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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
Garden Scene, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr illustrates an expressionist rendering of a small private garden that combines a sense of structure and abandon in its execution. He only ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Top of the Morning, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr presents an expressionist landscape of autumnal woodlands. Influenced by Matisse, this bold and emphatic rendition of a rocky autumn fores...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

The Road South, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr depicts an expressionist view of a house hedged with lush greenery. "A personal photo of a cottage on a wooded road becomes quite differen...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Path with Pole, Seguret, France, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer exhibits a small country road in France surrounded by dense foliage. The thick bushes reveal a longère in the distance—a typical horizontal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Woodpile, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr presents a colorful expressionist rendering of an ordinary woodpile. The piece gets subjected to the complete Fauvist treatment. Bold colo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Backyard, Hanson, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr displays a colorful rendition of a Massachusetts backyard in spring. He draws inspiration from the many bold landscapes of Matisse. "Rathe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Summer Breeze in the City, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kajal Zaveri presents an expressionist rendering of a San Francisco cityscape. The urban architecture shines in brilliant red and blue lights. Kajal draw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Oil

DownTown, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sharon Sieben presents an expressionist cityscape with spirited brushwork and vibrant hues. She pictures skyscrapers over the Big Apple in a dazzling arr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Oil

Outcrop, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr shares an expressionist view of rocky outcrops in the forest. Bold color, energetic paint application, and a simplified drawing style help...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Kids Playing with Balloon, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Laura (Yi Zhen) Chen depicts a quiet afternoon in the alleyway of an old town. Three kids leap into the air and play with a red balloon. The bold orange, red, and brown hues render a narrow street with attractive doorways and awnings. "It is reminiscent of a simple time when kids play...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Sunflowers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr presents an expressionist still life inspired by many of Van Gogh's work in this genre. He executes the piece with looser and less realist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Road Into Color, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kip Decker creates a captivating expressionist landscape. A small winding road climbs up a field full of colorful flowers toward a stand of trees. Vibran...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Ways of the City, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr presents an energetic rendering of a city scene. The fauvist colors and expressionist paintwork creates a memorable image. "The drawing st...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Tryon 12, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Naoko Tadotsu demonstrates a colorful tree on a sunny summer afternoon. Reflections of bright sunlight from a nearby river pierce through the leaves of t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Oil

Summer Coming In, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Robert Hofherr presents a colorful rendering of a late spring woodland using bold hues and expressive paint application to create a compelling visual. "T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Flowers: Etching work of art
Located in New York, NY
An etching by Agop Gemdjian. Agop Gemdjian is an Armenian artist born in Bulgaria. He creates art that combines the colors of the East, the Slavic mentality, and his views of the m...
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1980s Expressionist More Art

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Etching

Joy of Celebration, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Julia Hacker presents a contemporary image of hanging ornate ceiling decor inspired by Moroccan fixtures and holiday lights. The colors, including whit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Ridgetop Flowers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kip Decker displays a flourishing landscape with an expressionist approach. Colorful wildflowers abundantly grow by the ridge of a hill. He paints the li...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Touch of Spring, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kip Decker presents a lightly textured floral expression in a balance of bright and muted tones. He paints flourishing blossoms popping in vibrant red to...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic

Kubrick Ballroom Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Ballroom Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qua...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric, Wool

Kubrick Dance Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Dance Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qualit...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric, Wool

Kubrick Lady Honoria Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Lady Honoria Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric, Wool

Kubrick Shining Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Shining Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qual...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric, Wool

Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings pri...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Brassaï Little White Dog Montmarte : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Brassaï Little White Dog Montmarte" Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings pr...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Germaine Krull Les Amies : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, Germaine Krull Les Amies Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on hig...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Germaine Krull Atke Scarf : Cashmere/Modal blend
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, Germaine Krull Atke Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qua...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Brassaï Paris Gala at the Opera for Harper’s Bazaar: Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, Brassaï Paris Gala at the Opera for Harper’s Bazaar Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with ...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Brassaï Paris Soiree at Maxims 1948 : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, Brassaï Paris Soiree at Maxims 1948 Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings pri...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Coll Bardolet. Bolero mallorquin. Original multiple ceramic piece
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bolero mallorquin. Original multiple ceramic piece Spanish painter maximum representative of the art of Mallorca at the end of the 20th century. Costumbrista work. With different own...
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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

