykes continued to follow her artistic inclinations. Desirous of refining her skills, she enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1884. Throughout the next ten years, she continued her training under such noted American painters as Frank Duveneck and Thomas Satterwhite Noble. Although she occasionally worked in oil, watercolor became Sykes' favorite medium of expression. Despite the birth of two children--Milly in 1885 and Anne in 1888--Sykes successfully balanced the demands of home and family with her professional aspirations. She began contributing to the annual exhibitions of the Boston Art Club in 1890 and the New York Watercolor Club the following year. In 1892, she became a charter member of the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, where she would exhibit regularly until 1923. In 1895, Sykes had her first solo show at the Traxel & Maas Gallery in Cincinnati, exhibiting a group of her watercolors. Local critics praised her fresh, vibrant colors and her spontaneous technique, and in a review in the Cincinnati Enquirer she was identified as representing "the new school of impressionism." Sykes's longstanding relationship with the Cincinnati Art Museum began that same year, when she first participated in that institution's annual shows. Indeed, between 1895 and 1926, she would exhibit there on forty-two occasions. Sykes also had a show (with Emma Mendenhall) at the Cinncinati Art Museum in 1908, and a three-person exhibition (with Emma Mendenhall and Dixie Selden) two years later. Sykes's work was also featured in the annual watercolor shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Water Color Club and the Ohio Water Color Society. Her numerous professional affiliations included the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in New York and the Cincinnati Museum Association. Her standing among her peers was such that she was often invited to serve juries of selection, along with such eminent painters as Duveneck, Noble, Maurice Prendergast and Edward Redfield. Prior to 1900, Sykes' was active in and around Boston, Cincinnati, and in Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where her family had a summer home. After the turn of the century, she spent many summers in Cape Porpoise...
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20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Star Lake Autumn, " Multicolored Watercolor Landscape signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Star Lake Autumn" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. It depicts the view of a lake through some trees. The artist signed the painting in the lower right. 6" x 4"...
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1990s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Footloose in Carefree, AZ, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Footloose in Carefree, AZ" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left corner. David Barnett has done several pieces centered ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Boats in the Harbour - Seaside Maritime
Located in London, GB
MANE KATZ [Katz Emmanuel] 1894-1962 Kremenchug, Ukraine 1894-1962 Tel Aviv (Russian / Ukrainian / French / Israeli) Title: Boats in the Harbour, circa 1938 Technique: Original...
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1930s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Quebec City, Fauve Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful Fauve Landscape with blocky areas of punchy bold reds and yellows. This was done the same year of the Armory Show in which both William Zor...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Lillies in Bloom"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
One of several prominent women associated with the artistic life of Cincinnati at the turn of the century, Annie G. Sykes was recognized for her colorful, Impressionist-inspired watercolors. Throughout her long and successful career, she explored a variety of themes ranging from landscapes, flowers and the figure to the picturesque scenery of New England, Europe and Bermuda. Sykes was born Annie Sullings Gooding in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her father, Josiah Gooding, was a silversmith and engraver, and her mother, Ann, was a gifted needle-worker. Stimulated by the example of her parents, Sykes developed an interest in art during her childhood, honing her skills as a draftsman in art classes at school by drawing flowers, trees and other natural forms. She initiated her formal studies at the Lowell Institute in Boston in 1875, attending drawing classes there until 1878, when she enrolled at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts. Sykes is believed to have studied at the museum school until her marriage to Gerritt Sykes in 1882. Following her nuptials, Sykes and her husband moved to Cincinnati, at that time a flourishing cultural center dubbed the "Queen City of the West." While Gerritt and a friend established the Franklin School for boys, Sykes continued to follow her artistic inclinations. Desirous of refining her skills, she enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1884. Throughout the next ten years, she continued her training under such noted American painters as Frank Duveneck and Thomas Satterwhite Noble. Although she occasionally worked in oil, watercolor became Sykes' favorite medium of expression. Despite the birth of two children--Milly in 1885 and Anne in 1888--Sykes successfully balanced the demands of home and family with her professional aspirations. She began contributing to the annual exhibitions of the Boston Art Club in 1890 and the New York Watercolor Club the following year. In 1892, she became a charter member of the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, where she would exhibit regularly until 1923. In 1895, Sykes had her first solo show at the Traxel & Maas Gallery in Cincinnati, exhibiting a group of her watercolors. Local critics praised her fresh, vibrant colors and her spontaneous technique, and in a review in the Cincinnati Enquirer she was identified as representing "the new school of impressionism." Sykes's longstanding relationship with the Cincinnati Art Museum began that same year, when she first participated in that institution's annual shows. Indeed, between 1895 and 1926, she would exhibit there on forty-two occasions. Sykes also had a show (with Emma Mendenhall) at the Cinncinati Art Museum in 1908, and a three-person exhibition (with Emma Mendenhall and Dixie Selden) two years later. Sykes's work was also featured in the annual watercolor shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Water Color Club and the Ohio Water Color Society. Her numerous professional affiliations included the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in New York and the Cincinnati Museum Association. Her standing among her peers was such that she was often invited to serve juries of selection, along with such eminent painters as Duveneck, Noble, Maurice Prendergast and Edward Redfield. Prior to 1900, Sykes' was active in and around Boston, Cincinnati, and in Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where her family had a summer home. After the turn of the century, she spent many summers in Cape Porpoise...
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20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Expressionist landscape drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist landscape drawings and watercolors 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 landscape drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Zsolt Berszán, Janet Morgan, David Barnett, and Lucien Génin. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor 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 landscape drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.9 inches across are also available. Prices for landscape drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $80,000, while the average work sells for $1,200.

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