Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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
George Grosz NYC City Scene Modernism Watercolor German Expressionism Weimar
By George Grosz
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph - Benjamin Kopman
Located in Surfside, FL
Actual Lithograph without matte is 16" X 12".
BENJAMIN KOPMAN (1887 - 1965)
Painter, Illustrator and printmaker Benjamin Kopman was born in Vitebsk, Russia and emigrated to the Unit...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph - Benjamin Kopman
Located in Surfside, FL
Actual Lithograph without matte is 16" X 12".
BENJAMIN KOPMAN (1887 - 1965)
Painter, Illustrator and printmaker Benjamin Kopman was born in Vitebsk, Russia and emigrated to the Unit...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Aggressive Reflection, dreamlike still life female form expressive
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Platinum
Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph - Benjamin Kopman
Located in Surfside, FL
Actual Lithograph without matte is 16" X 12".
BENJAMIN KOPMAN (1887 - 1965)
Painter, Illustrator and printmaker Benjamin Kopman was born in Vitebsk, Russia and emigrated to the Unit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Mixed Media
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and pastel on paper
Created in 2020 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Pa...
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2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on paper
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Paris and ded...
Category
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on paper
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Paris and ded...
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2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Girls at the Lunch Counter
Located in Soquel, CA
Drawing of three girls sitting at a counter by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated "A B Skelton '77" in the lower right corner. Presented in a simple black wood frame with glass. Image size: 20"H x 16"W
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled 539, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Drawing Watercolor Painting Totem Column Jewish American Modernist WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Miniature Abstract Totem. Signed with initials.
Provenance: Virginia Field, Arts administrator; New York, N.Y. Assistant director for Asia House gallery. (she was friends with John von Wicht and Andy Warhol)
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.”
An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name.
Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant-garde group, Painted on anything handy. Ben-Zion often used cabinet doors (panels) in his work. Other members of group included Ilya Bolotowsky, Lee Gatch, Adolf Gottlieb, Louis Harris, Yankel...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Watercolor
Positano House Terrace & Sea, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
WHAT A GREAT JOKE
By Paton Miller
Located in New York, NY
charcoal drawing of a group of friends telling jokes on canvas.
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal, Canvas
Untitled 533, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled Figurative by Miguel Conde, No. 102/150
By Miguel Conde
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed lithograph by awarded artist Miguel Conde. The artist is known for his mastery of engraving. His drawings and other art forms are sought after and his artwork is part of vario...
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20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1970s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Untitled 532, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
"The Artist as a Winged Angel" - George Dureau, New Orleans, Nude Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large, powerful image of legendary New Orleans artist George Dureau in which this time he depicts HIMSELF as an angel! Two of his iconic dwarves accompany him. Dureau was indisput...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
News Vendor, New York - China Ink Drawing on Paper by G. Grosz - 1932
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
News Vendor, New York is an original drawing, ink on paper, realized by George Grosz in 1932, signature stamp and Grosz Estate stamp on the reverse n°4-56-7.
Certificate by Ralph Jentsch.
Provenance George Grosz Estate.
In very good conditions.
Here representing a man selling news angrily and a man with paper in his hand with indifference and calm look with a time devilish smile. critically demonstrated an allegorical and deeply pessimistic kind representation of Grosz's moral perspective regarding war.
George Grosz (1893 -1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin...
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1930s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
The Fifth Wheel - 1934 - China Ink Drawing on Paper by G. Grosz - 1934
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
The Fifth Wheel is an original drawing, pencil on paper, realized by George Grosz in 1934, signature stamp and Grosz Estate stamp on the reverse n°6-75-4...
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1930s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Like Swimming In A Quarry. Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Brecon, Powys
Like Swimming In A Quarry - 120 feet and dark in the middle. One of Wadsworth's celebrated & innovative Black Cloth series. His sitters pose with a large black cloth & talk about wha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Graphite
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Photographic Film
Untitled 563, 2002
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mediterranean Seascape 554, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 517, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
the sculptor, charcoal and pastel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
narrative depiction of sculptor at work
Pastel and charcoal on toned paper unframed
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet ...
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2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pastel
Untitled 525, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 521, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
German Expressionist drawing of an abstracted form by Carl Hofer
By Carl Hofer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Carl Hofer (German, 1875 – 1955)
Abstracted form
Pencil and pen and ink on paper
Signed with monogram ‘CH’ (lower right)
11.3/8 x 7.1/2 in. (28.8 x 19 cm.)
Provenance: These works c...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
Nu, mains dans ses cheveux (Nude, Hands in Her Hair)
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and dated, upper right
Provenance:
Atelier of the artist
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1950s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, 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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled 523, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cafe Couples Eating Ice Cream, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 516, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Harbor 555, 2002
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Glue, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Harbor 552, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Red Shoes (Erotic)
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Ink
Flowers Cannes, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cafe Scene Positano, ca. 1994
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 564, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mediterranean Seascape 553, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 501, 1994
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Homage to Picasso
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vyacheslav Shraga
Russian, 1953-
Homage to Picasso
Ink on paper
12 by 17 in. W/frame 22 by 27 in.
Painter, graphic artist, sculptor Vyacheslav Sh...
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1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Man with Long Face, Ink and Wash on Paper by Abraham Rattner 1961
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Rattner, American (1895 - 1978)
Title: Man with Long Face
Year: 1961
Medium: Ink and Wash on Paper, signed, dated and dedicated to Sue Salinas
Size: 10 x 8.5 inches
...
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1960s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Ink
Harbor 549, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 515, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Cafe on Port, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1990s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 545, 2000s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled 524, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
Category
1980s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal
Original mid 20th Century French drawing by Expressionist Morot-Sir 'Graphica'
By Gerard Morot-Sir
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Gerard Morot-Sir (French, 1931 – 2003)
Graphica
Ink on paper
Signed and dated ‘ Morot-Sir, 59’ (lower left)
12.1/2 x 9.5/8in. (31.7 x 24.5cm.)
Newly framed in a limed wood frame in a...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Paper
Nurse and Patient, Original Drawing by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969)
Title: Nurse
Medium: Pencil on Paper, signed l.r.
Image Size: 7 x 5 inches
Frame Size: 15 x 13 inches
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Graphite
Delaware River
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...
Category
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist drawings and watercolor paintings 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 drawings and watercolor paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Anastasia Kurakina, Parmis Sayous, Zsolt Berszán, and Carl Hofer. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper 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 drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 4.45 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings 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 $210,814, while the average work sells for $1,233.
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