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Ceramic

Red GMC
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vintage GMC hood/bonnet Can be printed onto metal. ask for pricing The Hamptons (Long Island, NY) Photography Edition of 10 UNFRAMED: Print to Order About the Artist: Short Biograp...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Photographic Paper

Bombay Star Series : A Third Star
Located in East Hampton, NY
Bombay Beach , California Photography Edition of 10 UNFRAMED: Print to Order About the Artist: Short Biography in a Nutshell: A fun journey My first foray into the art world was ...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Photographic Paper

Adolf Tièche (1877 - 1957) Ruins Surlej Silvaplana Switzerland Oil Painting 1923
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Adolf Tièche (Swiss, * 12.4.1877 Bern, † 8.11.1957 Bern) Silsersee - Die Ruinen von Surlej bei Silvaplana, 1923 (Lake of Silvaplana – The Ruins of Surlej by Silvaplana, 1923) • Oil...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Oil, Canvas

Die Grosse Befehl - Illustrated Book by Max Pechstein - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Die Grosse Befehl is an original Rare Book illustrated by Hermann Max Pechstein (Zwickau, December 31, 1881 – Berlin, June 29, 1955) and written by Johanne...
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1930s Expressionist More Art

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Paper

The Only Other Thing
Located in East Hampton, NY
Palm Springs , California Photography Edition of 10 UNFRAMED: Print to Order About the Artist: Short Biography in a Nutshell: A fun journey My first foray into the art world was ...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Photographic Paper

Bec Des Rosses - Victor Egorov, Russian, Switzerland, Snow, mountains, Alps, Oil
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Bec Des Rosses is an original oil onto canvas by Russian painter Victor Egorov. The Bec des Rosses is a mountain overlooking Verbier in the Swiss canton ...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Oil

Marassas
Located in Haverstraw, NY
Add today this original art of work signed by the renowned Haitian artist Emmanuel Dostaly painted circa the 2000's. It is a 24"x20" acrylic on canvas depicting the portrait of two t...
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1990s Expressionist More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape, Mixed Media on Paper by Modern Artist Anita Roy Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Landscape - 10 x 7 inches ( unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper Inclusive of shipped in roll form. Style : Her works manifest human figures, nude or draped in ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Landscape, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Artist Anita Roy Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Landscape - 18 x 24 inches ( unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Inclusive of shipped in roll form. Style : Her works manifest human figures, nude or draped in di...
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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Landscape, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Artist Anita Roy Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Landscape - 36 x 30 inches ( unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2007 Inclusive of shipped in roll form. Style : Her works manifest human figures, nude or drape...
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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Artist Anita Roy Chowdhury "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Anita Roy Chowdhury - Landscape - 18 x 24 inches ( unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2006 Inclusive of shipped in roll form. Style : Her works manifest human figures, nude or drape...
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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

«Celebration» Large Hand-Tufted Tapestry by Julia Kiryanova
Located in Oslo, NO
For Julia Kiryanova, her artwork is a dialogue – a dialogue which she beautifully facilitates, layering her work with various techniques. At the heart of much of her work an inherent fascination for people lies, intimately displaying abandoned figures seemingly floating in an abstract dream world, where time has stopped everything, but them. Julia Kiryanova has exhibited work at Amsterdam museum, Museum Op Solder and The Holocaust Museum...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Wool, Cotton, Yarn

Newlands Corner- Victor Egorov, Russian, English Countryside, Landscape, Hills
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Newlands Corner is an original oil on canvas which captures 'Newlands Corner', a popular beauty spot in the English countryside that commands some of the best views over the Surrey Hills. Russian painter Victor Egorov...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Oil

