Expressionist Nude 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
Nude of Woman Reclined on the Back of a Chair on the Right, Original Drawing
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman Reclined On the Back of a Chair on the Right is an original drawing realized by Gustav Klimt between 1904 and 1906, probably in 1905, as stated in the Catalogue Raisonn...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz
By George Grosz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959)
Title: Sex Scene in Red Shoes (Erotic)
Year: circa 1940
Medium: Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Paper, signed
Size: 17...
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1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Man and Woman with Lamp
By George Grosz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz (1893-1959)
Title: Man and Woman with Lamp
Year: circa 1940
Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper, signed l.r.
Paper Size: 23.5 in. x 18 in. (59.69 cm x 45.72 cm)
Frame ...
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1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: German Expressionist
Subject: Figures
Medium: etching, watercolor paint
Surface: Paper
This is hand signed lower right.. there does not seem to be an edition size although th...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
'Odalisque', French Watercolour of a Female Nude.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century watercolour on paper of a naked female figure before an open window. Signed bottom right but as yet not deciphered. Presented in carved, white painted wood frame.
...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5, " Conte Crayon and Pencil on Alcantara, 1992
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Estopiñan, Cuban (1921 - 2015)
Title: Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5
Year: 1992
Medium: Conte Crayon and Pencil Drawing on Alcantara h...
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1990s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Handmade Paper, Pencil
Atlas Cornice Drawings 2 —Vienna Secessionist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Two early 20th-century Vienna Secessionist, male nude cornice drawings. Graphite on pale blue/grey wove drawing paper, spot glued by the artist to ...
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1920s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
"Modella" Matita cm. 50 x 70 1962
Located in Torino, IT
Disegno espressionista
Figura femminile
Artista Italiano che ha dedicato la vita all'arte
Edgardo CORBELLI (Torino, 1918 – 1989)
MUSEI
Orléans, Francia, Musée Collégiale Saint Pierre le Puellier
Salon de...
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1960s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Two Lovers - 1957 Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Lovers - 1957 Original Watercolor on Paper
Original 1957 watercolor depicting two nude figures, a man and a woman, laying together by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). The m...
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1950s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
To Dance and Dance, green blue Wild Woman Series, colorful powerful woman
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful image of a powerful woman enjoying the dance.
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercolor, mixed media, usi...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Gouache Painting Jules Pascin Hand Signed Woman in Boudoir German Expressionism
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: German Expressionist
Subject: Woman
Medium: gouache paint
Surface: Paper board
This is hand signed lower right.
Framed it measures 17.25 X 15.5, sheet 12 X 10
This came from a Jewish estate. there was no additional paperwork or provenance.
Julius Mordecai Pincas (March 31, 1885 – June 5, 1930), known as Pascin Jules...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Cardboard
Nude in Furs, Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003)
Title: Nudes in Fur II
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed
Image Size: 22 x 16.5 inches
Size: 28.5 in. x 22 in. (72.39 ...
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1970s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Forgotten Joanna Flatau Contemporary art watercolor woman nude portrait ink
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor and ink on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the Fine A...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Easy, godlike figure, water, reflection, mystical images, blues, greens
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Watercolor on paper Italian expressionist figurative nude second quarter 1900
Located in Florence, IT
The work is titled "The Bathers" and is signed at the lower right "CARENA. "The scene depicts a natural setting in which two naked maidens are chatting as they are about to bathe; be...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Nude
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor has a photo certificate signed by the artist and will be included in his future catalogue raisonne. This has a complete subject compared to other drawings
consisting...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
German Expressionist Drawing, Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Cuba Scene 1910
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: German Expressionist
Subject: Woman, Cuban Scene
Medium: watercolor paint, ink or pencil
Surface: Paper
This is hand signed lower right.
There is an inscription at bottom e...
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1910s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Atlas Cornice Drawings 1 — Vienna Secessionist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Heinrich Brad Schmidt, two early 20th-century German Secessionist, male nude cornice drawings. Graphite on pale blue/grey wove drawing paper, spot ...
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1920s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
On Top of the World figurative, green colorful spiritual
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and gen...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Female Nude Study Black and Blue Pencil Drawing by P. Chem
By Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming woman nude pencil study is by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in ...
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1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
To Fly High and Often, from the Wild Woman Series, a colorful powerful woman
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful image of a powerful woman encouraging us to go beyond our limits.
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercol...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century French Expressionist Crayon on Paper. 'Woman in a Chair'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century French drawing on Canson paper of a lady in a chair by Gilbert Pastor. Signed bottom left. In his distinctive style with some use of body col...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Mushroom Woman, colorful deep blue figurative mushroom hat
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
DELMOTTE Marcel. Seated nude. Washed ink drawing.
Located in Paris, FR
Seated nude.
Washed ink and pencil. Signed and dated 1931.
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1930s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century French Expressionist Crayon on Paper. 'Woman on a Bed'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century French drawing on Canson paper by Gilbert Pastor. Signed bottom right. Acquired directly from the artist.
Born in Mars...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Double Namaste, let us touch and unite, colorful yoga reference
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Two Angels double depiction of female nudes soft red tones against black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a richly colored pastel on red toned paper with bits of the primer flickering throughout the work. Signed and dated bottom left.
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper, Gouache
To Forge Peace , Wild Woman Series, colorful powerful nude female figure
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful image of a powerful woman encouraging us to go forge new pathways to peace.
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book. ...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Nude Woman Ink Wash on Paper
By Maurice Charles Louis Van Essche
Located in Houston, TX
Great example of Maurice Charles Louis Van Essehe's black and white ink drawing on paper of a reclining female nude.