Coffee Peloton Series XVIII, Eliza Southwood, Original Coffee Painting, Cycling
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton Series XVIII by Eliza Southwood [2021] original Coffee on paper Image size: H:41.5 cm x W:59 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41.5 cm x W:59 cm x D:0.1cm Sold ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Coffee

Secessionist Vase by Ernst Wahliss for Serapis-Wahliss
Located in Chicago, IL
Secessionist Porcelain Vase by ERNST WAHLISS (1837-1900) for SERAPIS WAHLISS, Vienna, c. 1900, hand-painted in green, gold, and black enamels in a styl...
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1910s Expressionist More Art

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Porcelain

Verbier Spring -Victor Egorov, Russian, Switzerland, Spring, Alps, Oil, Mountain
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Verbier Spring is an original oil onto canvas by Russian painter Victor Egorov. His realist style remains influenced by the traditional methods at the r...
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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Oil

Abrechnung Folgt! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Abrechnung Folgt! is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1923. Original First Edition. Published by Malik Verlag, Berlin. Format: In 4°. The book includes 61 pages with 57 full page reproductions of drawings. Good conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Lithograph, Offset

100% - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
100% is an original Modern rare book written by Upton Beall Sinclair (Baltimora, 1878 – Bound Brook, 1968) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1921. O...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Die Traumende Knaben - Lithographs by Oskar Kokoschka - 1908
Located in Roma, IT
Die Traumende Knaben is an original modern rare book illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886 – Montreux, 1980) in 1908 . Original First Edition. Published by Wiener Werkstä...
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Early 1900s Expressionist More Art

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Lithograph

Walpurgisnacht - Rare Book Illustrated by Ernst Barlach - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Walpurgisnacht is an original Rare Book engraved by the Expressionist German artist Ernst Barlach (1870- 1938) and taken by the first part of the Faust by Wolfgang Goethe (Frankfur...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Woodcut, Paper

Tartarin - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
Tartarin (Original title "Die Abenteuer des herrn Tartarin aus Tarascon") is an original modern rare book written by Alphonse Daudet (Nimes, 1840 – 1897) and illustrated by George Gr...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Photogravure, Paper

Tubutsch - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
Tubutsch is an original modern rare book written by Albert Ehrenstein (Wien, 1886 – New York, 1950) and illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886 – Montreux, 1980) in 1911. Or...
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1910s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Gesänge Gegen Bar - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1931
Located in Roma, IT
Gesänge Gegen Bar is an original modern rare book written by Günther Schwenn (Berlin, 1903 - Geneva, 1991) and engraved by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1931. Publis...
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1930s Expressionist More Art

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Photogravure, Paper

Drawings - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Drawings is an original modern rare book with illustrations by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin), published in 1944. Original First Edition. Published by Bittner and Co., ...
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1940s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Engraving

Der Kopf - Rare Book Illustrated by Ernst Barlach - 1919
Located in Roma, IT
Der Kopf is an original Rare Book llustrated by the Expressionist German artist Ernst Barlach (1870- 1938) and written by Reinhold von Walter (St. Petersburg, 1882 - Ravensburg, 196...
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1910s Expressionist More Art

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Woodcut

Mörder Hoffnung der Frauen - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1916
Located in Roma, IT
Mörder hoffnung der frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women) is an original modern rare book illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886 – Montreux, 1980) in 1916. Original deluxe editio...
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1910s Expressionist More Art

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Etching, Paper

1001 Afternoons in New York - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
1001 Afternoons in New York is an original modern rare book written by Ben Hecht (New York,1894 – New York, 1964) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 194...
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1940s Expressionist More Art

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Offset, Paper

Hedwig Courths-Mahler - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922
Located in Roma, IT
Hedwig Courths-Mahler is an original modern rare book written by Hans Reimann (1889–1969) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1922. Original First Editi...
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1920s Expressionist More Art

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Paper, Photogravure

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