Artist Biography:
Born in 1906, Maurice Van Essche's family mov...
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1960s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Nude - XXI Century, Contemporary Gouache and Charcoal Figurative Drawing, Female
By Marta Łebek
Located in Warsaw, PL
Marta Lebek is a Polish artist born in 1978. She currently lives and works in Spain.
She studied at the School of Fine Arts and specialized in the departm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Prize Blade 1, abstract male nude, expressionist brushwork, dark, monochromatic
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic.
Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut.
His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light.
Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Stringer, colorful green figurative abstraction
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Back of Nude, Signed Pastel Drawing by Gerald Fairclough
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerald Fairclough
Title: Nude
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Pastel Drawing, signed
Size: 36 x 26 in. (91.44 x 66.04 cm)
Frame Size: 43 x 33 inches
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1970s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Help From Friends, colorful blues, purples, spiritual figure abstract watercolor
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and general well being.
This work is so important as our society gets more disembodied and broken, we need to come home to our bodies and realize the sacredness of ourselves and every being on the planet. Janet has both shown and taught with Alex Grey...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Interspecies Communication, colorful mythological swirling pattern orange tones
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists and metalic paints and old pastels.
For Octopus and cephalopod fans.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exu...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Cliffhanger Nudes female nude grouping nudes in nature warm colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on toned archival heavyweight toned paper. suitable for framing under glass. this is one of the artists ongoing series titled Nudes With Attitude.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Yellow Nude with Blackbirds standing female nude black tree and bird background
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early work on a series of nude figures that have been part of the artist's extensive body of work. The pastel colors are strong and vibrant with extensive reworking . It i
s signe...
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1980s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
To Be Discovers, from the Wild Woman Series, colorful discoverer exploring
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful image of the discoverer expanding the universe.
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercolor, mixed media, u...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Signed Nude Pastel Drawing by Gerald Fairclough
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerald Fairclough, American (1946 - )
Title: Nude
Year: 1977
Medium: Pastel Drawing, signed and dated
Size: 25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 88.9 cm)
Frame Size: 33 x 43 inches
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1970s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Energy Saving Nudes multiple female Nude figures humorous overtones soft colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on toned on toned
Archival heavyweight paper.signed and dated on.bottom. part on an ongoing series by the artist Nudes With Attitude .
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso'...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
nude watercolor Mimmi
Located in Roma, GB
artist: Anastasia Aureum
abstract expressionist colour pencil drawing on paper
one-of-a-kind
hand signed
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to be confirmed while submitting t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Sweet Energy, colorful red swirling abstract mystical mixed media
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Adjusting the Radar, powerful image of trying to get it right, bold color
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists, meditation and yoga references.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sen...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Lotus Eater
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a drawing with graphite and my inspiration is my dark deep subconscious that imagines these characters.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Attic Nude female nude soft sensual colors humorous subject
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned archival paper . this pastel comes matted on black archival foam board. it is part of the artists ongoing series Nudes With Attitude
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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Tulsi Spirit, embodying the magical herb of India with iridescent pigments
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Hanging Woman, colorful, yoga reference, figure w abstract patterns
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
In Good Hands, swirling colorful spiritual abstracted goddess figure
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Horned and Read, colorful mythological figure, spiritual, blue ground
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance
and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
The Pompeii Room Nude with cat and pillows subject strong red color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on red toned paper signed and dated bottom left. Suitable for framing under glass
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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Leaning Joanna Flatau Contemporary art woman nude polish portrait pastel red
Located in Paris, FR
Oil pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the Fine Arts Vars...
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1990s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
“A Balinese woman with offerings” (1936)
By Theo Meier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Theo Meier (1908-1982)
“A Balinese woman with offerings”
Signed, dated '36 and annotated Mankok (the name of the sitter) lower left
Sanguine on paper, measures: 57 x 41.5 cm
In a handmade and hand painted frame with address: Max Kno¨ll, Herberggasse 4/1, Basel.
Provenance:
Private collection, Basel (acquired directly from the artist)
Private collection, London
Note:
Theo Meier was born in Basel, where he attended art school and became a successful portrait painter. However, after visiting an exhibition in Basel of Tahitian paintings by Paul Gaugin, he decided to follow in Gaugin’s footsteps and go to the South Pacific. To finance his voyage, he founded a club in which every member pledged a monthly sum in return of which they could choose one of Meier’s paintings upon his return.
In 1932, at the age of 24, he embarked on his voyage to the South Sea. In Tahiti, he certainly discovered the beauty of the colours of the tropical world but the simplicity of the inhabitants, he had seen in Gaugin’s paintings turned out to be more in the artist’s fantasy than in reality. He returned to Basel but in 1935 again was on his way to the South Sea. In 1936 he arrived in Bali, planning to stay there for two or three weeks, but thirty years later he was still there. In Bali “a delirium laid hold of me which even today has not subsided”, he was to write much later. The present drawing was made during his first “delirius” year in Bali. In Bali, he settled and found inspiration and friendship with other artists including Walter Spies...
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1930s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Energy Worker, bright colorful swirling patterns mystical yoga Wild Woman
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book.
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
Janet Morgan’s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
How To Listen, colorful spiritual figure
By Janet Morgan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists.
This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and general well being.
This work is so important as our society gets more disembodied and broken, we need to come home to our bodies and realize the sacredness of ourselves and every being on the planet. Janet has both shown and taught with Alex Grey...
Category
2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Expressionist nude drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist nude 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 nude 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, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including and Janet Morgan. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Paper, and Mixed Media 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 nude drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 3.32 inches across are also available. Prices for nude 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 $279 and tops out at $86,896, while the average work sells for $1,200.